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Änσnymσus

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Jobs for traditional Catholics?
« on: May 05, 2012, 04:45:16 PM »
What's your best suggestion for jobs for traditional Catholics?
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Jobs for traditional Catholics?
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2012, 05:06:36 PM »
Anything that anyone else would do, outside of like the obvious (for instance:  drug dealer).  I think we have a "directed" economy and the folks who "direct" it have modern values and so, pretty much every industry is full of "ick."  What can you do.  Just maintain your interior life.  

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Jobs for traditional Catholics?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2012, 06:11:15 PM »
Pretty much what the OP said. There's almost no job nowadays in which you aren't "compromised" somehow; that's just the nature of the society we live in. Sad, but true.
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Jobs for traditional Catholics?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2012, 06:20:14 PM »
I don't know; I believe there are a lot of degrees between "Traditional Catholic book salesman" where your job is practically an apostolate/vocation, and "Abortionist" where you've totally sold out, Judas-style.

One piece of advice I have for young men: Don't follow the Baby Boomers. Even if you know a Boomer whose life "worked out" -- he did it 30 or 40 years earlier than you are trying to. The world is a different place now, in every possible way you could look at it.

For example, working for "the man". I would say: establish yourself doing something concrete that you can point to and say, "I did that". And if you are doing something so down-to-earth and visible, why not make a portfolio and go into business for yourself?

It helps to choose a career that can't be outsourced to China. If your job is easy, at-home telecommuting, prepare to lose your job to another telecommuter in India that will work for half the pay.

But plumbers don't have to worry about getting outsourced. Neither do carpenters, doctors, dentists, etc.

I think the future is going to be more and more demanding of all of us.

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Jobs for traditional Catholics?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2012, 08:52:00 PM »
Contractor. That way YOU decide who you work for. I contracted for Dell as a field technician, it was great because I got to travel a lot and meet people, and I was basically my own boss. Landscaping and gardening were jobs I always enjoyed when younger because I got to be out in God's beautiful nature. Easy to start your own landscaping business, too. Don't even have to have a mower- most older people have a mower but can't often get out to mow, do the work for them and use their equipment- you both win! Freelance writing for Catholic magazines and other publications. Make and sell rosaries. I make rosaries (though I refuse to sell them, rather I just give them away) and it's easy to learn. For about $15 at Our Lady's Rosary Makers (olrm[dot]org) I can get enough parts and wire to make a dozen nice rosaries. If I sold them they could easily bring $10 each- that's a good profit. I could get the priest's permission to sell them after mass in the parish hall when people are getting coffee and donuts. None of those jobs will make you rich, really, but they can all be very fulfilling. I'll try to think of more.
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