http://grigaitis.net/ This is the RSS feed of R. J. Grigaitis. It will include "RJ's Weekly Thought", updates to RJ's website, updates to "The Church of Christ is..." website, and updates to the "Catholic Apologetics Bible." en-ca Thu, 7 May 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=weekly/2009/2009-05-08.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=weekly/2009/2009-05-08.html I've decided to take a little break from Spirituality in Erotic Language. I'm having some health issues and my fiancee is in the hospital with her own health issues. After sleeping up to eleven hours a night and spending three to five hours a day in the hospital, I'm averaging less than three hours a day on the computer. This less than three hours a day goes by pretty fast just by answering e-mail and trying to keep up to date in the news (right now I'm three days behind in Zenit). On top of all this, I'm trying to create a new website for The Environmental Health Association of Alberta. Trying to write, record and edit a weekly podcast is just too much for me right now. Thu, 7 May 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-05-01.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-05-01.html Over the course of my messages so far, I've used the word concupiscence a few times; however, I haven't been very clear about what this word actually means. The first couple of times I used it was in my third and fourth messages; however, looking back I see that I wasn't very accurate in its use, which is why I made a clarification in the fifth message. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-04-24.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-04-24.html Two messages ago, before the Easter break, I describe original man, his original solitude, and how, with woman, they were a double solitude. This allowed them to enter into a communio personarum, the original unity of which was a total self-gift to each other and to God. There are two other attributes of original man that I didn't describe: original innocence and original nakedness. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=weekly/2007/2007-12-14.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=weekly/2007/2007-12-14.html I made some major edits to my Weekly Thought for December 14, 2007. At the bottom, I added some podcast links for some talks on contemplative prayer by Fr. Thomas Dubay. Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:01 MST http://blog.grigaitis.net/2009/04/humanae-vitae-streamed-live/ http://blog.grigaitis.net/2009/04/humanae-vitae-streamed-live/ On April 15, 2009, Fr. Thomas J. Loya will address the prophetic encyclical "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life) issued by Pope Paul VI. Alone in the world, the pope insisted that the Church could not change its teaching on what was then quaintly called "the regulation of births." This address will be streamed live with chat at 7:30 pm EST. Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-03-27.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-03-27.html Last time, I said that both man and woman have the same nature and equal dignity. While this is true, in my opinion, it could be said that woman has a higher dignity than man. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-03-20.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/man/2009-03-20.html In my last eight messages, I directed our attention upon the divine relationships within the Trinity, particularly how we find an image of these relationships in the nuptial relationship between a husband and a wife. Over the next few message I will now turn our attentions to human relationships: man's relationship with the Trinity, man's relationship with creation and man's relationship with humanity. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-03-06.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-03-06.html You may be wondering why I chose to use the term marital embrace. I specifically chose this term because it rather poetically implies a great deal, while at the same time is very concise. I will now define what I mean by the term marital embrace, and explain why I chose it over other possibilities. Thu, 5 Mar 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-27.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-27.html The past ten messages of mine are freely accessible at a number of places on the internet. To avoid misunderstanding, I hope that everyone reads or views them in chronological order as the warning suggests, but I have no control over that. Even when read or viewed in chronological order, some will twist my words to support or justify their political agenda. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-20.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-20.html As I have shown in previous messages, the relationship between a man and a woman reflects the image of God. In the quote that I just read, the love in which the man and woman are joined reflects the Holy Spirit. The love between the Father and the Son is common to Them and unique. Properly speaking, there are not two loves, but a single objective whole that is a single entity, the Holy Spirit, in which the Father and the Son are joined. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-13.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-13.html Two weeks ago I said that the first creation account of Genesis 1:26-27 tells us that it is in man's sexual relationship that we find the image of God. We get a clearer glimpse of this image in the second creation account of Genesis 2. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-06.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-02-06.html There are two differences in the wording; both of which are mistranslations in the New Revised Standard Version. The first, which I'll get to in a minute, is rather silly, and the second is a theological error. Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-01-30.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-01-30.html If we want to know what God looks like, this verse tells us where we can find an image of Him: in man. This is very difficult for many to understand. Even great Bible commentaries, such as Fr. Leo Haydock's, have missed the full significance of this passage. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-01-23.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2009-01-23.html The concept of a God that is Trinity is entirely Christian. However, if we interpret the Hebrew Scriptures through the lens of Christianity, we see an image of the Trinity right from the very beginning. Genesis 1:26-27 gives us our first glimpse of the Trinitarian nature of God: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2008-11-28.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/god/2008-11-28.html To begin any meaningful theological discussion we must start with the most basic theological question: What is God? Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-11-21.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-11-21.html Is there really a need to describe spiritual things in erotic language? Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-11-14.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-11-14.html If you ask the average person what is erotic, you'd likely get a description of something that is at odds with Catholic morality. This would be the worlds view of erotic, and yes, it is immoral. Spirituality in Erotic Language has absolutely nothing to do with what the world calls erotic, that is lust, but is centred entirely on the marital relationship of authentic love. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-11-07.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-11-07.html This is perhaps the most important message in this series. Failing to understand this message will open the door to grave misunderstanding of subsequent messages. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-10-31.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-10-31.html This is the introduction to Spiritality in Erotic Language, a reflections on John Paul the Great's Theology of the Body. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:01 MST http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-09-12.html http://grigaitis.net/?doc=tob/erotic/prologue/2008-09-12.html How was your summer? I was sick through most of mine, so I didn't get any of the work done that I wanted to. Hence, Spirituality in Erotic Language (RJ's Weekly Thought) won't start today like I said it would. I'm feeling much better now, but I'm busy taking some classes on nutrition and toxins from Dr. Stephen Genuis, which end on October 16th. Since that's only two week before All Saints day, the eve of which is a Friday, I've decided to start Spirituality in Erotic Language on the Eve of All Saints Day (Octobor 31st, 2008). Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:01 MST