I really don’t think we’re alone in this – I hope and pray that God will forgive us for taking so long to realise how much our minds were colonised. What’s very interesting to me is that Thomas Merton and others spoke of the evil of modern-day living long before the 60s which was when I thought it all took off. In other words, the seeds of the imprisoning “freedom” of the 60s were sewn a lot earlier in the first half of the 20th century.

Regarding Ireland, I will speak at the comment you left on another weblog entry about Ireland.

Here I will say thank you for pointing me to Affluenza – the second such pointer I have had recently!

I definitely need to check this out when I can. Though your comment does not surprise me:

“He describes very clearly ‘Shelfish Capitalism’ in all its manifestations. His prescription for how we can get ourselves out of this however seems to be based solely on using our own will.”

I appreciate good, informed writing about the nature and causes of the affluent, materialist disease we are all suffering from – but as to the healing and solution such writing usually gives, a Pelagian we-can-do-by-ourselves I find very much to be lacking.

In other words, such books have real descriptive value value for me but little prescriptive value. Yes what you say is “incumbent” indeed. Proposing without imposing as Ven. John Paul II would say.

I also want to say again how much I appreciated seeing at your blog, a combined concern for world capitalism and the Tradition of the Church. It is a combination that is all-too-rare, and as I also said there feels to me something particularly heartfelt and compassionate to your blog.

Which means to say, to anyone else reading this, I find much of meaning and beauty at Epsilon´s weblog here and am glad to have discovered her …

Finally Kim will also be replying. She has a disability which effects her regarding computer screens, often slowing her down, but we both appreciate your comments here very much.

Thank you again, unknown friend.

Oliver James has written a very interesting book “affluenza” about the epidemic ’sweeping through the English-speaking world… that makes us twice as prone to depression, anxiety and addictions than people in other developed nations. And now we are infecting the rest of the world with this virulent virus.’

He describes very clearly ‘Shelfish Capitalism’ in all its manifestations. His prescription for how we can get ourselves out of this however seems to be based solely on using our own will.

It is incumbent on all of us who have, or have returned to, or have found The Faith to spread the word to all those who realise we’re all in a mess but don’t know what to do or where to start.

Aftr the vacuum of the last 100 years I think the world is ready for Jesus, Thanks be to God!

check it out