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nothing new, balik-balik, in my opinion it is not worth visiting.

My daughter, she is level headed and fair.

Mike this is interesting, please post more. Ambisyon bitaw nako mag abogada, ways man (way sapi), walay nahitabo.

BBC

Uganda police are investigating after a marijuana plantation was uncovered in the garden of a convent.
A regional police chief told the BBC that plants covering one acre had been found and uprooted in the southern Masaka district.
Two nuns and two porters have been questioned.
One of the nuns has been quoted by local media as saying the marijuana was used to treat farm animals, such as pigs.
Southern regional commander Emmanuel Muhuirwe told the BBC News website that only the porters had been arrested - not the nuns.
He said the nuns had been questioned because the garden was part of the convent.
But he said no-one had been charged yet and the porters have been released on bail.
Commander Muhuirwe also dismissed reports in Uganda's New Vision newspaper that the nuns had been angry that the police had entered the convent without permission, pointing out that the garden was separate from the convent building.

basin Titina, kahinomdom pa mo?

Sixteen years after the end of the apartheid regime, South Africa is celebrating its return to the global stage as it hosts the football World Cup. Although the country is still a deeply divided and violent place, the rise of the black middle class provides hope for the future. Spiegel.de


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Dia ang KOntrabida!
“How beautiful would the game between England and the USA be when broadcast live from a stadium full of spectators - when the sound of an explosion rumbles through the stands. We will make these games the most memorable in the history of sport,” said an Al-Qaeda branch on their website. “The sounds of our celebrations will be heard the world over, and will be known throughout history amongst the hundreds and thousands attending the games, Allah willing.”

akong gi post kini kay aron mailhan ninyo nga mga nindot nga butang walay hinongdan dili madala sa sementeryo.
Kon ako adunay bisita walay pili, akong abi-abihan taman sa akong mahimo.

ps
ang cup and saucer is a set which cost 50 Euro.

Na-a sa Amsterdam centrum, mabaktas gikan sa main station. what I observed, there´s nothing new or different. Palamoot lang.

June 11
61
St  Barnabas


All we know of Barnabas is to be found in the New Testament. A Jew, born in Cyprus and named Joseph, he sold his property, gave the proceeds to the Apostles, who gave him the name Barnabas, and lived in common with the earliest converts to Christianity in Jerusalem. He persuaded the community there to accept Paul as a disciple, was sent to Antioch, Syria, to look into the community there, and brought Paul there from Tarsus. With Paul he brought Antioch's donation to the Jerusalem community during a famine, and returned to Antioch with John Mark, his cousin. The three went on a missionary journey to Cyprus, Perga (when John Mark went to Jerusalem), and Antioch in Pisidia, where they were so violently opposed by the Jews that they decided to preach to the pagans. Then they went on to Iconium and Lystra in Lycaonia, where they were first acclaimed gods and then stoned out of the city, and then returned to Antioch in Syria. When a dispute arose regarding the observance of the Jewish rites, Paul and Barnabas went to Jerusalem, where, at a council, it was decided that pagans did not have to be circumcised to be baptized. On their return to Antioch, Barnabas wanted to take John Mark on another visitation to the cities where they had preached, but Paul objected because of John Mark's desertion of them in Perga. Paul and Barnabas parted, and Barnabas returned to Cyprus with Mark; nothing further is heard of him, though it is believed his rift with Paul was ultimately healed. Tradition has Barnabas preaching in Alexandria and Rome, the founder of the Cypriote Church, the Bishop of Milan (which he was not), and has him stoned to death at Salamis about the year 61. The apochryphal Epistle of Barnabas was long attributed to him, but modern scholarship now attributes it to a Christian in Alexandria between the years 70 and 100; the Gospel of Barnabas is probably by an Italian Christian who became a Mohammedan; and the Acts of Barnabas once attributed to John Mark are now known to have been written in the fifth century. His feast day is June 11.

Don't Stop Praying   

Even when you try to pray and God doesn’t seem to show up, don’t stop praying. 

bisita ka sa sex museum, 4 Euro ang pulta?

nihinay naman karon ang mga weds cafe!

60 pieces kini , ang pinilian ang naako. Wala koy interes kay samok. Sa una kon magbirthday siya tagaan mi niya ug mga listahan sa iyang mga collectibles, 20 years gi-abog abogan sa iyang aparador.  Karon nakit-an niya nga hinay na siya ug panglawas  apan ang iyang mga gamit walay hinungdan na.

BBC

We might never consider the size of the raindrops as we hurry for cover, but their variety has puzzled scientists for many years.

Now, by filming one falling raindrop, researchers in France have explained why the drops are an array of so many different sizes.

Reporting in the journal Nature Physics, the team described how the drop deformed and burst as it fell.

Its fragments matched the size and distribution of drops in natural rain.

Scientists previously believed that the drops collided with each other as they descended, and that these interactions produced a variety of drop sizes.

But the lead author of this study, Emmanuel Villermaux from Aix-Marseille University, explained that there were always "shortcomings" in this idea.

"The drops are not likely to collide that often," he told BBC News. Real raindrops are so sparse, he said, that it is likely a drop would "fall on its own and never see its neighbours".

"So we said OK - let's look at what's happening on the scale of a single drop."

With a high-speed camera, Dr Villermaux and his colleagues filmed a single falling drop of water - about six millimetres in diameter.

They recorded how air resistance caused it to deform and eventually break up.

The large, round drop fell, gradually flattened out and, as it got wider, eventually "captured" the air in front of it to form the shape of an upturned bag.

This bag finally "inflated" and burst apart into many smaller droplets - all within six hundredths of a second.

This happened because drops were too large and heavy to remain intact.

Each large, heavy drop accelerates as it falls and "has to displace the air molecules" on its way down, explained Dr Villermaux. "This produces the air resistance or drag."

At a certain speed, the number of air molecules - and therefore the intensity of this drag - is greater than the surface tension holding the round drop together, so the drop starts to deform.

"When it bursts, the fragments match exactly what we find in raindrops," said Dr Villermaux. "This is a precise, quantitative explanation for their distribution and size."

Dr Ewan O'Connor, a scientist from the University of Reading, who studies clouds - taking measurements to improve weather modelling and forecasting - described this as a a very nice way of showing exactly what happens.

"But this is unlikely be what happens all of the time in the UK (for example), as we don't get raindrops of this size that often," he told BBC News.

"When raindrops get to a certain size... you will get this break-up. And this is likely to happen often in the tropics."

But, Dr O'Connor added, "this doesn't explain drizzle, where the droplets are much smaller, but there are many more of them."

God does not rejoice in the loss of anyone, but desires that all be saved and restored to fellowship with him. That is why the whole community of heaven rejoices when one sinner is found and restored to fellowship with God. Seekers of the lost are much needed today.

  bobot apit

my mother in-law is slowly packing her valuable things to transfer to home for the aged. Some of her valuable cup and saucer collections belongs to me, I was not really interested since these are kitsch and it never serves its purpose.



Royal Albert fine bonechina.

Blessed Joachima
(1783-1854


Born into an aristocratic family in Barcelona, Spain, Joachima was 12 when she expressed a desire to become a Carmelite nun. But her life took an altogether different turn at 16 with her marriage to a young lawyer, Theodore de Mas. Both deeply devout, they became secular Franciscans. During their 17 years of married life they raised eight children.
The normalcy of their family life was interrupted when Napoleon invaded Spain. Joachima had to flee with the children; Theodore, remaining behind, died. Though Joachima reexperienced a desire to enter a religious community, she attended to her duties as a mother. At the same time, the young widow led a life of austerity and chose to wear the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis as her ordinary dress. She spent much time in prayer and visiting the sick.

Four years later, with some of her children now married and younger ones under their care, Joachima confessed her desire to a priest to join a religious order. With his encouragement she established the Carmelite Sisters of Charity. In the midst of the fratricidal wars occurring at the time, Joachima was briefly imprisoned and, later, exiled to France for several years.

Sickness ultimately compelled her to resign as superior of her order. Over the next four years she slowly succumbed to paralysis, which caused her to die by inches. At her death in 1854 at the age of 71, Joachima was known and admired for her high degree of prayer, deep trust in God and selfless charity.



Comment:

Joachima understands loss. She lost the home where her children grew up, her husband and, finally, her health. As the power to move and care for her own needs slowly ebbed away, this woman who had all her life cared for others became wholly dependent; she required help with life’s simplest tasks. When our own lives go spinning out of control, when illness and bereavement and financial hardship strike, all we can do is cling to the belief that sustained Joachima: God watches over us always.

Keukenhof, Holland, it is the wonderful tulip and flowers farm!

tamsi
tambis
tam-is
pila sa diyes?

June 10
120

St. Getulius

Martyr with Amantius, Caerealis, and Primitivus. He was the husband of St. Symphorosa. An officer in the Roman army, he resigned when he became a Christian and returned to his estates near Tivoli, Italy. There he converted Caerealis, an imperial legate sent to arrest him. With his brother Amantius and with Caerealis and Primitivus, Getulius was tortured and martyred at Tivoli. 

Count on God   

There is very little in prayer that depends on me. All of that depends on God. 

I salute to the ladies who stays at home and tend the home/house and the family. This is a great job.  Mao bitaw nga daghang mga kabataan nangayabag kay ang mga ginikanan poro gatrabaho.

Do you realize that as a believer in Jesus, you have a tremendous advantage in life? The Creator of the Universe is not only fighting your battles, but He is lining up the right people, the right breaks, and the right opportunities to move you forward. You may be facing a situation right now that looks like it's never going to turn around, but I believe that you're going to see some changes quicker than you think.

 

this would never happen if our country tolerates birth control, why do we live with this double standard, for the sake of our faith being catholic?

hubs, short circuit?

sa dabaw, katunga bisaya katunga tagawog!

aray, naigo ko ni-ani nga height!

Unsa man ka Jig, ?  Kon adunay kwarta ibulsa man dayon,  ako nagtoo nga kita adunay mga hinabang sa laing nasod apan pirmi ma-sipyat kay uso man lagi ang kaugalingong bulsa.
We need real and honest public servants whose priority is to serve the people.

here is an experience of a man who had underwent a chemical castration;

BBC

Jesse (not his real name) is a 30-year-old Canadian who has undergone chemical castration. He told his story to the BBC World Service's Europe Today programme.

JESSE'S STORY

In 2004, I was convicted of sexual assault and possession of child pornography. I was then incarcerated for a period of about 17 months.

During that time, I was at a treatment centre and I found out through other residents about this type of medication.

My doctor was hesitant at first, but less so after I told him that I was being inundated with deviant thoughts and that I was becoming a suicide risk.

   
These drugs have changed my life completely. I am not the same person I was

When you tell your doctor you are going to kill yourself, that tends to get them to do things.

The treatment is simply an injection taken once every four to six weeks. It is done in the hip at the local hospital.

It took about six weeks for the full effects to ramp up. Basically it almost completely eliminates your sexual desires.

Old instincts

I started taking it around Christmas time and I noticed the thoughts dropped off to the point where I was not having them anymore.

I would normally be watching TV and have a fantasy about the person, but after a while I realised that I was watching that show and nothing was happening.

So I thought, that the stuff must be working, and I decided to stay on it after my release.

And this was not just about characters on TV. Everywhere I looked it was there.

I can remember what those previous instincts were. It is rather graphic.

   
The plan is to develop a healthy relationship with someone who is my own age, someone who shares common interests

This was about five years ago now, and I am glad I do not think that way any more.

These drugs have changed my life completely. I am not the same person I was.

During my last visit with my probation officer, I was looking through my file that she had on me and saw a newspaper clipping from my court case.

I remember the details and the court case.

And I also remember thinking that that person is me but it is not me. That person has gone, has died and is not coming back. It has helped me so much I can't measure it.

I could stop taking the treatment, and eventually I will stop taking it.

Can of worms

I have been working closely with my doctor, and the plan is to develop a healthy relationship with someone who is my own age, someone who shares common interests - something that is done every day by countless people around the world.

I believe I have met such a young lady so we will see where it goes from here.

With the help of my doctor we'll decide a date to go off the medication and see what happens.

   
There were side effects initially. Things like pain in the knees, weight gain

She does not know about my background yet. I will eventually disclose to her, probably in the coming months.

A friend of mine who I met while in the treatment centre has been in a relationship for three years.

Next week I am going to see him and ask him how he told his girlfriend.

I just want to make sure she is the right person before I go and open that can of worms.

I will then tell her what signs to watch out for, so if I start doing them, I will ask her to tell me I am doing it. And then I will let my doctor know as well.

Part of the problem I encountered when I was offending previously is that I had nobody to tell and had nowhere to go.

I did not know there was treatment. I was afraid that if I told anybody I would end up in jail anyway having not done anything.

That is the very prevalent attitude of people before they realise there is help out there.

Without this treatment, there is a very good chance I would be dead.

When I was incarcerated, I had suicidal thoughts.

I had it planned intricately down to knowing what I was going to eat on the day.

It is such a big difference to be able to look back on that and say I did some pretty nasty things in my past but I have also made some pretty amazing improvements in my life since then.

Second chance

There were side effects initially. Things like pain in the knees, weight gain.

The drug itself is expensive. It is about $450 (£255) for one injection.

I am fortunate in that I have a health plan which covers 90% of that.

I attend a group with other individuals who have had similar problems in the past.

There are about 30 of us in the group and we meet once a week. It is run by my doctor who is absolutely brilliant in this field.

   
If I had been forced to have treatment, it might have led to the same outcome, but my mindset would be different

We sit around and we discuss issues relating to us. If I have a question, I can bring it to the group and we have literally hundreds of years of experience in the room.

I have never walked away from the group thinking that was a waste of time.

If someone was to say to me that it is too much of a risk for me to be out of jail, I would say that if you want to give me the money that would otherwise be used to incarcerate me for the year, I can stay in my home and never leave.

I could use $40,000 a year and sit in my apartment and not go out.

But I think everybody deserves a second chance.

If you look at the American model of lock-them-up-and-throw-away-the-key, it just does not work.

Eventually you have to let them out.

'Extra motivation'

They say you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make them drink.

Forcing treatment on anybody creates an angry person and this could be a barrier to proper treatment.

I would rather see a country have an enticement to take the medication willingly, such as early parole or less supervision.

If I had been forced to have treatment, it might have led to the same outcome, but my mindset would be different.

If you force me to do something, I'm going to resist it and I think this is very common to many people who run foul of the law.

It is a general resistance and resentment to anything you are forced to do.

If things do not go to plan, I will go back on the drugs. But I am confident I can manage it.

I have built up quite a life for myself in the past few years and I have a lot more to lose now than I did before. That is extra motivation to get it right this time.

If I do something again I will probably go to jail for life. But I am not going back. It is not going to happen.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010
St. Ephrem
(306?-373)

Poet, teacher, orator and defender of the faith, Ephrem is the only Syrian recognized as a doctor of the Church. He took upon himself the special task of opposing the many false doctrines rampant at his time, always remaining a true and forceful defender of the Catholic Church.
Born in Nisibis, Mesopotamia, he was baptized as a young man and became famous as a teacher in his native city. When the Christian emperor had to cede Nisibis to the Persians, Ephrem, along with many Christians, fled as a refugee to Edessa. He is credited with attracting great glory to the biblical school there. He was ordained a deacon but declined becoming a priest (and was said to have avoided episcopal consecration by feigning madness!).

He had a prolific pen and his writings best illumine his holiness. Although he was not a man of great scholarship, his works reflect deep insight and knowledge of the Scriptures. In writing about the mysteries of humanity’s redemption, Ephrem reveals a realistic and humanly sympathetic spirit and a great devotion to the humanity of Jesus. It is said that his poetic account of the Last Judgment inspired Dante.

It is surprising to read that he wrote hymns against the heretics of his day. He would take the popular songs of the heretical groups and, using their melodies, compose beautiful hymns embodying orthodox doctrine. Ephrem became one of the first to introduce song into the Church’s public worship as a means of instruction for the faithful. His many hymns have earned him the title “Harp of the Holy Spirit.”

He preferred a simple, austere life, living in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa. It was here he died around 373.



Comment:

Many Catholics still find singing in church a problem, probably because of the rather individualistic piety that they inherited. Yet singing has been a tradition of both the Old and the New Testament. It is an excellent way of expressing and creating a community spirit of unity as well as joy. Ephrem's hymns, an ancient historian testifies, "lent luster to the Christian assemblies." We need some modern Ephremsâ€"and cooperating singersâ€"to do the same for our Christian assemblies today.


Quote:

Lay me not with sweet spices,
For this honor avails me not,
Nor yet use incense and perfumes,
For the honor befits me not.
Burn yet the incense in the holy place;
As for me, escort me only with your prayers,
Give ye your incense to God,
And over me send up hymns.
Instead of perfumes and spices,
Be mindful of me in your intercessions.
(From The Testament of St. Ephrem)

Proof   

The proof of God’s love and compassion is printed with nails in the palms of his only Son, Jesus Christ. 

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 09, 2010, 09:22:20 AM
If I were rich I would participate in the auction. Nindot ni nga conversation piece sa living room...

he he he, kon maglalis wa seguro ug itirik sa liog!

BBC:  Will you approve of this;

A Polish law that can force some rapists and paedophiles to undergo chemical castration has come into effect.

The legislation, passed by Polish MPs last September, applies to men who rape children or immediate family members.

The procedure has been tried elsewhere, but usually on a voluntary basis.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk proposed the measures after a series of high-profile paedophilia cases last year.

Under the law, prisoners would be forced on their release to take drugs to reduce their sex drive, but courts are required to consider the opinions of psychiatrists before ordering it.

According to Polish politicians, the country now has the toughest legislation towards paedophiles in Europe.

BBC

An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly.

In contrast to those annoying happy types, miserable people are better at decision-making and less gullible, his experiments showed.

While cheerfulness fosters creativity, gloominess breeds attentiveness and careful thinking, Professor Joe Forgas told Australian Science Magazine
The University of New South Wales researcher says a grumpy person can cope with more demanding situations than a happy one because of the way the brain "promotes information processing strategies".
Professor Forgas said: "Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, co-operation and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world."

The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments, which Forgas said showed that a "mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style".



Advantage ang mga sapoton.

adunay mga kilusan sa una, I was so convinced that I could share something, tapok tapok lang gud, dakop man dayon .  Adunay pahibaloon nga abogado (mga boluntaryo pod), wala ko magdogay kay adunay mga kaila , it was so difficult to explain to my parents, I understand it was something they won´t comprehend so  I went to Davao City to change the atmosphere.

Subasta sa Christie in London!

Lee, porbida ka Day, dugay nako wakakaon nianang mga lami nga gulay!

do you know that camote/sweet potatoes is richer  in beta-carotene in compare to carrots?

No, but I can pee underwater.

signs and symptoms from american diabetes association;


Although there is no well-defined cause for diabetes, it has been observed that genetics and other factors, like, lack of physical activity, obesity, etc, are found to be behind this disease. The following are the signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus.

    * The most common symptoms of diabetes mellitus are polyuria (passage of large volumes of urine) and polydipsia (increased thirst and excessive fluid intake). As far as Type I diabetes is concerned, the affected people start developing symptoms within weeks or months, but in case of Type II diabetes, the symptoms develop in a very slow manner. In some people affected with Type II diabetes, the symptoms may not be severe enough to detect the disease or symptoms may be completely absent.
    * Another symptom of Type I diabetes is rapid and unexplained weight loss and lethargy. People affected by Type II diabetes may not experience weight loss.
    * Glycosuria (glucose in urine) and polyuria, may cause some other conditions, like, dehydration and polyphagia, a condition where the person experiences a significant increase in appetite.
    * If left untreated, the disease may lead to blurred vision, which is almost rapid in people with Type I diabetes, but develops in a very gradual manner in those with Type II diabetes.
    * Another complication of this disease is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a condition, wherein the person experiences polyuria, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. This condition is characterized by a smell of acetone in the breath, a deep breathing pattern called Kussmaul breathing and lethargy. In severe cases, the patient may slip into coma and eventually, death may follow. Normally, this condition is mostly found in people affected with Type I diabetes. In case of any such symptoms, the patient must be hospitalized at the earliest.
    * Another severe symptom associated with diabetes but mainly experienced by patients of Type II diabetes is hyperosmolar nonketotic state. This condition is very rare and is caused by dehydration.
    * Infections of skin, bladder and vaginal areas are more commonly found in people affected by diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus is a very complicated disease, which can lead to nerve damage, kidney failure, atherosclerosis, blindness, stroke, heart disease, etc. Hence, it is imperative to control the disease

it is wise to have a regular check-up.

pre-martial law days.

bbc picture this;



An employee of Christie's Auction House in London holds a stake that belongs to a 19th century vampire killing kit on Monday. The kit includes anti-vampire essentials such as wooden stakes, a crucifix, vials for holy water, garlic powder, a Bible from 1873, a syringe, a pistol and even a photograph of a priest. The box is expected to sell for up to £1,800 (€2,200) at auction Tuesday. B.Y.O garlic.

2007 pa ni Doy!! update please and you´ll see an stagerring statistics

one heart one love, the other two, duwa-duwa lang.

just like Barbra Streisand, her father died with Alzheimer , she is pouring much of her energy and finances on researches about this hereditary disease.

kanang mga dagko nga ospital diha, mga tag-iya Hudyo. They can afford any research.

June 8


St. William of York, Bishop (Feast day is June 8th). William of York was the son of Count Herbert, treasurer to Henry I. His mother Emma, was the half-sister of King William. Young William became treasurer of the church of York at an early age and was elected archbishop of York in 1140.

William's election was challenged on the grounds of simony and unchastity. He was cleared by Rome, but later, a new Pope, the Cistercian Eugene III, suspended William, and in 1147, he was deposed as archbishop of York.

William then retired to Winchester where he led the austere life of a monk, practicing much prayer and mortification. Upon the death of his accusers and Eugene III, Pope Anastastius IV restored William his See and made him archbishop. However, after one month back in York, the saintly prelate died in the year 1154. Some claim he was poisoned by the archdeacon of York, but no record of any resolution in the case remains extant. Pope Honorius III canonized William in 1227.

A Glimpse of God   

God’s infinite goodness and mercy is found in the fall of the human race. Something made him want to save us. 

Yes Sir, every line holds true for a woman in rage! Same with the John Bobbit news .

porbida, maholog naman kaha kini sa withdrawal!

basin high sa Maryjane.

that´s celebrity and entertainment, basin pod nga dako ug bunal! Maka gubah ug paga-pagah!

Saksto ka hubag, kay sod-onga kini nga bjikjik, nganong iyang gibaid ang iyang mga kukoh? Male warning?

nag concert siya sa Germany, daghang mga tigulang nga fans koyog ang mga apo! Gi-uban na siya, kon mosayaw dili ka ikid-ikid, kon dili isikad sikad na lang ang mga tiil! really funny.

kini ang orig, Doy!  Ang mga karaan nga awit sa karaoke sama sa Delilah, Green,green grass of home,She´s a lady, mga paborito sa mga palahobog. ha  ha ha!

Servant of God Joseph Perez
(1890-1928)


"The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church," said Tertullian in the third century. Joseph Perez carried on that tradition.
Joseph was born in Coroneo, Mexico, and joined the Franciscans when he was 17. Because of Mexico’s civil unrest at that time (the forces of Pancho Villa had crossed into New Mexico on a raid the previous year), he was forced to take his philosophy and theology studies in California.

After ordination at Mission Santa Barbara, he returned to Mexico and served at Jerecuaro from 1922 on. The persecution under the presidency of Plutarco Calles (1924-28) forced Joseph to wear various disguises as he traveled around to visit the Catholics. In 1927 Church property was nationalized, Catholic schools were closed, and foreign priests and nuns were deported.

One day Joseph and several others were captured while returning from a secretly held Mass. Father Perez was stabbed to death by soldiers a few miles from Celaya on June 2, 1928.

When Joseph’s body was later brought in procession to Salvatierra, it was buried there amid cries of "Viva, Cristo Rey!" (Long live Christ the King!).



Comment:

The Catholic Church in Mexico today is much freer than it was in the 1920’s. Catholicism is very much alive in Mexico today, nurtured in part by martyrs like Father Perez.


Quote:

Father Joseph’s memorial card includes these words: "May almighty God grant that our prayer, which is supported by the bloody sacrifice of this martyr, may graciously appear in his sight and bring salvation to us and redemption to our country" (Marion A. Habig, O.F.M., The Franciscan Book of Saints, p. 412).


Saint of the Day

this is wonderful;

Lost Lambs   

Jesus came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. The Good Shepherd comes to seek and to find the lost lambs. 

Panalipod mga Guindulmanon kay nagwakal si daBins, saksto gajud kining ijang pangasabah!

Wikipedia:  Sir Tom Jones, OBE (born Thomas John Woodward on 7 June 1940) is a Welsh singer particularly noted for his powerful voice and overt sexuality.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung nearly every form of popular music - pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, and techno. He has sold over 100 million records.




He turned 70 today!

Yes, I have a very good sense of humor, my German friends don´t like it at first but it is useful when work is so tense and stressful.

Yes Sir, for your vey interesting thread, arrigato!

I will adopt a child,  kon maka-oli ko pohon kanang medyo elementary grades, I will ask the permission of my children of course.

I say yes to this, since a child completes a family life as microcosm of society.

St. Norbert
(1080?-1134)



Friends sometimes jokingly mangle the name of the Premonstratensians into “Monstrous Pretensions,” just as the Franciscan O.F.M. is said to mean “Out For Money.” The name actually derives from Premontre, the region of France where Norbert established this Order in the 12th century.
Norbert’s founding of the Order was truly a monstrous task: combating rampant heresies (particularly regarding the Blessed Sacrament), revitalizing many of the faithful who had grown indifferent and dissolute, plus effecting peace and reconciliation among enemies.

Norbert entertained no pretensions about his own ability to accomplish this multiple task. Even with the aid of a goodly number of men who joined his Order, he realized that nothing could be effectively done without God’s power. Finding this help especially in devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, he and his Norbertines praised God for success in converting heretics, reconciling numerous enemies and rebuilding faith in indifferent believers. Many of them lived in central houses during the week and served in parishes on weekends.

Reluctantly, Norbert became archbishop of Magdeburg in central Germany, a territory half pagan and half Christian. In this position he zealously and courageously continued his work for the Church until his death on June 6, 1134.




Comment:

A different world cannot be built by indifferent people. The same is true in regard to the Church. The indifference of vast numbers of nominal faithful, their indifference to ecclesiastical authority and essential doctrines of the faith weakens the Church's witness. Unswerving loyalty to the Church and fervent devotion to the Eucharist, as practiced by Norbert, will continue immeasurably towards maintaining the people of God in accord with the heart of Christ.


Quote:

On the occasion of his ordination to the priesthood, Norbert said, "O Priest! You are not yourself because you are God. You are not of yourself because you are the servant and minister of Christ. You are not your own because you are the spouse of the Church. You are not yourself because you are the mediator between God and man. You are not from yourself because you are nothing. What then are you? Nothing and everything. O Priest! Take care lest what was said to Christ on the cross be said to you: 'He saved others, himself he cannot save!'"

Our Compassionate God    

God is full of compassion, always looking for some way to reach the lost and forsaken. 

Dong Bran, you look great without beard.

Aduna man tingali diha sa Surigao.

St. Boniface
(672?-754)


Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot to devote his life to the conversion of the Germanic tribes. Two characteristics stand out: his Christian orthodoxy and his fidelity to the pope of Rome.

How absolutely necessary this orthodoxy and fidelity were is borne out by the conditions he found on his first missionary journey in 719 at the request of Pope Gregory II. Paganism was a way of life. What Christianity he did find had either lapsed into paganism or was mixed with error. The clergy were mainly responsible for these latter conditions since they were in many instances uneducated, lax and questionably obedient to their bishops. In particular instances their very ordination was questionable.

These are the conditions that Boniface was to report in 722 on his first return visit to Rome. The Holy Father instructed him to reform the German Church. The pope sent letters of recommendation to religious and civil leaders. Boniface later admitted that his work would have been unsuccessful, from a human viewpoint, without a letter of safe-conduct from Charles Martel, the powerful Frankish ruler, grandfather of Charlemagne. Boniface was finally made a regional bishop and authorized to organize the whole German Church. He was eminently successful.

In the Frankish kingdom, he met great problems because of lay interference in bishops’ elections, the worldliness of the clergy and lack of papal control.

During a final mission to the Frisians, he and 53 companions were massacred while he was preparing converts for Confirmation.

In order to restore the Germanic Church to its fidelity to Rome and to convert the pagans, he had been guided by two principles. The first was to restore the obedience of the clergy to their bishops in union with the pope of Rome. The second was the establishment of many houses of prayer which took the form of Benedictine monasteries. A great number of Anglo-Saxon monks and nuns followed him to the continent. He introduced Benedictine nuns to the active apostolate of education.

Comment:

Boniface bears out the Christian rule: To follow Christ is to follow the way of the cross. For Boniface, it was not only physical suffering or death, but the painful, thankless, bewildering task of Church reform. Missionary glory is often thought of in terms of bringing new persons to Christ. It seemsâ€"but is notâ€"less glorious to heal the household of the faith.

Patron Saint of:

Germany

God's Mercy   

There is always hope of salvation until a person has finally passed the frontier of death. God predestines no one to hell. 

Is it not funny to readjust as to what was used to be? Best wishes on your new found "home".

kahibaw siya kon kinsa ang wala kakompisal kay sa pangalawat makit-an man niya, mao nga daghan siyang abogon, kay matod pa niya dili angay modawat sa lawas ni Kristo.

On this flotilla are german journalists and members of amnesty international, at least there was a fair reporting on the other side.

This is a wise step which should have been done a lot earlier to prevent digital divide.

abtik na Mike, kining gakokod ko sa oras, last week balik balik ko ug abli kay dugayan.Salamat.

ang iyang gihimo angay sondon sa mga politiko nga adunay delicadeza, kon magpataka ka unya dili uyon ang kadaghanan, kay nag paka-ulaw man lagi, resign. I wish those incompetent politicians have this trait to preserve honor and dignity in public office.

i second the motion Mike!

June 4
1608


Founder of the Minor Clerks Regular with St. John Augustine Adorno. He was born in 1563, a member of a noble Neapolitan family. Though he had a rare skin disease, much like leprosy, Francis became a priest, at which time his skin disease disappeared. In 1588, he co-founded the Minor Clerks Regular and spent the rest of his life as the superior. He was canonized in 1807. His cult is now confined to local calendars.

Just a Glimpse   

If you have loved and been loved in return, you have some idea of what the promise of eternal life is. 

this thread existed once and it said something about bloggers which will paid, sakto ko?

There was a great uproar in Istanbul, Turkey after the Israeli´s attack of a flottilla on the way to Palestine to bring foods and medications to Gaza . This has heightened the tension between Christians and Muslims in Turkey.
It was declared that the bishop´s chauffeur was mentally deranged when he stabbed the bishop. This crime will never be given justice. Inday islander sorry kay ang balita german, I tried my best to interpret this.

The Wupper river;

Wuppertal (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊpɐtaːl]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Wupper river south of the Ruhr area. Population 361,333 (2005).

Two thirds of the total municipal area is green belt: woods, meadows, gardens and fields. From any part of the city it is only a ten-minute walk to one of the public parks or shady woodland path. At the same time it is a major industrial centre including such industries as: textiles, metallurgy, chemicals, medicine (Bayer), electric, rubber, vehicles and printing equipment. One of the most famous pain-killers, Aspirin, was invented in Wuppertal by Bayer.

The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy is located in this city.

asa na kdtong nagsogod ning thread, paminawa na ang among mga awit!

a tragic repercussion;

Catholic bishop stabbed to death in southern Turkey

The victim was identified by the Vatican as Luigi Padovese, the apostolic vicar of Anatolia. He was assaulted on Thursday in his house in Iskenderun, located in Hatay province, the Vatican said.

Church officials expressed "shock and sorrow" over the death of Padovese, also the president of the Turkey Bishops Conference

"I can only express an immense pain over this violent act that has taken us by surprise," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said.

"The tragedy of this event shows the difficulty that the Christian community endures in the Middle East region."

Roman Catholics in Turkey "occasionally have been subjected to violent societal attacks," according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a U.S. government agency.

(CNN) -- International leaders expressed shock and dismay Monday over the Israeli Navy's pre-dawn storming of a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza that resulted in nine deaths.
In New York, the Security Council met in emergency session to discuss the matter.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said the flotilla was trying to circumvent Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and defended its move as justified. "This happened after numerous warnings from Israel and the Israel navy that were issued prior to the action," it said in a posting on its website. "During the interception of the ships, the demonstrators on board attacked the IDF naval personnel with live fire and light weaponry including knives and clubs."

God blessed us with a warm sunny day, here are some pictures I took today;



Children who made their first communion are also present.







The Blessed Body and Blood of our Lord, Corpus Christi!

Fronleichnam in Wuppertal.
Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ) is a Western Catholic feast. It is also celebrated in some Anglican  and Lutheran churches. It honors the Eucharist, which believers hold to be the actual body and blood of Christ, and as such it does not commemorate a particular event in Jesus' life. It is held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or, in some places, on the following Sunday. Its celebration on a Thursday is meant to associate it with institution by Jesus of the Eucharist during the Last Supper, commemorated on Maundy Thursday, and this is the first free Thursday after Paschaltide.  In the Ordinary form[clarification needed] of the Roman rite of the Catholic Church, the feast is officially known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

In many English-speaking countries, Corpus Christi is transferred to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday by both Catholics and Anglicans. At the end of the Mass, it is customary to have a Procession of the Blessed Sacrament (often outdoors), followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Wikipedia

Yehey, makahalok ko ni Bulak junior!

Wolfie, interesting kaayo ang experiment sa Bonn University. Simple lang kaayo.
In an apartment , the plants were attached to a cable which in turn is monitored ( it showed  a normal frequency), then came the plant owner and greeted them "hello!", in the monitor they saw rise of the cycle proving the plants are excited to feel or hear the owner. I think it is like a dog seeing the master and starts to wag the tail as a sign of excitement.

Wow, i wish she could demonstrate it in youtube!

taym pa dia ang akong na hinomdoman;

Hell hat no fury like...,

William Congreve, in The mourning bride, 1697:

As you'll answer it, take heed
This Slave commit no Violence upon
Himself. I've been deceiv'd. The Publick Safety
Requires he should be more confin'd; and none,
No not the Princes self, permitted to
Confer with him. I'll quit you to the King.
Vile and ingrate! too late thou shalt repent
The base Injustice thou hast done my Love:
Yes, thou shalt know, spite of thy past Distress,
And all those Ills which thou so long hast mourn'd;
Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

akong tag-naon, tig tiltil ug sisih?

I would like to share to you from my mailbox an email from a great scientist;

Please see yesterday's edition of Panay News for an article on Mangroves and Artists -- attached and also click http://www.panaynewsphilippines.com/feature1.htm

J.H. Primavera

impressive as a mother, for my kids I´m their Superstar! ha ha ha ( Ay lab may owhn)

Thursday, June 03, 2010
Blessed John XXIII
(1881-1963)

 
Although few people had as great an impact on the 20th century as Pope John XXIII, he avoided the limelight as much as possible. Indeed, one writer has noted that his “ordinariness” seems one of his most remarkable qualities.
The firstborn son of a farming family in Sotto il Monte, near Bergamo in northern Italy, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was always proud of his down-to-earth roots. In Bergamo’s diocesan seminary, he joined the Secular Franciscan Order.

After his ordination in 1904, Angelo returned to Rome for canon law studies. He soon worked as his bishop’s secretary, Church history teacher in the seminary and as publisher of the diocesan paper.

His service as a stretcher-bearer for the Italian army during World War I gave him a firsthand knowledge of war. In 1921 he was made national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith; he found time to teach patristics at a seminary in the Eternal City

In 1925 he became a papal diplomat, serving first in Bulgaria, then in Turkey and finally in France (1944-53). During World War II, he became well acquainted with Orthodox Church leaders and with the help of Germany’s ambassador to Turkey, Archbishop Roncalli helped save an estimated 24,000 Jewish people.

Named a cardinal and appointed patriarch of Venice in 1953, he was finally a residential bishop. A month short of entering his 78th year, he was elected pope, taking the name John, his father’s name and the two patrons of Rome’s cathedral, St. John Lateran. He took his work very seriously but not himself. His wit soon became proverbial and he began meeting with political and religious leaders from around the world. In 1962 he was deeply involved in efforts to resolve the Cuban missile crisis.

His most famous encyclicals were Mother and Teacher (1961) and Peace on Earth (1963). Pope John XXIII enlarged the membership in the College of Cardinals and made it more international. At his address at the opening of the Second Vatican Council, he criticized the “prophets of doom” who “in these modern times see nothing but prevarication and ruin.” Pope John XXIII set a tone for the Council when he said, “The Church has always opposed... errors. Nowadays, however, the Spouse of Christ prefers to make use of the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity.”

On his deathbed he said: “It is not that the gospel has changed; it is that we have begun to understand it better. Those who have lived as long as I have…were enabled to compare different cultures and traditions, and know that the moment has come to discern the signs of the times, to seize the opportunity and to look far ahead.”

He died on June 3, 1963. Pope John Paul II beatified him  in 2000.

The Bottom Line   

There is really only one question of absolute significance in life: Are we going to be saved? Salvation is the bottom line. 

mora si Prince Charles, he loves organic gardening and he talks to them, now it might sounds funny but it works.  It just like talking kindly to your children, they´ll be  kind in return.

Forta years ago. She was featured in the Newsweek magazine how she dealt with depression.