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#6301
World Daily News / Re: Pope wishes for reconciliation with artists
September 23, 2009, 05:53:56 PM #6302
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 23, 2009, 05:20:42 PM
Transformed by His Love
Jesus, give me the courage to live as one touched and changed by your redeeming love. Gift me with the passion and energy to run and tell others how your love has transformed me.
Jesus, give me the courage to live as one touched and changed by your redeeming love. Gift me with the passion and energy to run and tell others how your love has transformed me.
#6303
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 23, 2009, 05:19:45 PM
St. Padre Pio da Pietrelcina
(1887-1968)
In one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. "This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching," said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to "a privileged path of sanctity."
Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease.
Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice (1898-1903 and 1910-17) his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income.
At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917 he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic.
On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet and side.
Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924 and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924.
Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned.
Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This "House for the Alleviation of Suffering" has 350 beds.
A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like St. Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters.
One of Padre Pio’s sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999.
Comment:
At Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Pope John Paul II referred to that day's Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) and said: “The Gospel image of 'yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the 'yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burden are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.â€
Quote:
"The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain" (saying of Padre Pio).
(1887-1968)
In one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. "This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching," said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to "a privileged path of sanctity."
Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease.
Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice (1898-1903 and 1910-17) his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income.
At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917 he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic.
On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet and side.
Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924 and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924.
Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned.
Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This "House for the Alleviation of Suffering" has 350 beds.
A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like St. Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters.
One of Padre Pio’s sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999.
Comment:
At Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Pope John Paul II referred to that day's Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) and said: “The Gospel image of 'yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the 'yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burden are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.â€
Quote:
"The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain" (saying of Padre Pio).
#6304
General Topic / Oktoberfest - Octoberfest - Beer Festival in Germany
September 22, 2009, 05:07:53 PM
Oktoberfest - Octoberfest - Beer Festival in Germany
September and October is time for Oktoberfest, a German beer festival in Munich. Oktoberfest is a world famous celebration of German beer.
Ladies in Dirndl (German costume)
million visitors come to Munich to enjoy the fun of the beerfest!
It's all about the beer...
Among the many attractions, the "liquid gold" is probably the most important thing at the Oktoberfest. As usual, over 6 million liters of beer will be drunk this year.
Price:
A "Mass", one litre of beer, will cost between 8,30 â,¬ and 8,60 â,¬ this year.
September and October is time for Oktoberfest, a German beer festival in Munich. Oktoberfest is a world famous celebration of German beer.
Ladies in Dirndl (German costume)
million visitors come to Munich to enjoy the fun of the beerfest!
It's all about the beer...
Among the many attractions, the "liquid gold" is probably the most important thing at the Oktoberfest. As usual, over 6 million liters of beer will be drunk this year.
Price:
A "Mass", one litre of beer, will cost between 8,30 â,¬ and 8,60 â,¬ this year.
#6305
Talk of the Town / Re: Another bank shuts down in Tagbilaran City
September 22, 2009, 04:50:22 PM
This posting, thanks Ben, simply confirms my suspicion that our banking system is rotten! It is always the poor people who are disadvantaged. Our government should create clear guidelines to protect bank customers´interest. Hallo Calle, asa ra ka? Need your feedback here. 
#6306
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 22, 2009, 02:43:36 PM
St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
(1600?-1637)
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Lawrence (Lorenzo) was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them and Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan. He became a professional calligrapher, transcribing documents in beautiful penmanship. He was a full member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary under Dominican auspices. He married and had two sons and a daughter.
His life took an abrupt turn when he was accused of murder. Nothing further is known except the statement of two Dominicans that "he was sought by the authorities on account of a homicide to which he was present or which was attributed to him."
At that time three Dominican priests, Antonio Gonzalez, Guillermo Courtet and Miguel de Aozaraza, were about to sail to Japan in spite of a violent persecution there. With them was a Japanese priest, Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Lazaro, a leper. Lorenzo, having taken asylum with them, was allowed to accompany them. But only when they were at sea did he learn that they were going to Japan.
They landed at Okinawa. Lorenzo could have gone on to Formosa, but, he reported, "I decided to stay with the Fathers, because the Spaniards would hang me there." In Japan they were soon found out, arrested and taken to Nagasaki. The site of wholesale bloodshed when the atomic bomb was dropped had known tragedy before. The 50,000 Catholics who once lived there were dispersed or killed by persecution.
They were subjected to an unspeakable kind of torture: After huge quantities of water were forced down their throats, they were made to lie down. Long boards were placed on their stomachs and guards then stepped on the ends of the boards, forcing the water to spurt violently from mouth, nose and ears.
The superior, Antonio, died after some days. Both the Japanese priest and Lazaro broke under torture, which included the insertion of bamboo needles under their fingernails. But both were brought back to courage by their companions.
In Lorenzo's moment of crisis, he asked the interpreter, "I would like to know if, by apostatizing, they will spare my life." The interpreter was noncommittal, but Lorenzo, in the ensuing hours, felt his faith grow strong. He became bold, even audacious, with his interrogators.
The five were put to death by being hanged upside down in pits. Boards fitted with semicircular holes were fitted around their waists and stones put on top to increase the pressure. They were tightly bound, to slow circulation and prevent a speedy death. They were allowed to hang for three days. By that time Lorenzo and Lazaro were dead. The three Dominican priests, still alive, were beheaded.
Pope John Paul II canonized these six and 10 others, Asians and Europeans, men and women, who spread the faith in the Philippines, Formosa and Japan. Lorenzo Ruiz is the first canonized Filipino martyr.
Comment:
We ordinary Christians of todayâ€"how would we stand up in the circumstances these martyrs faced? We sympathize with the two who temporarily denied the faith. We understand Lorenzo's terrible moment of temptation. But we see also the courageâ€"unexplainable in human termsâ€"which surged from their store of faith. Martyrdom, like ordinary life, is a miracle of grace.
Quote:
When government officials asked, "If we grant you life, will you renounce your faith?," Lorenzo responded: "That I will never do, because I am a Christian, and I shall die for God, and for him I will give many thousands of lives if I had them. And so, do with me as you please."
(1600?-1637)
Size: A A
Lawrence (Lorenzo) was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them and Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan. He became a professional calligrapher, transcribing documents in beautiful penmanship. He was a full member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary under Dominican auspices. He married and had two sons and a daughter.
His life took an abrupt turn when he was accused of murder. Nothing further is known except the statement of two Dominicans that "he was sought by the authorities on account of a homicide to which he was present or which was attributed to him."
At that time three Dominican priests, Antonio Gonzalez, Guillermo Courtet and Miguel de Aozaraza, were about to sail to Japan in spite of a violent persecution there. With them was a Japanese priest, Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Lazaro, a leper. Lorenzo, having taken asylum with them, was allowed to accompany them. But only when they were at sea did he learn that they were going to Japan.
They landed at Okinawa. Lorenzo could have gone on to Formosa, but, he reported, "I decided to stay with the Fathers, because the Spaniards would hang me there." In Japan they were soon found out, arrested and taken to Nagasaki. The site of wholesale bloodshed when the atomic bomb was dropped had known tragedy before. The 50,000 Catholics who once lived there were dispersed or killed by persecution.
They were subjected to an unspeakable kind of torture: After huge quantities of water were forced down their throats, they were made to lie down. Long boards were placed on their stomachs and guards then stepped on the ends of the boards, forcing the water to spurt violently from mouth, nose and ears.
The superior, Antonio, died after some days. Both the Japanese priest and Lazaro broke under torture, which included the insertion of bamboo needles under their fingernails. But both were brought back to courage by their companions.
In Lorenzo's moment of crisis, he asked the interpreter, "I would like to know if, by apostatizing, they will spare my life." The interpreter was noncommittal, but Lorenzo, in the ensuing hours, felt his faith grow strong. He became bold, even audacious, with his interrogators.
The five were put to death by being hanged upside down in pits. Boards fitted with semicircular holes were fitted around their waists and stones put on top to increase the pressure. They were tightly bound, to slow circulation and prevent a speedy death. They were allowed to hang for three days. By that time Lorenzo and Lazaro were dead. The three Dominican priests, still alive, were beheaded.
Pope John Paul II canonized these six and 10 others, Asians and Europeans, men and women, who spread the faith in the Philippines, Formosa and Japan. Lorenzo Ruiz is the first canonized Filipino martyr.
Comment:
We ordinary Christians of todayâ€"how would we stand up in the circumstances these martyrs faced? We sympathize with the two who temporarily denied the faith. We understand Lorenzo's terrible moment of temptation. But we see also the courageâ€"unexplainable in human termsâ€"which surged from their store of faith. Martyrdom, like ordinary life, is a miracle of grace.
Quote:
When government officials asked, "If we grant you life, will you renounce your faith?," Lorenzo responded: "That I will never do, because I am a Christian, and I shall die for God, and for him I will give many thousands of lives if I had them. And so, do with me as you please."
#6307
Philippine Education / Re: HNU HS Batch92 Get Together 2009
September 22, 2009, 02:41:07 PM
Unsang petsaha, kay maka-uli jud ko uban ang akong ulitawong gamay?
Maniid ra diay ko sa inyong taok-tapok.
Maniid ra diay ko sa inyong taok-tapok.
#6308
Philippine Daily News / Filipino Architect Selected as Finalist in Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition
September 22, 2009, 02:14:17 PM
Filipino Architect Selected as Finalist in Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition
September 22, 2009 by DFA-PISU
PR-741-09, 22 September 2009 â€" Filipino architect Gonzalo “Jun†Raymundo, Jr. was selected as one of the top 10 finalists in the prestigious Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition is an exhibition contest sponsored by the Guggenheim Museum and Google SketchUp. It is open to both amateur and professional designers who are challenged to come up with various 3D designs inspired from different shelters in any part of the world using Google SketchUp and Google Earth.
Submissions were received from nearly 600 contestants in 68 countries around the world. Ten finalists were then drawn from this pool of contestants for the People’s Prize Award, which will be chosen through an online public voting.
Mr. Raymundo, based in Quezon City, Philippines, is leading the voting polls.
In a statement, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy C. Gaa said Mr. Raymundo has exhibited exceptional skill in design and architecture. “Truly, his work best reflects ingenuity, workmanship and culture that the Filipino people can be proud of. I encourage members of the Filipino community to extend their support to Mr. Raymundo by casting their votes for his meritorious piece of art,†he said.
Mr. Raymundo’s work entitled, “A Bamboo Shelter in a Garbage Dump City,†is a bamboo design shelter built on a concrete base situated at a garbage dump in the Philippines. The bamboo wall represents a strong sense camaraderie or “bayanihan†to signify that “where there is unity there is strength.†His work collectively symbolizes “sustainability and hope.â€
The voting period will run until 10 October 2009. A link to the voting page can be accessed at: http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/vote-for-shelters. END
September 22, 2009 by DFA-PISU
PR-741-09, 22 September 2009 â€" Filipino architect Gonzalo “Jun†Raymundo, Jr. was selected as one of the top 10 finalists in the prestigious Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition is an exhibition contest sponsored by the Guggenheim Museum and Google SketchUp. It is open to both amateur and professional designers who are challenged to come up with various 3D designs inspired from different shelters in any part of the world using Google SketchUp and Google Earth.
Submissions were received from nearly 600 contestants in 68 countries around the world. Ten finalists were then drawn from this pool of contestants for the People’s Prize Award, which will be chosen through an online public voting.
Mr. Raymundo, based in Quezon City, Philippines, is leading the voting polls.
In a statement, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy C. Gaa said Mr. Raymundo has exhibited exceptional skill in design and architecture. “Truly, his work best reflects ingenuity, workmanship and culture that the Filipino people can be proud of. I encourage members of the Filipino community to extend their support to Mr. Raymundo by casting their votes for his meritorious piece of art,†he said.
Mr. Raymundo’s work entitled, “A Bamboo Shelter in a Garbage Dump City,†is a bamboo design shelter built on a concrete base situated at a garbage dump in the Philippines. The bamboo wall represents a strong sense camaraderie or “bayanihan†to signify that “where there is unity there is strength.†His work collectively symbolizes “sustainability and hope.â€
The voting period will run until 10 October 2009. A link to the voting page can be accessed at: http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/vote-for-shelters. END
#6309
Love Talk / Re: Kiss, my first kiss!
September 22, 2009, 06:53:04 AM
thanks for posting Glacier, very sentimental! 
#6310
World Daily News / Re: Teacher jailed for sex with pupil
September 22, 2009, 06:41:30 AM
We are very much exposed to lots of things in sexual overtones, just look at the advertisements, dramas, mtv, television and the like.
#6311
World Daily News / Teacher jailed for sex with pupil
September 22, 2009, 05:37:35 AM
A private school teacher who admitted having an unlawful relationship with a 15-year-old pupil has been jailed for 15 months at Southwark Crown Court.
Helen Goddard, 26, taught music at a prestigious central London school before her arrest in July.
Goddard, of Thornham Street, Greenwich, south-east London, pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual activity with a female child under 16.
She has also been ordered to sign the sex offenders register.
Goddard, who was known as the "jazz lady", became close to the youngster as they met over coffee after classes but was "pressured" into the relationship by the pupil, the court was told.
Their relationship became sexual and during their five-month affair the two spent a weekend in Paris, during which they attended the Gay Pride March, and nights at Goddard's home.
Statement from girl's parents
"However, under the guise of helping her we now understand that for over five months she was betraying our trust and our daughter's," they said.
"She did not stay true to her professional responsibility."
Sentencing Goddard, Judge Anthony Pitts said: "This is a difficult case. The evidence showed you were having a full-on sexual relationship with the girl for many months.
"She has made it clear that the sexual contact between you was consensual and she says in her statement that in fact it was instigated by her.
"It is, of course, against the law to engage in sexual activity with a person under 16, even with her consent."
The school was made aware of the affair through an anonymous e-mail tip-off, the court heard.
Police found several sex toys during a search of Goddard's home after her arrest.
The judge, who was told the girl and the teacher were genuinely in love, did not uphold the prosecution's request for a sexual offences prevention order as it would be "draconian and unnecessarily cruel" to the girl as well.
Goddard, a child prodigy, was one of five young musicians from England invited to play at the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony in 2000.
Anthony Heaton-Armstrong, defending, said Goddard was "very remorseful" and stressed she was "not in any sense a sexual predator". BBC
Helen Goddard, 26, taught music at a prestigious central London school before her arrest in July.
Goddard, of Thornham Street, Greenwich, south-east London, pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual activity with a female child under 16.
She has also been ordered to sign the sex offenders register.
Goddard, who was known as the "jazz lady", became close to the youngster as they met over coffee after classes but was "pressured" into the relationship by the pupil, the court was told.
Their relationship became sexual and during their five-month affair the two spent a weekend in Paris, during which they attended the Gay Pride March, and nights at Goddard's home.
Statement from girl's parents
"However, under the guise of helping her we now understand that for over five months she was betraying our trust and our daughter's," they said.
"She did not stay true to her professional responsibility."
Sentencing Goddard, Judge Anthony Pitts said: "This is a difficult case. The evidence showed you were having a full-on sexual relationship with the girl for many months.
"She has made it clear that the sexual contact between you was consensual and she says in her statement that in fact it was instigated by her.
"It is, of course, against the law to engage in sexual activity with a person under 16, even with her consent."
The school was made aware of the affair through an anonymous e-mail tip-off, the court heard.
Police found several sex toys during a search of Goddard's home after her arrest.
The judge, who was told the girl and the teacher were genuinely in love, did not uphold the prosecution's request for a sexual offences prevention order as it would be "draconian and unnecessarily cruel" to the girl as well.
Goddard, a child prodigy, was one of five young musicians from England invited to play at the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony in 2000.
Anthony Heaton-Armstrong, defending, said Goddard was "very remorseful" and stressed she was "not in any sense a sexual predator". BBC
#6312
Philippine Business News / Re: Mysterious beast frightens teenagers in Panama
September 22, 2009, 02:38:40 AM
Our environment is so polluted that animals and other organisms are undergoing some form of dna mutations.
#6313
World Daily News / Re: Pope wishes for reconciliation with artists
September 22, 2009, 02:34:39 AM
kidding aside, this is one of the reasons why women gets lots of troubles including urinary tract infections, bacterial infections sa ug uban pa kay ang mga puti pisot! Busa ang akong anak akong gipatuli.
#6314
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 22, 2009, 02:23:29 AM
Loving Myself
Jesus, help me move beyond my guilt and shame. Teach me to love myself with an unconditional love that heals, transforms and reconciles
Jesus, help me move beyond my guilt and shame. Teach me to love myself with an unconditional love that heals, transforms and reconciles
#6315
World Daily News / Re: Pope wishes for reconciliation with artists
September 22, 2009, 02:20:45 AM
tikti-kon 
#6316
Introduce Yourself / Re: Welcome to TB, Evangeline
September 21, 2009, 04:47:33 PM
Don´t worry we were able to accommodate Gener a pure tagalog, she will like here for sure!
#6317
LGU Philippines / Re: Panglao International Airport Is Dead Already?
September 21, 2009, 02:45:47 PM
Princess Grace welcome to Tubag Bohol.
#6318
Introduce Yourself / Re: Welcome to TB, Evangeline
September 21, 2009, 02:29:05 PM
Inday Vangie, welcome sa payag, di-ay daghang istorya dinhi makalimot ko usahay sakong pinirito.
#6319
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 21, 2009, 02:26:05 PM
St. Matthew
Matthew was a Jew who worked for the occupying Roman forces, collecting taxes from other Jews. The Romans were not scrupulous about what the "taxfarmers" got for themselves. Hence the latter, known as "publicans," were generally hated as traitors by their fellow Jews. The Pharisees lumped them with "sinners" (see Matthew 9:11-13). So it was shocking to them to hear Jesus call such a man to be one of his intimate followers.
Matthew got Jesus in further trouble by having a sort of going-away party at his house. The Gospel tells us that "many" tax collectors and "those known as sinners" came to the dinner. The Pharisees were still more badly shocked. What business did the supposedly great teacher have associating with such immoral people? Jesus' answer was, "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' I did not come to call the righteous but sinners" (Matthew 9:12b-13). Jesus is not setting aside ritual and worship; he is saying that loving others is even more important.
No other particular incidents about Matthew are found in the New Testament.
Comment:
From such an unlikely situation, Jesus chose one of the foundations of the Church, a man others, judging from his job, thought was not holy enough for the position. But he was honest enough to admit that he was one of the sinners Jesus came to call. He was open enough to recognize truth when he saw him. "And he got up and followed him" (Matthew 9:9b).
Quote:
We imagine Matthew, after the terrible events surrounding the death of Jesus, going to the mountain to which the risen Lord had summoned them. "When they saw him, they worshipped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them [we think of him looking at each one in turn, Matthew listening and excited with the rest], 'All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age'" (Matthew 28:17-20).
Matthew would never forget that day. He proclaimed the Good News by his life and by his word. Our faith rests upon his witness and that of his fellow apostles.
Patron Saint of:
Accountants
Bankers
Bookkeepers
Tax collectors
Matthew was a Jew who worked for the occupying Roman forces, collecting taxes from other Jews. The Romans were not scrupulous about what the "taxfarmers" got for themselves. Hence the latter, known as "publicans," were generally hated as traitors by their fellow Jews. The Pharisees lumped them with "sinners" (see Matthew 9:11-13). So it was shocking to them to hear Jesus call such a man to be one of his intimate followers.
Matthew got Jesus in further trouble by having a sort of going-away party at his house. The Gospel tells us that "many" tax collectors and "those known as sinners" came to the dinner. The Pharisees were still more badly shocked. What business did the supposedly great teacher have associating with such immoral people? Jesus' answer was, "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' I did not come to call the righteous but sinners" (Matthew 9:12b-13). Jesus is not setting aside ritual and worship; he is saying that loving others is even more important.
No other particular incidents about Matthew are found in the New Testament.
Comment:
From such an unlikely situation, Jesus chose one of the foundations of the Church, a man others, judging from his job, thought was not holy enough for the position. But he was honest enough to admit that he was one of the sinners Jesus came to call. He was open enough to recognize truth when he saw him. "And he got up and followed him" (Matthew 9:9b).
Quote:
We imagine Matthew, after the terrible events surrounding the death of Jesus, going to the mountain to which the risen Lord had summoned them. "When they saw him, they worshipped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them [we think of him looking at each one in turn, Matthew listening and excited with the rest], 'All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age'" (Matthew 28:17-20).
Matthew would never forget that day. He proclaimed the Good News by his life and by his word. Our faith rests upon his witness and that of his fellow apostles.
Patron Saint of:
Accountants
Bankers
Bookkeepers
Tax collectors
#6320
General Topic / Re: Tubag Bohol Parenting ( Babies Are Us)
September 21, 2009, 02:24:13 PM
Nindot ang anak. Nag-enjoy ko sa pagpadako, kay mas badlongon pa man ko kay sa nila. Lami nga aduna kay barkada (anak diay). Contes mo ug langoy sa swimminghall, magloto mo sa kusina, tabang ug panghay-hay, manga-on sa gawas ( Mcdo diay). Just to think they have 11 years gap.
#6321
Sports and Fitness / Watermelon 'has same effect as Viagra'
September 21, 2009, 05:54:40 AM
Eating watermelon has a similar effect on the body to Viagra, according to researchers in the US.
It's down to a chemical called citrulline which is found in the juicy fruit.
Citrulline is an organic compound which affects the body's blood vessels in the same way as the sex enhancement pills.
It helps relax the blood vessels which means blood gets around the body more easily.
The research comes from the US' Texas Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Centre.
Dr Bhimu Patil led the research. He said: "We've always known that watermelon is good for you, but the list of its very important healthful benefits grows longer with each study.
"Watermelon may not be as organ specific as Viagra... but it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side-effects."
It's also claimed watermelons are good for your heart and immune system.
The vast majority of watermelon (92%) is made up of water. But the remaining 8% is loaded with the anti-oxidant lycopene which is also good for your skin.BBC
It's down to a chemical called citrulline which is found in the juicy fruit.
Citrulline is an organic compound which affects the body's blood vessels in the same way as the sex enhancement pills.
It helps relax the blood vessels which means blood gets around the body more easily.
The research comes from the US' Texas Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Centre.
Dr Bhimu Patil led the research. He said: "We've always known that watermelon is good for you, but the list of its very important healthful benefits grows longer with each study.
"Watermelon may not be as organ specific as Viagra... but it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side-effects."
It's also claimed watermelons are good for your heart and immune system.
The vast majority of watermelon (92%) is made up of water. But the remaining 8% is loaded with the anti-oxidant lycopene which is also good for your skin.BBC
#6322
General Topic / Re: Tubag Bohol Parenting ( Babies Are Us)
September 21, 2009, 04:53:17 AM
Bulak, maosab na! Si Mayumi daghang red birhtmarks sama sa baby ni Inday Raqs, apan mawala man. Ingon akong doktor posible siya mga mentally retarded 25% kay nag-dry labor ko, unya nag hematome iyang ulo angin sa pressure sa suction. After 3 days nag jaundice siya, usa ka semana siya nag-phototheraphy. Nalisang ko ni-aning bata-a. I was so intensive in caring for her and it paid.
#6323
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 21, 2009, 04:42:36 AM
Let Go of Fear and Resistance
Jesus, help me open myself to those who express your love, let go of my fear and resistance, and help me surrender to the transforming power of your love. In my thirst I turn to you.
Jesus, help me open myself to those who express your love, let go of my fear and resistance, and help me surrender to the transforming power of your love. In my thirst I turn to you.
#6324
Love Talk / Re: Jerome...Pinagkakaguluhan!
September 20, 2009, 08:35:38 PM
taga diin man kini siya? Gitaparan pod ni Mike, nasamot ka-klaro nga mas pogi si Mike Gatal!
#6325
Philippine Education / Re: CVSCAFT Not Qualified To Become State University
September 20, 2009, 08:30:35 PM"We evaluate (it) in a macro view, we don't do it at a very micro view,"
Whoever institution is concerned, the salary of the workers, teachers and staff should be increased. This will highly motivate them, uplift their morale and give quality education to the students. It will profit Bohol in return.
#6326
Science and Research / Re: Medical Lecture and Lessons
September 20, 2009, 08:26:55 PM
Doy, unsa may maayong pag-kaon para akong mother in-law (85)may sakit nga Parkinson?
ps
my sakit sa kasing kasing ug highpertension pa jud.
Manay
ps
my sakit sa kasing kasing ug highpertension pa jud.
Manay
#6327
Question and Answer / Re: Unsay Imong Gikaon Karon?
September 20, 2009, 07:32:20 PM
typical german food;
Knoedel, sauerbraten and rotkohl.
Knoedel, sauerbraten and rotkohl.
#6328
General Topic / Re: Tubag Bohol Parenting ( Babies Are Us)
September 20, 2009, 05:57:52 PM
Akong mga anak sa baby pa, morag unggoy ug dagway, balbon jamo. Kon ligoon, mogamit nako ug hairdryer. Pislat ug ilong ug singkit kaajo. Ingon gud akong mother in-law kon tinood baniya nga apo.
Sa hina-hinay nag usab ang ilang form (faces changes 36 times till adulthood). Si Mayumi taliw-tiw ug ilong, Si Chris dili na bal-bon, kon wala lang ko kakuha-i tulo unta kini, 2 ka boys.
Sa hina-hinay nag usab ang ilang form (faces changes 36 times till adulthood). Si Mayumi taliw-tiw ug ilong, Si Chris dili na bal-bon, kon wala lang ko kakuha-i tulo unta kini, 2 ka boys.
#6329
Love Talk / Re: Kiss, my first kiss!
September 20, 2009, 04:56:45 PM
Gilok paminawon ang mga nang labay, dili ba Indayon?
#6330
Health and Food / Re: Grazie's Ace of Cakes and Beyond
September 20, 2009, 04:54:57 PM
Inday Grace, you are gifted. God bless!
#6331
Love Talk / Re: Two Irresistible Reasons Why We Keep Coming Back to TB
September 20, 2009, 04:21:43 PM
Quality of information most of all. I was amazed at the thread of Grace´s cakes and beyond. They are work of art and talent.
#6332
General Topic / Re: Tubag Bohol Parenting ( Babies Are Us)
September 20, 2009, 04:07:12 PM
Inday Grace, mga hilomon sila! ha ha ha ha. Mas badlongon pa ko!
#6333
Philippine Business News / Re: Caltex Station in Jagna Bohol Robbed
September 20, 2009, 03:58:49 PM
Kinsa man kining mga bat-bata, taga Jagnang nanolis bahini si Ate!
#6334
General Topic / Re: Tubag Bohol Parenting ( Babies Are Us)
September 20, 2009, 03:48:16 PM
I used honey when my kids were teething because, it sooths the swollen gums ( I rub it on the gums).
Talking about Germans race, I have read that there are Alpine and nordic stocks, hence huge frames blonds, some are shorter or darker in hair colors.
My kids have had black hairs but as they grow older the hair turn lighter (my partner is redhead).
Akong ulitawong gamay 16, si dalaga 26. Dili nako ihisgot ang ngalan kay ma-google napod ni nila makasab-an ko.
Talking about Germans race, I have read that there are Alpine and nordic stocks, hence huge frames blonds, some are shorter or darker in hair colors.
My kids have had black hairs but as they grow older the hair turn lighter (my partner is redhead).
Akong ulitawong gamay 16, si dalaga 26. Dili nako ihisgot ang ngalan kay ma-google napod ni nila makasab-an ko.
#6335
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 20, 2009, 02:33:03 PM
Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions
(1821-1846)
This first native Korean priest was the son of Korean converts. His father, Ignatius Kim, was martyred during the persecution of 1839 and was beatified in 1925. After Baptism at the age of 15, Andrew traveled 1,300 miles to the seminary in Macao, China. After six years he managed to return to his country through Manchuria. That same year he crossed the Yellow Sea to Shanghai and was ordained a priest. Back home again, he was assigned to arrange for more missionaries to enter by a water route that would elude the border patrol. He was arrested, tortured and finally beheaded at the Han River near Seoul, the capital.
Paul Chong Hasang was a seminarian, aged 45.
Christianity came to Korea during the Japanese invasion in 1592 when some Koreans were baptized, probably by Christian Japanese soldiers. Evangelization was difficult because Korea refused all contact with the outside world except for bringing taxes to Beijing annually. On one of these occasions, around 1777, Christian literature obtained from Jesuits in China led educated Korean Christians to study. A home Church began. When a Chinese priest managed to enter secretly a dozen years later, he found 4,000 Catholics, none of whom had ever seen a priest. Seven years later there were 10,000 Catholics. Religious freedom came in 1883.
When Pope John Paul II visited Korea in 1984 he canonized, besides Andrew and Paul, 98 Koreans and three French missionaries who had been martyred between 1839 and 1867. Among them were bishops and priests, but for the most part they were lay persons: 47 women, 45 men.
Among the martyrs in 1839 was Columba Kim, an unmarried woman of 26. She was put in prison, pierced with hot tools and seared with burning coals. She and her sister Agnes were disrobed and kept for two days in a cell with condemned criminals, but were not molested. After Columba complained about the indignity, no more women were subjected to it. The two were beheaded. A boy of 13, Peter Ryou, had his flesh so badly torn that he could pull off pieces and throw them at the judges. He was killed by strangulation. Protase Chong, a 41-year-old noble, apostatized under torture and was freed. Later he came back, confessed his faith and was tortured to death.
Today, there are almost 4.7 million Catholics in Korea.
Comment:
We marvel at the fact that the Korean Church was strictly a lay Church for a dozen years after its birth. How did the people survive without the Eucharist? It is no belittling of this and other sacraments to realize that there must be a living faith before there can be a truly beneficial celebration of the Eucharist. The sacraments are signs of God's initiative and response to faith already present. The sacraments increase grace and faith, but only if there is something ready to be increased.
Quote:
"The Korean Church is unique because it was founded entirely by lay people. This fledgling Church, so young and yet so strong in faith, withstood wave after wave of fierce persecution. Thus, in less than a century, it could boast of 10,000 martyrs. The death of these martyrs became the leaven of the Church and led to today's splendid flowering of the Church in Korea. Even today their undying spirit sustains the Christians in the Church of silence in the north of this tragically divided land" (Pope John Paul II, speaking at the canonization).
(1821-1846)
This first native Korean priest was the son of Korean converts. His father, Ignatius Kim, was martyred during the persecution of 1839 and was beatified in 1925. After Baptism at the age of 15, Andrew traveled 1,300 miles to the seminary in Macao, China. After six years he managed to return to his country through Manchuria. That same year he crossed the Yellow Sea to Shanghai and was ordained a priest. Back home again, he was assigned to arrange for more missionaries to enter by a water route that would elude the border patrol. He was arrested, tortured and finally beheaded at the Han River near Seoul, the capital.
Paul Chong Hasang was a seminarian, aged 45.
Christianity came to Korea during the Japanese invasion in 1592 when some Koreans were baptized, probably by Christian Japanese soldiers. Evangelization was difficult because Korea refused all contact with the outside world except for bringing taxes to Beijing annually. On one of these occasions, around 1777, Christian literature obtained from Jesuits in China led educated Korean Christians to study. A home Church began. When a Chinese priest managed to enter secretly a dozen years later, he found 4,000 Catholics, none of whom had ever seen a priest. Seven years later there were 10,000 Catholics. Religious freedom came in 1883.
When Pope John Paul II visited Korea in 1984 he canonized, besides Andrew and Paul, 98 Koreans and three French missionaries who had been martyred between 1839 and 1867. Among them were bishops and priests, but for the most part they were lay persons: 47 women, 45 men.
Among the martyrs in 1839 was Columba Kim, an unmarried woman of 26. She was put in prison, pierced with hot tools and seared with burning coals. She and her sister Agnes were disrobed and kept for two days in a cell with condemned criminals, but were not molested. After Columba complained about the indignity, no more women were subjected to it. The two were beheaded. A boy of 13, Peter Ryou, had his flesh so badly torn that he could pull off pieces and throw them at the judges. He was killed by strangulation. Protase Chong, a 41-year-old noble, apostatized under torture and was freed. Later he came back, confessed his faith and was tortured to death.
Today, there are almost 4.7 million Catholics in Korea.
Comment:
We marvel at the fact that the Korean Church was strictly a lay Church for a dozen years after its birth. How did the people survive without the Eucharist? It is no belittling of this and other sacraments to realize that there must be a living faith before there can be a truly beneficial celebration of the Eucharist. The sacraments are signs of God's initiative and response to faith already present. The sacraments increase grace and faith, but only if there is something ready to be increased.
Quote:
"The Korean Church is unique because it was founded entirely by lay people. This fledgling Church, so young and yet so strong in faith, withstood wave after wave of fierce persecution. Thus, in less than a century, it could boast of 10,000 martyrs. The death of these martyrs became the leaven of the Church and led to today's splendid flowering of the Church in Korea. Even today their undying spirit sustains the Christians in the Church of silence in the north of this tragically divided land" (Pope John Paul II, speaking at the canonization).
#6336
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 20, 2009, 02:31:59 PM
Redemptive Love
Give me the grace both to recognize that only your redemptive love will fulfill my deepest thirst and to open myself to that love. In my thirst I turn to you.
Give me the grace both to recognize that only your redemptive love will fulfill my deepest thirst and to open myself to that love. In my thirst I turn to you.
#6337
World Daily News / Re: Pope wishes for reconciliation with artists
September 20, 2009, 02:30:45 PM
Bantog kay gamay jamo kining iyang ibong sawi, aron tingali dili ma hot ang magtan-aw!
#6338
Philippine Daily News / Re: Pinay Mother Kills 13 Year Old Son Using Broomstick
September 20, 2009, 02:03:11 AM
I´m sad to hear that Inday, kanang magsiyagit-siyagit sa karsada, queen si Nanay nia-ana, mopitoh na gani sirit dayon. There was a time we had had a heated discussion (I was already married), I said to her you wil know how unfair you are when you are dead! Ang gadaghan pod sa ato kay tsismis, makanerbiyos, kay bisan dili tinood, madunggan ni Nanay dalang sukmat, kapoliki ka ug pasabot kay dili man tinood.
I think this is one of the reason I said to myself I won´t marry a filipino. I can´t raise a good family in this familiar setting.
I think this is one of the reason I said to myself I won´t marry a filipino. I can´t raise a good family in this familiar setting.
#6339
Love Talk / Re: Two Irresistible Reasons Why We Keep Coming Back to TB
September 20, 2009, 01:49:28 AM
Ako balik-balik sa TB kay ang nude photo ni Glacier ang akong pirming gihulat, sigi na Doy kay ni-a ang pitsel sa gatas! 
#6340
Love Talk / Re: Things I learned Since I Joined TB
September 19, 2009, 04:22:40 PM
with TB, I got a feeling of belongingness to one big family!
#6341
Eyeball / Re: Tubag Bohol Family (video)
September 19, 2009, 04:14:19 PM
Ni-a si Inday Ellen Bad Godesberg sa taliwa, palihug anha nalang kuha-a iyang picture, kay nindot iyang buhok!
#6342
Philippine Daily News / Re: Pinay Mother Kills 13 Year Old Son Using Broomstick
September 19, 2009, 03:47:32 PM
My parents used force to discipline us. I used to curse them out of anger also " mamatay pa unta mo". The worst is my mother, she has a temperament that every simple things bad in her eyes means holding a leather belt and some blows are expected. She will demand that I kneel before an altar to pray for forgiveness. Out of anger in return I break the necks of the "rebulto sagrada familia". I feel panic just thinking that I well get more punishment for doing this. This has caused me to be very rebellious.
I promise to mysel I will never discipline my children in this way. My kids are no angels but I could talk to them and listen, then make a compromise to make the situation better.
Parents or parents to be, please take a lesson from my experience.
I promise to mysel I will never discipline my children in this way. My kids are no angels but I could talk to them and listen, then make a compromise to make the situation better.
Parents or parents to be, please take a lesson from my experience.
#6343
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 19, 2009, 03:36:44 PM
St. Januarius
(d. 305?)
Little is known of Januarius's life. He is believed to have been martyred in the Diocletian persecution of 305. Legend has it that after Januarius was thrown to the bears in the amphitheater of Pozzuoli, he was beheaded, and his blood ultimately brought to Naples.
Comment:
It is defined Catholic doctrine that miracles can happen and can be recognizedâ€"hardly a mind-boggling statement to anyone who believes in God. Problems arise, however, when we must decide whether an occurrence is unexplainable in natural terms, or only unexplained. We do well to avoid an excessive credulity, which may be a sign of insecurity. On the other hand, when even scientists speak about "probabilities" rather than "laws" of nature, it is something less than imaginative for Christians to think that God is too "scientific" to work extraordinary miracles to wake us up to the everyday miracles of sparrows and dandelions, raindrops and snowflakes.
Quote:
“A dark mass that half fills a hermetically sealed four-inch glass container, and is preserved in a double reliquary in the Naples cathedral as the blood of St. January, liquefies 18 times during the year.... This phenomenon goes back to the 14th century.... Tradition connects it with a certain Eusebia, who had allegedly collected the blood after the martyrdom.... The ceremony accompanying the liquefaction is performed by holding the reliquary close to the altar on which is located what is believed to be the martyr's head. While the people pray, often tumultuously, the priest turns the reliquary up and down in the full sight of the onlookers until the liquefaction takes place.... Various experiments have been applied, but the phenomenon eludes natural explanation. There are, however, similar miraculous claims made for the blood of John the Baptist, Stephen, Pantaleon, Patricia, Nicholas of Tolentino and Aloysius Gonzagaâ€"nearly all in the neighborhood of Naples†(Catholic Encyclopedia).
(d. 305?)
Little is known of Januarius's life. He is believed to have been martyred in the Diocletian persecution of 305. Legend has it that after Januarius was thrown to the bears in the amphitheater of Pozzuoli, he was beheaded, and his blood ultimately brought to Naples.
Comment:
It is defined Catholic doctrine that miracles can happen and can be recognizedâ€"hardly a mind-boggling statement to anyone who believes in God. Problems arise, however, when we must decide whether an occurrence is unexplainable in natural terms, or only unexplained. We do well to avoid an excessive credulity, which may be a sign of insecurity. On the other hand, when even scientists speak about "probabilities" rather than "laws" of nature, it is something less than imaginative for Christians to think that God is too "scientific" to work extraordinary miracles to wake us up to the everyday miracles of sparrows and dandelions, raindrops and snowflakes.
Quote:
“A dark mass that half fills a hermetically sealed four-inch glass container, and is preserved in a double reliquary in the Naples cathedral as the blood of St. January, liquefies 18 times during the year.... This phenomenon goes back to the 14th century.... Tradition connects it with a certain Eusebia, who had allegedly collected the blood after the martyrdom.... The ceremony accompanying the liquefaction is performed by holding the reliquary close to the altar on which is located what is believed to be the martyr's head. While the people pray, often tumultuously, the priest turns the reliquary up and down in the full sight of the onlookers until the liquefaction takes place.... Various experiments have been applied, but the phenomenon eludes natural explanation. There are, however, similar miraculous claims made for the blood of John the Baptist, Stephen, Pantaleon, Patricia, Nicholas of Tolentino and Aloysius Gonzagaâ€"nearly all in the neighborhood of Naples†(Catholic Encyclopedia).
#6344
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 19, 2009, 03:34:33 PM
Unexpected Encounters
Jesus, Living Water, help me trust the surprising and unexpected ways that I encounter you. My thirst brings me to desert places where you are the stranger at the well.
Jesus, Living Water, help me trust the surprising and unexpected ways that I encounter you. My thirst brings me to desert places where you are the stranger at the well.
#6345
Love Talk / Re: Is it natural to be attracted to friends?
September 18, 2009, 06:41:30 PM
Tawag ni-ana sa Bol-anon TALAWAN! he he he he
#6346
Love Talk / Re: Is it natural to be attracted to friends?
September 18, 2009, 06:28:32 PM
Shalan ka Taga Tigbao, kini ang plan A, romantic friendship, kon masipyat, plan B, normal friendship, in this way you got the best of both worlds.
#6347
Love Talk / Re: Kiss, my first kiss!
September 18, 2009, 06:23:12 PM
Sa first kiss boto-boto ang dughan.
#6348
Health and Food / Re: Smokers Will Die Young
September 18, 2009, 05:26:28 PM
This is reality and a big truth! Please stop smoking.
effect of smoking on the tongue (cancerous)
decayed teeth
effect of smoking on the tongue (cancerous)
decayed teeth
#6349
General Topic / Re: Tubag Bohol Parenting ( Babies Are Us)
September 18, 2009, 02:53:28 PM
Talk and sing to your baby, if they respond make an interactive communication. This stimulates the brain.
#6350
Free Advertisement / Re: Philippine Savings Bank (PS Bank) Peso Time Deposit
September 18, 2009, 02:50:06 PM
Attention Calle,
Is this a bank of integrity?
Manay
Is this a bank of integrity?
Manay
#6351
Sports and Fitness / Signs of female heart attack
September 18, 2009, 02:23:27 PMThis could save your life or the life of someone you know and love!!!!!
NURSE'S HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE
FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.
Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction).. . Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack .... you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
'I had a heart attack at about 10 :30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.
A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation--- the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).
This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws... 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!
I lowered the footrest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead.... I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else .. but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment.
I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics .. I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.
I unlocked the door and then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications? ') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stents to hold open my right coronary artery.
'I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already told to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.
'Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.'
1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up ..... which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!
2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can take an asprin. Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road. Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.
Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive....
**Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends (male & female) you care about!**
NURSE'S HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE
FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.
Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction).. . Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack .... you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
'I had a heart attack at about 10 :30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.
A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation--- the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).
This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws... 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!
I lowered the footrest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead.... I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else .. but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment.
I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics .. I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.
I unlocked the door and then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications? ') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stents to hold open my right coronary artery.
'I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already told to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.
'Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.'
1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up ..... which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!
2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can take an asprin. Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road. Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.
Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive....
**Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends (male & female) you care about!**
#6352
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 18, 2009, 02:17:31 PM
St. Joseph of Cupertino
(1603-1663)
Joseph is most famous for levitating at prayer.
Already as a child, Joseph showed a fondness for prayer. After a short career with the Capuchins, he joined the Conventuals. Following a brief assignment caring for the friary mule, Joseph began his studies for the priesthood. Though studies were very difficult for him, Joseph gained a great deal of knowledge from prayer. He was ordained in 1628.
Joseph’s tendency to levitate during prayer was sometimes a cross; some people came to see this much as they might have gone to a circus sideshow. Joseph’s gift led him to be humble, patient and obedient, even though at times he was greatly tempted and felt forsaken by God. He fasted and wore iron chains for much of his life.
The friars transferred Joseph several times for his own good and for the good of the rest of the community. He was reported to and investigated by the Inquisition; the examiners exonerated him.
Joseph was canonized in 1767. In the investigation preceding the canonization, 70 incidents of levitation are recorded.
Comment:
While levitation is an extraordinary sign of holiness, Joseph is also remembered for the ordinary signs he showed. He prayed even in times of inner darkness, and he lived out the Sermon on the Mount. He used his "unique possession" (his free will) to praise God and to serve God’s creation.
Quote:
"Clearly, what God wants above all is our will which we received as a free gift from God in creation and possess as though our own. When a man trains himself to acts of virtue, it is with the help of grace from God from whom all good things come that he does this. The will is what man has as his unique possession" (St. Joseph of Cupertino, from the reading for his feast in the Franciscan breviary).
Patron Saint of:
Air travelers
Astronauts
Pilots
(1603-1663)
Joseph is most famous for levitating at prayer.
Already as a child, Joseph showed a fondness for prayer. After a short career with the Capuchins, he joined the Conventuals. Following a brief assignment caring for the friary mule, Joseph began his studies for the priesthood. Though studies were very difficult for him, Joseph gained a great deal of knowledge from prayer. He was ordained in 1628.
Joseph’s tendency to levitate during prayer was sometimes a cross; some people came to see this much as they might have gone to a circus sideshow. Joseph’s gift led him to be humble, patient and obedient, even though at times he was greatly tempted and felt forsaken by God. He fasted and wore iron chains for much of his life.
The friars transferred Joseph several times for his own good and for the good of the rest of the community. He was reported to and investigated by the Inquisition; the examiners exonerated him.
Joseph was canonized in 1767. In the investigation preceding the canonization, 70 incidents of levitation are recorded.
Comment:
While levitation is an extraordinary sign of holiness, Joseph is also remembered for the ordinary signs he showed. He prayed even in times of inner darkness, and he lived out the Sermon on the Mount. He used his "unique possession" (his free will) to praise God and to serve God’s creation.
Quote:
"Clearly, what God wants above all is our will which we received as a free gift from God in creation and possess as though our own. When a man trains himself to acts of virtue, it is with the help of grace from God from whom all good things come that he does this. The will is what man has as his unique possession" (St. Joseph of Cupertino, from the reading for his feast in the Franciscan breviary).
Patron Saint of:
Air travelers
Astronauts
Pilots
#6353
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 18, 2009, 02:15:45 PM
Unexpected Encounters
Jesus, Living Water, help me trust the surprising and unexpected ways that I encounter you. My thirst brings me to desert places where you are the stranger at the well.
Jesus, Living Water, help me trust the surprising and unexpected ways that I encounter you. My thirst brings me to desert places where you are the stranger at the well.
#6354
General Topic / Re: What's with the looks?
September 17, 2009, 07:54:46 PM
But for me, dress to impress, but do so with self decency.
This seems quite true but you should be able to carry the clothes. Composure and countenance is a necessity here. There are noveau riché who wears expensive clothes but they look so cheap on them because they don´t know how to carry/wear it. Look at some rich uncultured russians.
This seems quite true but you should be able to carry the clothes. Composure and countenance is a necessity here. There are noveau riché who wears expensive clothes but they look so cheap on them because they don´t know how to carry/wear it. Look at some rich uncultured russians.
#6355
Weird and Extreme / Re: 107-year-old woman looking forward to husband #23
September 17, 2009, 07:50:47 PM
kaas man kini sija ug lalake!
#6356
General Topic / Re: regalo sa pasko
September 17, 2009, 07:49:18 PM
Inday Jean, ipa-sperm count imong bana! Kay usahay kon dili manganak ang baje basolon, kasagaran diay lalaki hinay ang sperma.
#6357
General Topic / Re: Stupidity is alive and doing well! with pictures
September 17, 2009, 06:29:49 PM
hapla ang totoy, ang ubos botoon! ha ha ha ha
#6358
General Topic / Re: Stupidity is alive and doing well! with pictures
September 17, 2009, 06:20:57 PM
Dili magsilbi ng bolitas kay bug-at Doy! Tingali plastic, kay kon silicon bug-at man pod, mora na ug plastic nga ang porma bagol!
#6359
General Topic / Re: Stupidity is alive and doing well! with pictures
September 17, 2009, 05:59:56 PM
bitiis kini, kon motorok ang buhok, ang dagway sa suso balbon! ha ha ha ha
#6360
General Topic / Re: Stupidity is alive and doing well! with pictures
September 17, 2009, 05:47:37 PM
kini tima-ilhan nga mas daghan siyang otok sa ubos dili sa ulo! 
#6361
General Topic / Stupidity is alive and doing well! with pictures
September 17, 2009, 05:37:15 PM
A horriible tattoo!
breast implants for his tattoo!
#6362
General Topic / Re: Who is familiar with Gala-gala?
September 17, 2009, 05:29:31 PM
I attended a fiesta in Loboc a couple of years ago, homan sa misa, dihay mga nag deboto atobangan sa mahal nga Birhen unya lagotob ang dili sonata apan morag bonggo ambot unsay tawag sa ato, ni-apil ko ug sayaw pasalamat sa Birhen, it was a great feeling. this kind of tradition must be perpetuated.
#6363
Love Talk / Re: My gf......is a gold digger? My travel ruined, my heart broken
September 17, 2009, 05:23:07 PM
Hola Amigo!
Please be informed that some members of this Forum are well scattered around the world and the rest of the country. I think if you ever need some help in Cebu, post your predicament and there will be a good soul who will come to your rescue.
Hasta lluego.
Manay Tess
Please be informed that some members of this Forum are well scattered around the world and the rest of the country. I think if you ever need some help in Cebu, post your predicament and there will be a good soul who will come to your rescue.
Hasta lluego.
Manay Tess
#6364
World Daily News / Re: The Decline of America
September 17, 2009, 05:20:37 PM
Mao lagi Inday Raqs, kining mga saad maka mabdos!
Obama is a good guy but, he has lots of obstacles. Assuming the troops will be back, mag-unsa naman kining mga sundaloha? Most of them are addicted to some form of drugs out of insecurity and anxiety,this is a war which can not be won. Pride is at stake, that´s why it is not easy to pull out of these area.
Obama is making lovey-dovey to the European countries, German in particular because he needs much support for this war Iraq/Afgahnistan.
There is a news that German troops are involved in some civilian shootings in Afgahnistan, for not following the NATO order! Naglibog ang mga german troops because they are not actually trained and prepared for such encounters. The history of national socialism is still ingrained in their brain( Hitler times).
There is a coming elections and most of the political platforms are withdrawal in Afgahnistan and Iraq. No military involvement whatsoever. Mahimo ba kana? Ga-atubang nimo ang tawo pusilon, ka, siya o ako? Sigorohon jud nimo nga maka-una ka.
There is also a very good article in Newsweek about heroin production by Talibans. I will tell more about this so as not to sway from this thread.
Obama is a good guy but, he has lots of obstacles. Assuming the troops will be back, mag-unsa naman kining mga sundaloha? Most of them are addicted to some form of drugs out of insecurity and anxiety,this is a war which can not be won. Pride is at stake, that´s why it is not easy to pull out of these area.
Obama is making lovey-dovey to the European countries, German in particular because he needs much support for this war Iraq/Afgahnistan.
There is a news that German troops are involved in some civilian shootings in Afgahnistan, for not following the NATO order! Naglibog ang mga german troops because they are not actually trained and prepared for such encounters. The history of national socialism is still ingrained in their brain( Hitler times).
There is a coming elections and most of the political platforms are withdrawal in Afgahnistan and Iraq. No military involvement whatsoever. Mahimo ba kana? Ga-atubang nimo ang tawo pusilon, ka, siya o ako? Sigorohon jud nimo nga maka-una ka.
There is also a very good article in Newsweek about heroin production by Talibans. I will tell more about this so as not to sway from this thread.
#6365
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 17, 2009, 02:50:50 PM
Talents are Gifts
Wonderful Creator, you have gifted me with many talents. So often I see those talents as “mine†and use them for my own purposes. Help me recognize that you have given me these gifts for a deeper purpose.
Wonderful Creator, you have gifted me with many talents. So often I see those talents as “mine†and use them for my own purposes. Help me recognize that you have given me these gifts for a deeper purpose.
#6366
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 17, 2009, 02:49:36 PM
St. Robert Bellarmine
(1542-1621)
When Robert Bellarmine was ordained in 1570, the study of Church history and the fathers of the Church was in a sad state of neglect. A promising scholar from his youth in Tuscany, he devoted his energy to these two subjects, as well as to Scripture, in order to systematize Church doctrine against the attacks of the Protestant Reformers. He was the first Jesuit to become a professor at Louvain.
His most famous work is his three-volume Disputations on the Controversies of the Christian faith. Particularly noteworthy are the sections on the temporal power of the pope and the role of the laity. He incurred the anger of monarchists in England and France by showing the divine-right-of-kings theory untenable. He developed the theory of the indirect power of the pope in temporal affairs; although he was defending the pope against the Scottish philosopher Barclay, he also incurred the ire of Pope Sixtus V.
Bellarmine was made a cardinal by Pope Clement VIII on the grounds that "he had not his equal for learning." While he occupied apartments in the Vatican, Bellarmine relaxed none of his former austerities. He limited his household expenses to what was barely essential, eating only the food available to the poor. He was known to have ransomed a soldier who had deserted from the army and he used the hangings of his rooms to clothe poor people, remarking, "The walls won't catch cold."
Among many activities, he became theologian to Pope Clement VIII, preparing two catechisms which have had great influence in the Church.
The last major controversy of Bellarmine's life came in 1616 when he had to admonish his friend Galileo, whom he admired. Bellarmine delivered the admonition on behalf of the Holy Office, which had decided that the heliocentric theory of Copernicus (the sun as stationary) was contrary to Scripture. The admonition amounted to a caution against putting forwardâ€"other than as a hypothesisâ€"theories not yet fully proved. This shows that saints are not infallible.
Bellarmine died on September 17, 1621. The process for his canonization was begun in 1627 but was delayed until 1930 for political reasons, stemming from his writings. In 1930, canonized him and the next year declared him a doctor of the Church.
Comment:
The renewal in the Church sought by Vatican II was difficult for many Catholics. In the course of change, many felt a lack of firm guidance from those in authority. They yearned for the stone columns of orthodoxy and an iron command with clearly defined lines of authority.
Vatican II assures us in The Church in the Modern World, "There are many realities which do not change and which have their ultimate foundation in Christ, who is the same yesterday and today, yes, and forever."
Robert Bellarmine devoted his life to the study of Scripture and Catholic doctrine. His writings help us understand that not only is the content of our faith important, it is Jesus' living personâ€"as revealed by his life, death and resurrectionâ€"that is the source of revelation.
The real source of our faith is not merely a set of doctrines but rather the person of Christ still living in the Church today.
When he left his apostles, Jesus assured them of his living presence: "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you to the complete truth" (see John 16:30).
Quote:
"Sharing in solicitude for all the Churches, bishops exercise this episcopal office of theirs, received through episcopal consecration, in communion with and under the authority of the Supreme Pontiff. All are united in a college or body with respect to teaching the universal Church of God and governing her as shepherds" (Decree on the Bishops' Pastoral Office, 3).
Patron Saint of:
Catechists
Catechumens
(1542-1621)
When Robert Bellarmine was ordained in 1570, the study of Church history and the fathers of the Church was in a sad state of neglect. A promising scholar from his youth in Tuscany, he devoted his energy to these two subjects, as well as to Scripture, in order to systematize Church doctrine against the attacks of the Protestant Reformers. He was the first Jesuit to become a professor at Louvain.
His most famous work is his three-volume Disputations on the Controversies of the Christian faith. Particularly noteworthy are the sections on the temporal power of the pope and the role of the laity. He incurred the anger of monarchists in England and France by showing the divine-right-of-kings theory untenable. He developed the theory of the indirect power of the pope in temporal affairs; although he was defending the pope against the Scottish philosopher Barclay, he also incurred the ire of Pope Sixtus V.
Bellarmine was made a cardinal by Pope Clement VIII on the grounds that "he had not his equal for learning." While he occupied apartments in the Vatican, Bellarmine relaxed none of his former austerities. He limited his household expenses to what was barely essential, eating only the food available to the poor. He was known to have ransomed a soldier who had deserted from the army and he used the hangings of his rooms to clothe poor people, remarking, "The walls won't catch cold."
Among many activities, he became theologian to Pope Clement VIII, preparing two catechisms which have had great influence in the Church.
The last major controversy of Bellarmine's life came in 1616 when he had to admonish his friend Galileo, whom he admired. Bellarmine delivered the admonition on behalf of the Holy Office, which had decided that the heliocentric theory of Copernicus (the sun as stationary) was contrary to Scripture. The admonition amounted to a caution against putting forwardâ€"other than as a hypothesisâ€"theories not yet fully proved. This shows that saints are not infallible.
Bellarmine died on September 17, 1621. The process for his canonization was begun in 1627 but was delayed until 1930 for political reasons, stemming from his writings. In 1930, canonized him and the next year declared him a doctor of the Church.
Comment:
The renewal in the Church sought by Vatican II was difficult for many Catholics. In the course of change, many felt a lack of firm guidance from those in authority. They yearned for the stone columns of orthodoxy and an iron command with clearly defined lines of authority.
Vatican II assures us in The Church in the Modern World, "There are many realities which do not change and which have their ultimate foundation in Christ, who is the same yesterday and today, yes, and forever."
Robert Bellarmine devoted his life to the study of Scripture and Catholic doctrine. His writings help us understand that not only is the content of our faith important, it is Jesus' living personâ€"as revealed by his life, death and resurrectionâ€"that is the source of revelation.
The real source of our faith is not merely a set of doctrines but rather the person of Christ still living in the Church today.
When he left his apostles, Jesus assured them of his living presence: "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you to the complete truth" (see John 16:30).
Quote:
"Sharing in solicitude for all the Churches, bishops exercise this episcopal office of theirs, received through episcopal consecration, in communion with and under the authority of the Supreme Pontiff. All are united in a college or body with respect to teaching the universal Church of God and governing her as shepherds" (Decree on the Bishops' Pastoral Office, 3).
Patron Saint of:
Catechists
Catechumens
#6367
Love Talk / Re: My gf......is a gold digger? My travel ruined, my heart broken
September 17, 2009, 02:01:25 AM
calling Inday Kiamoy!
#6368
Talk of the Town / Re: Fear of getting wet!
September 17, 2009, 01:39:32 AM
Right or wrong it is sad to say that his name will go down in history as the piggybacking general.
#6369
Talk of the Town / Re: Fear of getting wet!
September 16, 2009, 09:10:32 PM
His name is Brig General Marciano Ilagan!
#6370
General Topic / Re: What A Surprise!
September 16, 2009, 05:48:29 PM
Glace, ajaw na kanang logo, I want to see your naked body with flowing milk in your avatar! Hora mismo.
#6371
Love Talk / Re: My gf......is a gold digger? My travel ruined, my heart broken
September 16, 2009, 05:44:25 PM
Hi Keko, don´t be a kiko (funny), it is only a website, why you should believe what is in there? we always make a facade in cyber friendship. Listen to your guts and stay calm. Some women would like to have fun and it does´nt mean to say she is really a golddigger. You know what I learned something from my duaghter who has a bf for 5 years and their relationship is still intact;
the secret is to be honest and speak things that are doubtful or some nagging ideas. This will better the situation and in return brings quality in your life. Good luck a mi caro!
the secret is to be honest and speak things that are doubtful or some nagging ideas. This will better the situation and in return brings quality in your life. Good luck a mi caro!
#6372
Travel and Tours / Re: Cebu Pacific Promo Fare to Osaka, Japan
September 16, 2009, 05:38:21 PM
Lami-a sakay sakay sa plane, apan mahal jamo ang Osaka City. Pojo na lang ko sa Bohol, thanks for the info.
#6373
World Daily News / Re: The Decline of America
September 16, 2009, 05:20:37 PM
I won´t believe any word here Ondoy Lorenzo, since Obama is not in the position to implement the health benefits he promised, you know why? There´s not enough money to sustain this idea!
This is a precarious situation, his intentions are honest but he does´nt get enough support.
This is a precarious situation, his intentions are honest but he does´nt get enough support.
#6374
World Daily News / Re: The Decline of America
September 16, 2009, 02:41:17 PM
This is to be expected since America is everyhwere almost like a world police. There is an intensive discussions that US dollars will be replaced with another global currency.
#6375
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 16, 2009, 02:38:38 PM
Purification of the Soul
The more you are afflicted the more you ought to rejoice, because in the fire of tribulation the soul will become pure gold, worthy to shine in the heavenly palace.
The more you are afflicted the more you ought to rejoice, because in the fire of tribulation the soul will become pure gold, worthy to shine in the heavenly palace.
#6376
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 16, 2009, 02:37:44 PM
Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian
(d. 253)
Cornelius (d. 253). There was no pope for 14 months after the martyrdom of St. Fabian (January 20) because of the intensity of the persecution of the Church. During the interval, the Church was governed by a college of priests. St. Cyprian, a friend of Cornelius, writes that Cornelius was elected pope "by the judgment of God and of Christ, by the testimony of most of the clergy, by the vote of the people, with the consent of aged priests and of good men."
The greatest problem of Cornelius's two-year term as pope had to do with the Sacrament of Penance and centered on the readmission of Christians who had denied their faith during the time of persecution. Two extremes were finally both condemned. Cyprian, primate of Africa, appealed to the pope to confirm his stand that the relapsed could be reconciled only by the decision of the bishop.
In Rome, however, Cornelius met with the opposite view. After his election, a priest named Novatian (one of those who had governed the Church) had himself consecrated a rival bishop of Romeâ€"one of the first antipopes. He denied that the Church had any power to reconcile not only the apostates, but also those guilty of murder, adultery, fornication or second marriage! Cornelius had the support of most of the Church (especially of Cyprian of Africa) in condemning Novatianism, though the sect persisted for several centuries. Cornelius held a synod at Rome in 251 and ordered the "relapsed" to be restored to the Church with the usual "medicines of repentance."
The friendship of Cornelius and Cyprian was strained for a time when one of Cyprian's rivals made accusations about him. But the problem was cleared up.
A document from Cornelius shows the extent of organization in the Church of Rome in the mid-third century: 46 priests, seven deacons, seven subdeacons. It is estimated that the number of Christians totaled about 50,000.
Cornelius died as a result of the hardships of his exile in what is now Civitavecchia (near Rome).
Cyprian (d. 258). Cyprian is important in the development of Christian thought and practice in the third century, especially in northern Africa.
Highly educated, a famous orator, he became a Christian as an adult. He distributed his goods to the poor, and amazed his fellow citizens by making a vow of chastity before his baptism. Within two years he had been ordained a priest and was chosen, against his will, as Bishop of Carthage (near modern Tunis).
Cyprian complained that the peace the Church had enjoyed had weakened the spirit of many Christians and had opened the door to converts who did not have the true spirit of faith. When the Decian persecution began, many Christians easily abandoned the Church. It was their reinstatement that caused the great controversies of the third century, and helped the Church progress in its understanding of the Sacrament of Penance.
Novatus, a priest who had opposed Cyprian's election, set himself up in Cyprian's absence (he had fled to a hiding place from which to direct the Churchâ€"bringing criticism on himself) and received back all apostates without imposing any canonical penance. Ultimately he was condemned. Cyprian held a middle course, holding that those who had actually sacrificed to idols could receive Communion only at death, whereas those who had only bought certificates saying they had sacrificed could be admitted after a more or less lengthy period of penance. Even this was relaxed during a new persecution.
During a plague in Carthage, he urged Christians to help everyone, including their enemies and persecutors.
A friend of Pope Cornelius, Cyprian opposed the following pope, Stephen. He and the other African bishops would not recognize the validity of baptism conferred by heretics and schismatics. This was not the universal view of the Church, but Cyprian was not intimidated even by Stephen's threat of excommunication.
He was exiled by the emperor and then recalled for trial. He refused to leave the city, insisting that his people should have the witness of his martyrdom.
Cyprian was a mixture of kindness and courage, vigor and steadiness. He was cheerful and serious, so that people did not know whether to love or respect him more. He waxed warm during the baptismal controversy; his feelings must have concerned him, for it was at this time that he wrote his treatise on patience. St. Augustine (August 28) remarks that Cyprian atoned for his anger by his glorious martyrdom.
Comment:
Cornelius: It seems fairly true to say that almost every possible false doctrine has been proposed at some time or other in the history of the Church. The third century saw the resolution of a problem we scarcely considerâ€"the penance to be done before reconciliation with the Church after mortal sin. Men like Cornelius and Cyprian were God's instruments in helping the Church find a prudent path between extremes of rigorism and laxity. They are part of the Church's ever-living stream of tradition, ensuring the continuance of what was begun by Christ, and evaluating new experiences through the wisdom and experience of those who have gone before (Roliner).
Cyprian: The controversies about baptism and penance in the third century remind us that the early Church had no ready-made solutions from the Holy Spirit. The leaders and members of the Church of that day had to make the best judgments they could, following the entire teaching of Christ without being diverted by exaggerations to the right or left.
Quote:
Cornelius: "There is one God and one Christ and but one episcopal chair, originally founded on Peter, by the Lord's authority. There cannot, therefore, be set up another altar or another priesthood. Whatever any man in his rage or rashness shall appoint, in defiance of the divine institution, must be a spurious, profane and sacrilegious ordinance" (St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church).
Cyprian: “You cannot have God for your Father if you do not have the Church for your mother.... God is one and Christ is one, and his Church is one; one is the faith, and one is the people cemented together by harmony into the strong unity of a body.... If we are the heirs of Christ, let us abide in the peace of Christ; if we are the sons of God, let us be lovers of peace†(St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church).
(d. 253)
Cornelius (d. 253). There was no pope for 14 months after the martyrdom of St. Fabian (January 20) because of the intensity of the persecution of the Church. During the interval, the Church was governed by a college of priests. St. Cyprian, a friend of Cornelius, writes that Cornelius was elected pope "by the judgment of God and of Christ, by the testimony of most of the clergy, by the vote of the people, with the consent of aged priests and of good men."
The greatest problem of Cornelius's two-year term as pope had to do with the Sacrament of Penance and centered on the readmission of Christians who had denied their faith during the time of persecution. Two extremes were finally both condemned. Cyprian, primate of Africa, appealed to the pope to confirm his stand that the relapsed could be reconciled only by the decision of the bishop.
In Rome, however, Cornelius met with the opposite view. After his election, a priest named Novatian (one of those who had governed the Church) had himself consecrated a rival bishop of Romeâ€"one of the first antipopes. He denied that the Church had any power to reconcile not only the apostates, but also those guilty of murder, adultery, fornication or second marriage! Cornelius had the support of most of the Church (especially of Cyprian of Africa) in condemning Novatianism, though the sect persisted for several centuries. Cornelius held a synod at Rome in 251 and ordered the "relapsed" to be restored to the Church with the usual "medicines of repentance."
The friendship of Cornelius and Cyprian was strained for a time when one of Cyprian's rivals made accusations about him. But the problem was cleared up.
A document from Cornelius shows the extent of organization in the Church of Rome in the mid-third century: 46 priests, seven deacons, seven subdeacons. It is estimated that the number of Christians totaled about 50,000.
Cornelius died as a result of the hardships of his exile in what is now Civitavecchia (near Rome).
Cyprian (d. 258). Cyprian is important in the development of Christian thought and practice in the third century, especially in northern Africa.
Highly educated, a famous orator, he became a Christian as an adult. He distributed his goods to the poor, and amazed his fellow citizens by making a vow of chastity before his baptism. Within two years he had been ordained a priest and was chosen, against his will, as Bishop of Carthage (near modern Tunis).
Cyprian complained that the peace the Church had enjoyed had weakened the spirit of many Christians and had opened the door to converts who did not have the true spirit of faith. When the Decian persecution began, many Christians easily abandoned the Church. It was their reinstatement that caused the great controversies of the third century, and helped the Church progress in its understanding of the Sacrament of Penance.
Novatus, a priest who had opposed Cyprian's election, set himself up in Cyprian's absence (he had fled to a hiding place from which to direct the Churchâ€"bringing criticism on himself) and received back all apostates without imposing any canonical penance. Ultimately he was condemned. Cyprian held a middle course, holding that those who had actually sacrificed to idols could receive Communion only at death, whereas those who had only bought certificates saying they had sacrificed could be admitted after a more or less lengthy period of penance. Even this was relaxed during a new persecution.
During a plague in Carthage, he urged Christians to help everyone, including their enemies and persecutors.
A friend of Pope Cornelius, Cyprian opposed the following pope, Stephen. He and the other African bishops would not recognize the validity of baptism conferred by heretics and schismatics. This was not the universal view of the Church, but Cyprian was not intimidated even by Stephen's threat of excommunication.
He was exiled by the emperor and then recalled for trial. He refused to leave the city, insisting that his people should have the witness of his martyrdom.
Cyprian was a mixture of kindness and courage, vigor and steadiness. He was cheerful and serious, so that people did not know whether to love or respect him more. He waxed warm during the baptismal controversy; his feelings must have concerned him, for it was at this time that he wrote his treatise on patience. St. Augustine (August 28) remarks that Cyprian atoned for his anger by his glorious martyrdom.
Comment:
Cornelius: It seems fairly true to say that almost every possible false doctrine has been proposed at some time or other in the history of the Church. The third century saw the resolution of a problem we scarcely considerâ€"the penance to be done before reconciliation with the Church after mortal sin. Men like Cornelius and Cyprian were God's instruments in helping the Church find a prudent path between extremes of rigorism and laxity. They are part of the Church's ever-living stream of tradition, ensuring the continuance of what was begun by Christ, and evaluating new experiences through the wisdom and experience of those who have gone before (Roliner).
Cyprian: The controversies about baptism and penance in the third century remind us that the early Church had no ready-made solutions from the Holy Spirit. The leaders and members of the Church of that day had to make the best judgments they could, following the entire teaching of Christ without being diverted by exaggerations to the right or left.
Quote:
Cornelius: "There is one God and one Christ and but one episcopal chair, originally founded on Peter, by the Lord's authority. There cannot, therefore, be set up another altar or another priesthood. Whatever any man in his rage or rashness shall appoint, in defiance of the divine institution, must be a spurious, profane and sacrilegious ordinance" (St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church).
Cyprian: “You cannot have God for your Father if you do not have the Church for your mother.... God is one and Christ is one, and his Church is one; one is the faith, and one is the people cemented together by harmony into the strong unity of a body.... If we are the heirs of Christ, let us abide in the peace of Christ; if we are the sons of God, let us be lovers of peace†(St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church).
#6377
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 16, 2009, 06:13:09 AM
Meditation
Meditation is a means to rise to God, but not an end. The final purpose of meditation is the love of God and one’s neighbor
Meditation is a means to rise to God, but not an end. The final purpose of meditation is the love of God and one’s neighbor
#6378
General Topic / Re: We should have a story now......
September 16, 2009, 03:38:55 AM
" Sila ang mga diwata sa kalibunan! Tabanggggggggggggggggg! Mga Engkanto!"
Pwerteng dagan ni Atan hangtod nayabo ang iyang tuba.
" Na-unsa man ka Tay?" Pangutana ni Bokyo.
"Dong, naay mga diwata"
" Asa man Tay?"
" Na-a sila nag pahipi sa kalibunan" naluspad na ang dagway ni Atan.
" Walay koy makita nga engkanto o tawo" tubag ni Bokyo." Tay, basin napasmo ka?"
" Tana Doy, nag-lain na ang akong ginhawa, sakto ko Doy Bokyo, pasmo na tingali kining akong gibati!.
Hinay hinay nga gi-agak ni Bokyo ang iyang amahan padolong sa balay.
Pwerteng dagan ni Atan hangtod nayabo ang iyang tuba.
" Na-unsa man ka Tay?" Pangutana ni Bokyo.
"Dong, naay mga diwata"
" Asa man Tay?"
" Na-a sila nag pahipi sa kalibunan" naluspad na ang dagway ni Atan.
" Walay koy makita nga engkanto o tawo" tubag ni Bokyo." Tay, basin napasmo ka?"
" Tana Doy, nag-lain na ang akong ginhawa, sakto ko Doy Bokyo, pasmo na tingali kining akong gibati!.
Hinay hinay nga gi-agak ni Bokyo ang iyang amahan padolong sa balay.
#6379
General Topic / Re: We should have a story now......
September 16, 2009, 12:52:22 AM
Nahikugang na lang si Atan sa dihang nisitsit niya! " Hoy, pangga! Padimdima ko palihug sa imong tuba, beh?"
Ningtubag si Atan " Dili ko oy, imo lang kong tiwayon!"
" Dili lagi, aduna koy ipakita nimo. Sigi dali nah."
" Ilara ko Tits, kining mga baje maninintal kajod."
"Na hala, ikaw, basin ka magmahay", dalang pangyam-id ni Indayon.
Ningtubag si Atan " Dili ko oy, imo lang kong tiwayon!"
" Dili lagi, aduna koy ipakita nimo. Sigi dali nah."
" Ilara ko Tits, kining mga baje maninintal kajod."
"Na hala, ikaw, basin ka magmahay", dalang pangyam-id ni Indayon.
#6380
General Topic / Re: What A Surprise!
September 15, 2009, 10:23:06 PM
I have to get use to this.
#6381
General Topic / Re: We should have a story now......
September 15, 2009, 07:16:01 PM
sanitary napkis, kay siya gi der-is! Apan nisulti si Atan" ayaw kabalaka Indayon kay dili manko Sabadista!".
"Okay, huwat na lang sunod semana aron matapos na ang buto-buto".
Nalipay si Atan kay, napalayo siya sa tentasyon!
"Okay, huwat na lang sunod semana aron matapos na ang buto-buto".
Nalipay si Atan kay, napalayo siya sa tentasyon!
#6382
Philippine Education / Re: HNU HS Batch92 Get Together 2009
September 15, 2009, 06:01:31 PM
Congratulations folks! High school days is the best part in growing up, that means there are lots of fun and lots of good memories.
#6383
General Topic / Re: We should have a story now......
September 15, 2009, 05:59:36 PM
" Sakto kining imong ideya" tubag ni Karyata.
"Adunay kasagingan o kamanggahan doul ninyo?"
" Unsay hinungdan Day?" tubag ni Atan.
" Adto kita magpahipi!"
"Mag-pasalipod imong buot isulti?"
"Yes, my dear Karyata" tubag ni Atan dang kalipay, kay sa iyang huna-huna karon jud ka, maimyas.
"Adunay kasagingan o kamanggahan doul ninyo?"
" Unsay hinungdan Day?" tubag ni Atan.
" Adto kita magpahipi!"
"Mag-pasalipod imong buot isulti?"
"Yes, my dear Karyata" tubag ni Atan dang kalipay, kay sa iyang huna-huna karon jud ka, maimyas.
#6384
Talk of the Town / Re: Fear of getting wet!
September 15, 2009, 05:53:28 PM
DOM (dirty old man?)
#6385
General Topic / Re: We should have a story now......
September 15, 2009, 05:43:37 PM
Niadtong gabhiona, buwanon, ang kapiskay ni Karyata nakapokaw sa iyang mga nagpahipi nga gibati. Iyang gidool si Karyata ug gipangotana, " Day, adto ta daplin sa baybay, sugot ka?"
" Mag-unsa man kita, Atan" tubag ni Karyata.
" Bulanong dako Day, adunay koy isugil kanimo bahin sa akong gibati!"
" Mas maayo pa tingali nga manghinhas lang kita Atan."
"Lain ang akong gutong kinhason, Inday Karyata." tubag ni Atan.
" Wala ka kujapi? Unsay isulti sa mga tawong makakita kanato?"
" Mag-unsa man kita, Atan" tubag ni Karyata.
" Bulanong dako Day, adunay koy isugil kanimo bahin sa akong gibati!"
" Mas maayo pa tingali nga manghinhas lang kita Atan."
"Lain ang akong gutong kinhason, Inday Karyata." tubag ni Atan.
" Wala ka kujapi? Unsay isulti sa mga tawong makakita kanato?"
#6386
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 15, 2009, 05:34:59 PM
Our Lady of Sorrows
For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to the 15th century, the other to the 17th century. For a while both were celebrated by the universal Church: one on the Friday before Palm Sunday, the other in September.
The principal biblical references to Mary's sorrows are in Luke 2:35 and John 19:26-27. The Lucan passage is Simeon's prediction about a sword piercing Mary's soul; the Johannine passage relates Jesus' words to Mary and to the beloved disciple.
Many early Church writers interpret the sword as Mary's sorrows, especially as she saw Jesus die on the cross. Thus, the two passages are brought together as prediction and fulfillment.
St. Ambrose (December7) in particular sees Mary as a sorrowful yet powerful figure at the cross. Mary stood fearlessly at the cross while others fled. Mary looked on her Son's wounds with pity, but saw in them the salvation of the world. As Jesus hung on the cross, Mary did not fear to be killed but offered herself to her persecutors.
Comment:
John's account of Jesus' death is highly symbolic. When Jesus gives the beloved disciple to Mary, we are invited to appreciate Mary's role in the Church: She symbolizes the Church; the beloved disciple represents all believers. As Mary mothered Jesus, she is now mother to all his followers. Furthermore, as Jesus died, he handed over his Spirit. Mary and the Spirit cooperate in begetting new children of Godâ€"almost an echo of Luke's account of Jesus' conception. Christians can trust that they will continue to experience the caring presence of Mary and Jesus' Spirit throughout their lives and throughout history.
Quote:
"At the cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
Through her heart, his sorrow sharing,
All his bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword has passed."
For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to the 15th century, the other to the 17th century. For a while both were celebrated by the universal Church: one on the Friday before Palm Sunday, the other in September.
The principal biblical references to Mary's sorrows are in Luke 2:35 and John 19:26-27. The Lucan passage is Simeon's prediction about a sword piercing Mary's soul; the Johannine passage relates Jesus' words to Mary and to the beloved disciple.
Many early Church writers interpret the sword as Mary's sorrows, especially as she saw Jesus die on the cross. Thus, the two passages are brought together as prediction and fulfillment.
St. Ambrose (December7) in particular sees Mary as a sorrowful yet powerful figure at the cross. Mary stood fearlessly at the cross while others fled. Mary looked on her Son's wounds with pity, but saw in them the salvation of the world. As Jesus hung on the cross, Mary did not fear to be killed but offered herself to her persecutors.
Comment:
John's account of Jesus' death is highly symbolic. When Jesus gives the beloved disciple to Mary, we are invited to appreciate Mary's role in the Church: She symbolizes the Church; the beloved disciple represents all believers. As Mary mothered Jesus, she is now mother to all his followers. Furthermore, as Jesus died, he handed over his Spirit. Mary and the Spirit cooperate in begetting new children of Godâ€"almost an echo of Luke's account of Jesus' conception. Christians can trust that they will continue to experience the caring presence of Mary and Jesus' Spirit throughout their lives and throughout history.
Quote:
"At the cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
Through her heart, his sorrow sharing,
All his bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword has passed."
#6387
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 15, 2009, 05:33:41 PM
Hope in God
Do not anticipate the problems of this life with apprehension, but rather with a perfect hope that God, to whom you belong, will free you from them accordingly
Do not anticipate the problems of this life with apprehension, but rather with a perfect hope that God, to whom you belong, will free you from them accordingly
#6388
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 15, 2009, 02:45:53 PM
Without GOD, our every week would be:
SINDAY, MOURNDAY, TEARSDAY, WASTEDAY, THIRSTDAY, FIGHTDAY & SHATTERDAY
If you are not ashamed of GOD, pass it on.
Remember seven days WITHOUT GOD makes
one WEAK!!
SINDAY, MOURNDAY, TEARSDAY, WASTEDAY, THIRSTDAY, FIGHTDAY & SHATTERDAY
If you are not ashamed of GOD, pass it on.
Remember seven days WITHOUT GOD makes
one WEAK!!
#6389
General Topic / Re: Alicenwonderland
September 15, 2009, 02:09:59 AMWe should work on ourselves to reach
a level that even if hundreds of thousands
of people cheer us, we will not feel conceited.
The most productive ways to express our
feelings of anger is to be honest and tell that
person why you feel angry and hurt about his
words and behavior. When you confront him,
keep away from name calling or labeling.
Point out the specific actions that bothers you.
You do not need to rage to get your point
across.
I think each party has given his sides of story.
With this experience, I hope all of us will be
motivated by using tact and good sense. I
don't think we have accomplish anything on
this trivial matter- only resentment and ill
feelings.
Alice N Wonderland
#6390
General Topic / Re: We should have a story now......
September 15, 2009, 02:08:02 AM
Si Atan sa iyang hinay-hinay pagkatkat, nalipay siya nga maajo nalang siya usa ka coconut pilot. Bisan unsag siyagit sa iyang asawa, tu-a siya sa kahita-an sa lubi dili niya madongagan ang yaw-yaw. Ikawng asawa ka, matagakan jud ka karon ug potot.
#6391
Bohol Directory / Re: Why You Want to Live and Spent the rest of your Life in Bohol?
September 14, 2009, 11:37:52 PM
Sa Bohol bisan sa kawad-on, dili kaayo lisud ang kapobrehon.
#6392
General Topic / Re: We should have a story now......
September 14, 2009, 05:36:53 PM
Purbida, mas daku ang iyang,,, augmented diay ang iyang..., samtang ang ako nag yaya, napahimoslan na ni ?
Am I not attractive anymore?
Am I not attractive anymore?
#6393
General Topic / Re: Stop using snake leather goods!
September 14, 2009, 05:29:21 PM
I could remember a documentary film in German TV, criticizing the authorities for allowing to use snake leather ( haas sa dagat) which has very beautiful finish. This upsets the symbiosis of marine flora and fauna, the production is in Cebu.
#6394
General Topic / Re: Stop using snake leather goods!
September 14, 2009, 02:58:06 PM
Ang karne sa haas, tambaw sa sakit sa panugnaw ug luya nga baga (lungs), tinoohan sa mga intsik!
#6395
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 14, 2009, 02:24:07 PM
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Early in the fourth century St. Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ's life. She razed the Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior's tomb, and her son built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher over the tomb. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman.
The cross immediately became an object of veneration. At a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem toward the end of the fourth century, according to an eyewitness, the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table together with the inscription Pilate ordered placed above Jesus' head: Then "all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on."
To this day the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox alike, celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the September anniversary of the basilica's dedication. The feast entered the Western calendar in the seventh century after Emperor Heraclius recovered the cross from the Persians, who had carried it off in 614, 15 years earlier. According to the story, the emperor intended to carry the cross back into Jerusalem himself, but was unable to move forward until he took off his imperial garb and became a barefoot pilgrim.
Comment:
The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry. To the eyes of the first Christians, it had no beauty. It stood outside too many city walls, decorated only with decaying corpses, as a threat to anyone who defied Rome's authorityâ€"including Christians who refused sacrifice to Roman gods. Although believers spoke of the cross as the instrument of salvation, it seldom appeared in Christian art unless disguised as an anchor or the Chi-Rho until after Constantine's edict of toleration.
Quote:
"How splendid the cross of Christ! It brings life, not death; light, not darkness; Paradise, not its loss. It is the wood on which the Lord, like a great warrior, was wounded in hands and feet and side, but healed thereby our wounds. A tree has destroyed us, a tree now brought us life" (Theodore of Studios).
Early in the fourth century St. Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ's life. She razed the Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior's tomb, and her son built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher over the tomb. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman.
The cross immediately became an object of veneration. At a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem toward the end of the fourth century, according to an eyewitness, the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table together with the inscription Pilate ordered placed above Jesus' head: Then "all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on."
To this day the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox alike, celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the September anniversary of the basilica's dedication. The feast entered the Western calendar in the seventh century after Emperor Heraclius recovered the cross from the Persians, who had carried it off in 614, 15 years earlier. According to the story, the emperor intended to carry the cross back into Jerusalem himself, but was unable to move forward until he took off his imperial garb and became a barefoot pilgrim.
Comment:
The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. Countless generations of artists have turned it into a thing of beauty to be carried in procession or worn as jewelry. To the eyes of the first Christians, it had no beauty. It stood outside too many city walls, decorated only with decaying corpses, as a threat to anyone who defied Rome's authorityâ€"including Christians who refused sacrifice to Roman gods. Although believers spoke of the cross as the instrument of salvation, it seldom appeared in Christian art unless disguised as an anchor or the Chi-Rho until after Constantine's edict of toleration.
Quote:
"How splendid the cross of Christ! It brings life, not death; light, not darkness; Paradise, not its loss. It is the wood on which the Lord, like a great warrior, was wounded in hands and feet and side, but healed thereby our wounds. A tree has destroyed us, a tree now brought us life" (Theodore of Studios).
#6396
Bible Study / Re: Minute Meditations
September 14, 2009, 02:22:23 PM
Desire of Imitation
Each day we must think on the life of the One we intend to take as our model. From reflection is born esteem for his acts, and from esteem springs the desire of imitation.
Each day we must think on the life of the One we intend to take as our model. From reflection is born esteem for his acts, and from esteem springs the desire of imitation.
#6397
Philippine History / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY indaymen50
September 14, 2009, 03:14:22 AM
My best wishes on your birthday Indayon! Greetings from Manay Tess!
#6398
General Topic / Re: Stop using snake leather goods!
September 14, 2009, 03:10:23 AM
Makaon man kana, morag kanninchen.
#6399
Bible Study / Re: Saints Of The Day
September 13, 2009, 04:01:42 PM
St. John Chrysostom
The ambiguity and intrigue surrounding John, the great preacher (his name means "golden-mouthed") from Antioch, are characteristic of the life of any great man in a capital city. Brought to Constantinople after a dozen years of priestly service in Syria, John found himself the reluctant victim of an imperial ruse to make him bishop in the greatest city of the empire. Ascetic, unimposing but dignified, and troubled by stomach ailments from his desert days as a monk, John became a bishop under the cloud of imperial politics.
If his body was weak, his tongue was powerful. The content of his sermons, his exegesis of Scripture, were never without a point. Sometimes the point stung the high and mighty. Some sermons lasted up to two hours.
His lifestyle at the imperial court was not appreciated by many courtiers. He offered a modest table to episcopal sycophants hanging around for imperial and ecclesiastical favors. John deplored the court protocol that accorded him precedence before the highest state officials. He would not be a kept man.
His zeal led him to decisive action. Bishops who bribed their way into office were deposed. Many of his sermons called for concrete steps to share wealth with the poor. The rich did not appreciate hearing from John that private property existed because of Adam's fall from grace any more than married men liked to hear that they were bound to marital fidelity just as much as their wives were. When it came to justice and charity, John acknowledged no double standards.
Aloof, energetic, outspoken, especially when he became excited in the pulpit, John was a sure target for criticism and personal trouble. He was accused of gorging himself secretly on rich wines and fine foods. His faithfulness as spiritual director to the rich widow, Olympia, provoked much gossip attempting to prove him a hypocrite where wealth and chastity were concerned. His actions taken against unworthy bishops in Asia Minor were viewed by other ecclesiastics as a greedy, uncanonical extension of his authority.
Two prominent personages who personally undertook to discredit John were Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, and Empress Eudoxia. Theophilus feared the growth in importance of the Bishop of Constantinople and took occasion to charge John with fostering heresy. Theophilus and other angered bishops were supported by Eudoxia. The empress resented his sermons contrasting gospel values with the excesses of imperial court life. Whether intended or not, sermons mentioning the lurid Jezebel (see 1 Kings 9:1â€"21:23) and impious Herodias (see Mark 6:17-29) were associated with the empress, who finally did manage to have John exiled. He died in exile in 407.
Comment:
John Chrysostom's preaching, by word and example, exemplifies the role of the prophet to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable. For his honesty and courage he paid the price of a turbulent ministry as bishop, personal vilification and exile.
Quote:
Bishops "should set forth the ways by which are to be solved very grave questions concerning the ownership, increase and just distribution of material goods, peace and war, and brotherly relations among all people" (Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops, 12).
Patron Saint of:
Orators
Preachers
Speakers
The ambiguity and intrigue surrounding John, the great preacher (his name means "golden-mouthed") from Antioch, are characteristic of the life of any great man in a capital city. Brought to Constantinople after a dozen years of priestly service in Syria, John found himself the reluctant victim of an imperial ruse to make him bishop in the greatest city of the empire. Ascetic, unimposing but dignified, and troubled by stomach ailments from his desert days as a monk, John became a bishop under the cloud of imperial politics.
If his body was weak, his tongue was powerful. The content of his sermons, his exegesis of Scripture, were never without a point. Sometimes the point stung the high and mighty. Some sermons lasted up to two hours.
His lifestyle at the imperial court was not appreciated by many courtiers. He offered a modest table to episcopal sycophants hanging around for imperial and ecclesiastical favors. John deplored the court protocol that accorded him precedence before the highest state officials. He would not be a kept man.
His zeal led him to decisive action. Bishops who bribed their way into office were deposed. Many of his sermons called for concrete steps to share wealth with the poor. The rich did not appreciate hearing from John that private property existed because of Adam's fall from grace any more than married men liked to hear that they were bound to marital fidelity just as much as their wives were. When it came to justice and charity, John acknowledged no double standards.
Aloof, energetic, outspoken, especially when he became excited in the pulpit, John was a sure target for criticism and personal trouble. He was accused of gorging himself secretly on rich wines and fine foods. His faithfulness as spiritual director to the rich widow, Olympia, provoked much gossip attempting to prove him a hypocrite where wealth and chastity were concerned. His actions taken against unworthy bishops in Asia Minor were viewed by other ecclesiastics as a greedy, uncanonical extension of his authority.
Two prominent personages who personally undertook to discredit John were Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, and Empress Eudoxia. Theophilus feared the growth in importance of the Bishop of Constantinople and took occasion to charge John with fostering heresy. Theophilus and other angered bishops were supported by Eudoxia. The empress resented his sermons contrasting gospel values with the excesses of imperial court life. Whether intended or not, sermons mentioning the lurid Jezebel (see 1 Kings 9:1â€"21:23) and impious Herodias (see Mark 6:17-29) were associated with the empress, who finally did manage to have John exiled. He died in exile in 407.
Comment:
John Chrysostom's preaching, by word and example, exemplifies the role of the prophet to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable. For his honesty and courage he paid the price of a turbulent ministry as bishop, personal vilification and exile.
Quote:
Bishops "should set forth the ways by which are to be solved very grave questions concerning the ownership, increase and just distribution of material goods, peace and war, and brotherly relations among all people" (Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops, 12).
Patron Saint of:
Orators
Preachers
Speakers
#6400
General Topic / Stop using snake leather goods!
September 13, 2009, 03:58:55 PM
Please take a look at the method of destructions so as to supply the whims of the rich;
