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How to Make a Good Confession

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Tag:catholic, confession, forgive, forgiveness, sacramentYesterday, I mentioned that I had attended the Enlightened Warrior Training Camp organized by Peak Potentials Training last week.
During one of the sessions known as Predicament, I learnt how to make a great confession. The beauty of this is that Enlightened Warrior Training is not even a religious event but definitely […]

How to Love God

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Tag:commandment, God, loveAt a recent weekend Mass, our parish priest was feeling disheartened about the lack of interest of parishioners for the BECs (Basic Ecclesial Communities).
He practically lambasted us during sermon and challenged us to show our love for God by being more involved in the BECs and church activities.
Is it right to measure our […]

Save Down’s Syndrome Babies

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Tag:downs syndrome, pro life, sarah palinSarah Palin’s selection as running mate of John McCain, has caused a massive amount of discussion about Down’s Syndrome babies.
Many are encouraged and awed by Governor Palin’s courage and pro-life attitude to give birth to a Down’s Syndrome baby, Trig, although she knew that Trig had this condition during gestation. […]

I Am the Alpha and the Omega too?

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Tag:alpha and omega, creation, creator, father, God, immortal, soul, spiritWe Christians are familiar with Jesus’ saying that He is the Alpha and the Omega.
It dawned on me that I too have existed from the beginning of time (or even before) and will exist even after time ends.  Is this a challenge to Jesus and blasphemy?
What […]

Cyrus v. Ahmadinejad

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Tag:ahmadinejad, cyrus, iran, islam, israel, jews, persiaThe first reading of Sunday, 10/19 is a fascinating text that made my mind travel through time - from about 530 B.C. to 2008 A.D.
My mind was juxtaposing King Cyrus against President Ahmadinejad. The only commonality among them are that both are Persians and both are rulers of the […]

Daily Rules from God

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Tag:daily, everyday, joy, living, pray, prayerHere are some tips to live a great and joyful day today, tomorrow, day after tomorrow and everyday after that.
1. Wake Up!!  Decide to have a good day. ‘Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.’ Psalms 118:24
2. Dress Up!! The best […]

Law of Attraction - Hate Satan?

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Tag:expands, focus, God, law of attraction, loveThis story is related to the Law of Attraction that has been made famous by the book and movie titled, The Secret. The principle of the Law of Attraction I wish to refer to is that “what we focus on expands”.
This evening I overheard Carol (my wife) remind Jason, […]

When does life begin?

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Tag:baby, born, life, living, pro life, prolifeThe pro-life groups defend an unborn fetus by claiming that it’s a baby or child. Moreover they say that the fetus in the womb is a human child.
Such statements scare the pro-death community to…er…death. I refer to those who advocate abortion as pro-death rather than pro-choice. Pro-choice is a […]

Law of Attraction and Movies

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Tag:law of attraction, moviesOne of the fundamental principles of the Law of Attraction is that what we focus on expands. This applies equally to good and bad or positive and negative things. Naturally shouldn’t we always strive to focus on the good and positive things and issues?
Here is a report in USA Today about the […]

Religion and Business - Do They Mix?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Tag:business, finance, financial, meltdown, religion, turbulence, wall streetDo religion and business make good mates? There will be as many answers and experiences as there are people reading this.
Once again we are in the throes of yet another financial catastrophe. Yet again it is caused by a very “elite” group of individuals. These individuals are supposedly the […]