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Archive for August, 2008

Struggling with discernment

Posted in Ramblings on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Many people struggle with discernment because they don’t yet have a living relationship with Christ, and charisms don’t manifest and start operating in your life until your faith becomes personal. We have to help people address those fundamental issues of discipleship. Once you have a loving relationship with Christ, people are hungry and eager to [...]

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God is not a banker or a personnel officer

Posted in Books on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

God is not a banker or a personnel officer. I was reading “Primary Speech: A Psychology of Prayer” by Ann and Barry Ulanov this morning and found this a fascinating thought and how we can reframe our mindset to see how God answers our prayers. The words in bold are mine; they drew my attention [...]

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Keep healthy, everyone!

Posted in Ramblings, Scripture on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was reading Fr. Christopher Soh’s (S.J.) blog at http://breaking-the-word.blogspot.com/. He wrote this day:
“The image of clogged arteries presents a useful corollary to Jesus’ well-known parable in today’s gospel: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of [...]

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Chris de Silva – our homegrown talent

Posted in Music, Video on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Chris will be holding concerts in Singapore. Go to http://www.boystown.org.sg/ourevents/chrisdesilva.html for details.
Catch more of Chris’s songs at the Boys Town website.

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Feet and soul

Posted in Books, Ramblings, Scripture on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

What has feet in common with soul?
I’ve just returned from a 10-day silent retreat. During that retreat, I was meditating on Jesus washing the feet of his disciples (John 13:4-12). It dawned on me that soul, like feet, are neglected parts of our body. As I “looked” at Jesus washing the feet of his [...]

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We are one body

Posted in Ramblings on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was reading an article titled “The World We Have” by Thich Nhat Hanh in the September issue of the Shambhala Sun. In it, the Buddhist grandmaster wrote:
“When we contemplate an orange, you see that everything in the orange participates in making up the orgnge. Not only the sections of the orange belong to teh [...]

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