Posts Tagged ‘materialism’
Addressing Materialism with Students: Levels of Happiness
The Attraction of Materialism Perhaps one reason that materialism is so attractive to young people is that they tend not to discriminate between levels of goods. In fact, especially in a culture that encourages the sense appetite and discourages the nurture of the intellect and the will, they tend to judge what is good based…
Read MoreChristian Friendship: How Materialism May Be Ruining Your Friendships
(and we all do this to some degree) Cultivating and nurturing good Christian friendship is an important part of Catholic spiritual growth. To be truly effective at nourishing good relationships, we need to be aware of the influences and attitudes that can damage our relationships. One such negative influence is materialism. Now, I’m not just…
Read MoreMaterialism
Stuck in This World Materialism is the philosophy that reality consists only in the physical and tangible. Materialists seek their ultimate happiness in physical pleasures and possessions. They don’t believe in spiritual goods and they don’t really value human nature. People who embrace materialism often teeter between living life to the fullest and falling into…
Read MoreAddressing Materialism with Students: Human Dignity
Attacking the main problem of Materialism One of the most devastating consequences of materialism is the destruction of human dignity. Whether we truly believe that we are nothing more than animals or whether we simply live as if there were no more to human life than the physical, we sacrifice human dignity. From Where Does…
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