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Michael Cumbie' Conversion Story

This is the second part of the talk by Mr. Mike Cumbie.

I hope you all will appreciate his message.

Catholic Mass from a Protestant Perspective - Part 2 by Mike Cumbie

Beautiful! I hope you all watch this and see beauty of the message of Mr. Mike Cumbie.



Catholic Mass from a Protestant Perspective - Part 1 by Mike Cumbie

Absolutely beautiful...

Emmaus Benedictine Abbey Catholic Mass, Part 2 of 2

Emmaus Benedictine Abbey Catholic Mass, Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of 2. This chapel was built in the 12th century by Crusader Hospitaller Knights, then used as an animal stable after the Muslim invasion (note the defaced frescoes), then finally restored to use as a Catholic chapel in the 19th century. It is built on the location traditionally believed to be the biblical Emmaus. The chapel today is the heart of a monastery of monks and nuns of the Benedictine Order.

The persecution of Christians in Pakistan is becoming very brutal and very deadly. A Christian man in Pakistan’s Punjab province is literally fighting for his life after Muslim leaders, backed by police, burned him alive for refusing to convert to Islam while his wife was raped by police officers.

The name of the man is Arshed Masih, and according to reports Islamic radicals tried to burn him alive right in front of a police station in the city of Rawalpindi. So did the police do anything to protect the Christian man? No, the police were too busy raping his wife. Now 80 percent of his body is burned and he is struggling to stay alive.

One of the saddest things is that their 3 children (ranging in age from 7 to 12) were reportedly forced to watch the attacks on their parents.
So how did this all come about? Well, it is alleged that in January Islamic leaders in the area asked Arshed to convert to Islam with his whole family.
After Arshed refused their request, the group of Islamic leaders reportedly threatened him with “dire consequences”. Apparently they were quite serious. But this is just the latest in a serious of vicious attacks on Christians in Pakistan recently.

Radical Muslims in Pakistan are quite serious about their desire to eradicate Christianity from their land. Their Scriptures call for all infidels to either convert or to perish. Pakistan is not a safe place for Christians any longer, and it most likely will not be ever again.





http://a12iggymom.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/pakistan-christian-man-burned-alive-wife-raped-by-police-because-they-refused-to-convert-to-islam/

The Koran says, and I quote, "Fight the Unbelievers who gird you" (verses Surah 9:123). Now does 'fight' mean argue or battle? Ask any Muslim cleric and he will say that the innocent must not be killed in Jihad. Who is an innocent, asked one reporter to the leading Muslim cleric in the USA? "Anyone who follows Islam". So the rest of us must either convert or be killed.

Dear Bedo,

It is good to hear from you again, and most importantly to know that you are in good health. Duol ra man diay ta adtong panahon'a. Ma lipay ko ug maka meet up ta pohon. You should have told me you were in NYC, Bedo. You could have stayed over at my house in New Jersey. Next time, pohon, mag get together ta.

I hope that you and your family are in good health, and that your work is going well through God's Grace. I am also extending you an advanced Merry Christmas Greeting. Please extend my most fraternal regards to your family as well as to yourself.

I am happy to hear from you again.



Always,
Bran

The LORD is my light and my salvation;    whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life;  of whom shall I be afraid?


Psalm 27:1 

Quote from: lolongmendez on October 25, 2011, 11:41:46 PM
akong ihatag ang $99,999,999.00 . Magpabilin ko ug $1 handumanan...

kuyawa pod ka, lolong.

Quote from: david on October 25, 2011, 08:45:59 PM
ako naay da-ug 100 million dolyar pa jud...party didto party diri, kaon didto kaon diri, baje didto baje pod diri, pag hurot na jamo nay nabilin balik napod sa uno, mag sud-an napod og ginamos.

kuyawa kaayo, david. party party didto, party party diri, kaon didto og mo kaon diri, baje didto pod og baje diri.

rey de fiesta diay ka, david.

hahaha. funny. we talked about this today in class the other day. aberration of nature?

Quote from: fdaray on October 25, 2011, 10:25:05 AM
Dili ko ang 100 million ka dako ra kaayo. Dili ta makatulog ug inihap.

hehehe, Mr. Daray, innocent kaayo imong answer.

God bless your heart.

True Story.


I know of a man who won $120,000 at a local lottery hit in New Jersey. This person, God bless his heart, gave 1/2 of his winnings to the local catholic church that we attended. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. The next year, the same person won another lottery for $4 Million.

Talk about giving to God and getting back in return, eh?

If I won 100 million dollars, I would give 10% to the church. I would also help build a chapel in barangay catbawan in pintuyan, southern leyte in honor of the Patron Saint San Roque. In Valencia, I would also build a chapel to the Holy Infant Jesus. I would give another $10 million to the establishment of scholarships for students who showed academic promise- this would be implemented throughout all of Bohol. Another $10 million for the creation of a new hospital in Valencia, Bohol.
The rest, i will save and let it grow. Tigum tigum na lang ang kuarta...Bol-anon style.

Quote from: bolanon kaaju on October 21, 2011, 07:38:51 PM
first i would make certain that my family and relatives are given their share. then i will put up schools in our town, give seed money  for the planned cooperatives to help alleviate poverty among my townmates, put up a foundation for not so bright but deserving students who want to pursue college degrees and put up businesses that can give employment to my townmates. and if there is some amount left i will pamper myself and my wife!!! give man a fish and you only feed him for a day but teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime...

The latter statement is quite proverbial. And I agree with you, bolanon kaaju.

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Romans 12:12 â€" Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

1 Peter 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hopethrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Bruce Lee vs Dan Inosanto

bruce lee vs. chuck norris

That's a good question, Mr. Daray. In biblical reference, in the Gospel of John, Lazarus was resurrected to show Christ's Divine Power , namely, that God the Father worked through Christ. Lazarus' physical resurrection was just a taste of the true Spiritual Salvation that Jesus Christ was going to bring to everyone who believed in Him.

Yes, I'm sure he lived happy after his resurrection. To be able to see the face of God , Jesus Christ, is a miracle in itself.

Christ raises Lazarus from the dead.

15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.


    -Mark 11:15-18

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear ; do not be frightened."
Take Courage

1 Peter 3:14

This reminds me of the persecution that the early Christians received from detractors. Just as how Apostles Peter, Paul, Timothy wrote in scripture. Even now, still, persecuted gehapon...

Egyptian Christians celebrate Holy Mass the next day....

The dead Egyptian Christians after the mob burned down the church in Alexandria, Egypt. This occurred during an evening Mass.....



May God comfort the living and grant pardon to the souls of the innocents...

Quote from: Lorenzo on October 21, 2011, 11:37:18 AM
A burned-down Christian Church....

This was once an evangelical Christian Church before a mob of angry Muslims burned it down....

I don't know why the Muslims have such violent hatred for the Christians in Egypt. The Christians are so small in number and persecuted daily.

A burned-down Christian Church....

Egyptian Christians protesting for right to worship and an end to sectarian violence against the Christians. Egypt is a predominantly Sunni Muslim country. The Christians are a small , persecuted minority.

And they say islam is a peaceful religion?

In recent clashes, mobs of Egyptian muslims burn down an Egyptian Christian Church. Many Christians were burned alive inside...

luoy pod intawn ang gamay bata...

Wow, this one is beautiful.

So, it is finished. Peace out, Moammar !

What is the purpose of Testosterone?

Answer: Provides secondary male sexual characteristics (facial features, hair, low voice, broad shoulder, growth).

What is the purpose of Sperm?

Answer: Fertility and sexual reproduction

What cell is responsible for the creation of Testosterone?

Answer: Leydig Cell

What stimulates the Leydig Cell?

Answer: Luteneizing hormone

What cell is responsible for the creation of human sperm?

Answer: Sertoli Cell

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What stimulates Sertoli Cell?

Answer: FSH (Follicular stimulating hormone)

Parley during the French and Indian War

Bad man sigoro ni siya...

ride em' , cowgirl ! 

La chica bonita en la playa de Barcelona...

Black-haired Spaniard with a very sexy smile

Fr. Roel,

During my undergraduate collegiate days at Allegheny College, I used to be friends with the Spanish-foreign exchange students. There was one Spanish girl by the name of Rosalina whom I had a substantial crush on. She was from northern Spain , La Provincia de Leon. The women of northern Spain are so beautiful. They have very hazel-blue eyes, with soft, curly blonde hair.

I used to inhale her breath during our conversations.

Quote from: chicogon on October 20, 2011, 05:39:11 AM
That's why Dr. Jose Rizal chose to live in Spain vs. other well-known European cities... because the women in Spain are more beautiful and stylish than those in Paris and other European cities. And this is no joke. Lahi jud dating mga baje sa Spain (except maybe in Italy)... not only are they beautiful but also fashionable, maski sa karsada mora gehapog nirampa sa usa ka modeling event hehehe. 

Dr. Rizal was a lover of Spain and Spanish people. During his breaks from medical school (he attended Medical School at Universidad de Central Madrid Colegio de Medico) he would spend his hours in Spanish cafes or stay at the country side. I would not be surprise if he broke many hearts of Spanish women. Hilig baya to si Dr. Rizal sa Western Women.

His poem, "Las Flores de Heidelburg" was in reference to the women of Heidelburg, Germany.

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Wow.

[HD] Cabatuan Iloilo

[HD] Iloilo's La Paz Batchoy

[HD] Iloilo Philippines - Street Scenes 2010 (Part 2/13)

My paternal homeland...

Sunset of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte

Sunset of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte

Southern Leyte, Philippines

Zip Southern Leyte (Zip So Leyte)

Agas-Agas Bridge Zipline (Southern Leyte)

Agas-Agas Bridge Zipline (Southern Leyte)

Spanish women have beautiful smiles.

Ah, the buns are airing themselves at the beach.

The Running of the Bulls, a Spanish cultural event.

Kuyawa lagi ning mga katsila..mo dagan sa baka. hahaha 

Kuyaw'a man pod ning videos. Naa diay rancheros dinha sa Catigbian? Kining kultura, passed on gayod ni sa mga Katsila. Hilig baya tong mga Katsila sa ini.

bwahaha!!

The women of Lebanon:



They are beautiful enough to tremble the chariot of King Solomon the Wise.

One reason I like Lebanon because it is home to many Roman Catholics, part of the Eastern Rite.

But of course, if I could be only 1/10th as wise as he...

Why do they have to kill for? And they say Islam is a peaceful religion?

I have a friend who is an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox and her uncle was shot to death because he was a Christian. In fact, the only reason why she and her family left Egypt was because they were targeted to be killed.

This is unfathomable...

Enrile is making an impassioned plea about his opposition to the RH Bill. It will be part of his legacy as a statesman as one who is not afraid to speak his mind. Do I think he will enact a bill for all men who masturbate to go to jail? lol, c'mon. Let's be realistic now. This is just part of a congressional dialogue.


Cheers.

Quote from: sumbohan on October 19, 2011, 07:06:06 AM
"The last time you visited sabong". - ngano magsutana ba diay ang pari kung manogal?

The last time I visited a sabong (which was my first), wa man yamo pari og obispo didto. And if they do go, ma suko diay ka? As from my understanding, a sabong is a cultural experience for Filipinos. Priests, ministers, are all human and are subject to the same weaknesses as those whom they preach to. Bai, wala yamo tawo dinhi sa kalibotan nga walay sala, walay yamo nga perfekto. Usa ra perfekto...ang Ginoo.

Ang point nako, His Eminence's message was directed to the entire population (priests, and all religious life included).

It is said that the Cedar of Lebanon was used to build the Temple of Solomon. The women of Lebanon are so beautiful that King Solomon the Wise held them to great favor.

States, what are your views on this?

Seminarians of St. John's Seminary during Prayer Service

Over the weekend I had a story about the rapid enrollment increase at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. As part of the reporting for that story, I interviewed Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, about the state of the seminary. Here’s a transcript of our conversation:

Q: Tell me a little about what the state of the (St. John’s) seminary was when you arrived here.
A: When I arrived, the enrollment was way down, and there was a lot of pressure on me from some of the pastors to close the seminary, to amalgamate it with Pope John (Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston). Pope John really is a specialized seminary that serves the entire country, and even though it is a seminary of the archdiocese that we run and we’re responsible for, I thought that was an important service that I didn’t want to jeopardize. And the numbers there have remained sort of a constant -- about 65, more or less, over the years. And, as I told the priests, I said, ‘We have to give it one good try, to see whether we can save the seminary, because once we close it, we’ll never get it back.’ And for New England, with the large Catholic population that we have here, the presence of our own seminary is very important. And so I reached out to the other bishops in the region, and asked them to try and become involved with the seminary, and to send people, and to use it as an instrument of recruiting, inviting them to have retreats and to bring men from their dioceses, so that they could experience a little bit of seminary life. And we have named Dan (Hennessey) to the vocation office, he and Michael (Harrington), and Father (Alonso) Macias, and they've done a great job. So the response has been good, and our numbers are up, which I think is important, because even that helps recruiting, for people to come to the seminary and see that it's a going proposition. There are a lot of people there, and there's some excitement, some energy. And so we feel very good about what's happening in the seminary.

Q: Is this your first diocese with a seminary?
A: No, Palm Beach had a seminary.

Q: And what was your assessment of the quality of what was going on here in terms of instruction?
A: I think the seminary is doing a very good job. We're very grateful for Father Arthur Kennedy (left) for accepting the post. He's a man who has had vast experience in higher education, in starting the Catholic study program at St. Thomas, in Minneapolis/St. Paul. And his ecumenical work is also, I think, something that is very valuable. He has a global view of the church. And so I was very gratified that he was willing to come back. And the fact that he's a diocesan priest from Boston is also important.

And the studies that were done of our seminaries by the Holy See two years ago got very, very positive feedback from the bishops and the teams that visited the seminaries. And one of the recommendations from Rome was that we have too many seminaries in the country, and we need to amalgamate them, and so I was very happy that we have numbers now that justify us maintaining a seminary here, because I think it's important.

It also allows us to have a cadre of experts in different theological areas always on hand that can serve not only the seminary community but the larger church and the church of the region.

Having the priests from the other dioceses come in and study at the seminary is also an important way to allow the priests to have priest friends in the region. As the numbers of priests are smaller, those kinds of friendships put people in good stead. And it's seminary training that is really geared to train people to work in this part of the country, with this culture, with this history, with the challenges that we have.

Q: Did you have a relationship with Father Kennedy before?
A: I had heard so many good things about him, and I knew about the work that he had done at the Catholic studies department, and I was always very impressed with him.

Q: There must have been a lot of people arguing that, simply for financial reasons -- this is the last piece of property that you have in Brighton -- that it would have been easier to just get rid of the whole thing.
A: Yes, but I think that also for historical reasons there are people who see the seminary as an important link with our past.

Q: And that was persuasive to you?
A: Yes.

Q: So what was your strategy once you decided, ‘OK, we're not going to close it, we're going to try and make a go of it.’
A: Well, strengthening our vocations department. I issued a letter on vocations. I've been involved in giving vocation retreats, and these Andrew dinners. And I've tried to strengthen our ministry to young adults, and the campus ministry, and getting them working together with the vocation department.

Q: And you put many of your fellow bishops onto the board of the seminary?
A: Yes, I've invited the bishops from the region to be a part of the board.

Q: Why was that important?
A: So that they could feel as though they had input into the formation of their own seminarians, and also so they would be informed as to what was happening at the seminary. Because there were also rumors, ‘Oh, the seminary is going to close,’ and why would you want to send seminarians there if you don't know if we're going to be open? We need the seminarians and so that has been important for us to have the bishops on board.

Q: And did you personally ask them to send seminarians?
A: Yes. I went around visiting them and asking.

Q: Several of them (the other bishops) mentioned the decision to hire Monsignor (James P.) Moroney (of Worcester) as symbolic of a willingness to have non-Bostonians on the faculty.
A: Yes, and we have one priest from Fall River who is in training right now in Rome to get a doctorate to come and teach on the faculty.

Q: And that's intentional?
A: Yes.

Q: And tell me what that's about?
A: So that the other dioceses have more of a sense of ownership and participation. And that way, in the formation staff that's evaluating their seminarians, they have someone from their own diocese there who is part of it.

Q: There was a period when a number of faculty left, and then a rector whose contract was not renewed. Does that reflect some concern on your part about what was going on there?
A: Well, I'm very confident that the people we have in the seminary are very fine role models for our young priests and our future priests, and they're very well trained, and they have my trust and, I think, the confidence of our clergy and the other bishops.

Q: The seminary is now less exclusively Boston -- there are people from around the region and two dioceses in Vietnam, several religious orders, and an ecclesial movement. What are the pros and cons of that kind of a mix?
A: I think it's good. When I was in the seminary, the Capuchins had a college, and we had a philosophy house where the diocesan priests and the Benedictines came and studied with us. They used to joke, because of course we were very self sufficient, and had a big farm, and they referred to us as the Capuchin agricultural school. But later on our friars were working in the same dioceses with these religious priests and diocesan priests, so it made for the kinds of relationships and friendships that were very valuable in ministry later on. And I believe that here, too. And having a more diverse group prepares our future clergy to work in a church that's going to be much more diverse. It's no longer just the traditional Irish and Italian, Lithuanian and Polish. We have a lot of Asians, we have a lot of Caribbean people, we have a lot of Brazilians and Central Americans, and so the population in the seminary now reflects some of that diversity and it's good for our men to be exposed to that during their time of training.

Q: Is there any intention to have the seminary be more theologically orthodox or traditional? I know there's talk about the presence of the Neocatechumenal Way folks.
A: Well, I'm very pleased with the seminary, and as I say the reports that we received from the visitation teams, that were sent by the Holy See, were very laudatory.

Q: The Neocatechumenal Way folks -- some of them, or all of them, will stay here?
A: They will be ordained in Boston and some may be sent to the missions, but some of them will work here, obviously with the different ethnic groups that we have. The advantage of their community is that they have many Spanish and Portuguese speaking, and in the future we see that that's going to be a big need of the diocese.

Q: And they become ordained priests of the Archdiocese of Boston?
A: They're diocesan priests.

Q: I know in some dioceses there have been concerns about separate worship services for people who worship in the Neocatechumenal Way style and those who don't. Will that go on here?
A: Where they have communities, they have a Mass for their people, but this is not something terribly unusual. We have Latin Masses and Spanish Masses.

It does not matter what position we hold in this life, when the King of Kings , The Lord Jesus Christ bids us home, we all shall bow to His will.

The ordination into the Royal Priesthood of the Holy Roman Catholic Church

Ouch!

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