Tag: faith
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LOVE – Someone to lean on
In the waiting room at the University of Colorado Hospital, Chad and Ryan Arnold were being prepared for surgery. Chad had PSC, a disease of the liver for which there is no cure. His condition was fast deteriorating and he needed a liver transplant. The only ray of hope was his brother Ryan whose liver…
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LOVE – OUR Earthly Pilgrimage
Tomorrow, 19th September 2010, Birmingham, central England, will witness the beatification by Pope Benedict XVI of Cardinal John Henry Newman, a 19th century theologian and a former Protestant who converted to Catholicism. Born in London on 21st February, 1801. His family were ordinary church goers but without any strong religious tendencies. But from an early…
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FORGIVENESS – Prisoners within
At the age of five, Julian’s parents divorced. His father was the legendary John Lennon, the Beatles star who left his first wife Cynthia Powell for Yoko Ono. As Julian grew up he strongly felt abandoned by his dad and it took years to overcome his resentment towards him. But God has his ways and…
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FATHERHOOD -The Father`s role
Scientific studies from among the vast body of research on fatherhood has shown that there is a strong correlation between broken marriages, dysfunctional or fatherless families and social and moral decay, education and career progression failures, alcoholism and drugs. Indeed, strong families contribute towards social stability. In turn, social stability provides the means for the…
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EASTER – Christ has risen
Easter Sunday is a celebration of Jesus’ victory over death after his crucifixion and burial. It is a celebration because it resonates our own forthcoming victory over earthly trials and sufferings, as we journey into eternal life in the heavenly realm. This is our faith. This is the foundation of Christianity. This is what St Paul proclaimed…
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DICERNMENT – The choices we make
Jerry Yang’s wealth is estimated to top $ 2 billion and is claimed to be one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley history. He chose to venture out in the business world by building an early directory of Web sites. Little did he know that his business would eventually sprawl into an Internet…
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DECENCY -Dress Divine
Fashion is not just the way we dress. As the famous French Fashion Designer Coco Chanel used to say “We take fashion to exist in dresses only, well it is not so; fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening” The way we dress…
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CHURCH – Lay Ministers
As a layperson voluntary involved in the life and mission of the Church, allow me to express my opinion on this issue. I ask the first question. In our present avant-garde culture which often tends to compromise on solid Christian values, in a scenario of social and moral decay, is the existing ecclesiastical set-up in right…
