February 2012
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“Holiness begins when the image we create for ourselves begins to crumble.”
Response.
When the Lord says, “I want all of You.”
I say: “… I belong to You, You’re the reason that I live, The reason that I sing With all I am.”
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“Lost for words, with all to say,
Lord, You take my breath away,
Still my soul,...”
– “Evermore”, Hillsongs United
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Dark Night.
I ordered contacts for the first time in 6 months. The first thing I kept noticing every day putting them on this week were the bags under my eyes that my usual light amount of foundation couldn’t cover. Sigh. Do I really want to start wearing more makeup? I absolutely refuse to cake anything more on my face.
The past week, and 5 months have been tough. I’m afraid that I’ve...
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Glosa a lo Divino.
From creatures now my soul is free, Detached from all created things; Now she at last has taken wings And lives her life delectably. To God, and God alone, she clings.
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Beauty.
“Beauty is a key to the mystery and a call to transcendence. It is an invitation to savour life and to dream of the future. That is why the beauty of created things can never fully satisfy. It stirs that hidden nostalgia for God which a love of beauty like Saint Augustine could express in incomparable terms: “Late have I loved you, beauty to old and so new: late have I loved...
Lone Woman Check-List.
“I will never leave you or forsake you.” - Hebrews 13:5
So pray. Allow yourself to cry a little. Text up your girls, tell them what’s up. Play your favorite songs on guitar. Proceed with watching a happy movie. You probably feel a little groggy from lying on your couch. Take a shower. Feel refreshed. Spend a little extra time to straighten your hair, put your swag on. Put on...
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Watch1:25 AM Soul Stirs.
Even when Tired, Sick, Lonely, Burdened, Worried, Hurting, etc… continue Proclaiming His Greatness. Forever singing praises.
From my heart to yours, Sing with me, Cinderellish.
January 2012
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“Sister… You are allowed to Rejoice.” -Apple Lacbay
Because.
“… He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up.” Mark 1:31
Response.
“… Let us go to the neighbouring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came to do.” Mark 1:38
Rejoice :)
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“… What have you to do with us, Jesus?”
Mark 1: 21-28
Today, I had many conversations. With classmates, discussing a case study on OD work.With Engineers, who like to talk about Programming, Ninjas and Lion King 1 1/2. With community center program coordinators, about generating interest in a fieldwork placement. And finally, with my Brothers and Sisters in Christ over...
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“… Than I…”
Mark 1: 7-11
By entrusting our Worries to the Lord, He allows us to see clearer. What you see are the people that need to be prayed for, served and Loved. How very precious is this sight, and how important is our Response to it is…
Today, my boss let all the Part-timers know that all our hours would be cut in half. Young One, who likes to overspend on...
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Spiritual Pathways.
I remember attending a course provided by the Archdiocese on Prayer and Worship. We had just taken a quiz on our Spiritual Pathways, embodied by four important Saints, Saint Augustine (path of Devotion), Saint Francis (path of Service) and Saint Ignatius (path of Asceticism). I had just found out I was one out of two in the class that followed the 4th based on Saint Thomas: the Path of Intellect....
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A Morning with Many Thoughts
“… Lord, if only my will remain fixed in You, do with me as You please, for whatever You do with me can only be Good.
If it is Your will that I be in light, may You be blessed, Lord; but if it is Your will that I be in darkness, may You also be blessed. If, in Your mercy, You comfort me, be You blessed; but if it is Your will that I be afflicted, still… be You always...
December 2011
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Day 15: Blameless
“May the God of Peace make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful, and He will also accomplish it.”
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Day 14: Fire
A different type of Fire. “It is only natural to want to avoid Fires. We all know what it feels like to be burned- both physically and metaphorically. But this is a Godly fire. This is the fire of Holiness and Love. This is fire that cleanses and sets free, the Fire that burns up sin but heals the sinner.” (The Word Among Us, December 2011)
Real Talk. It hurts when you have to go...
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Day 12: The Beautiful "Yes"
When Angel Gabriel swooped down on Mary and told her she was to the Mother of God, Mary asked him a total of one question (“I’ve never had sex before. How is this even possible?”). She then carefully listened to the Angel who assured her that nothing was impossible with God. Her response appears almost instantaneous, beautifully and simply written in the Bible:
And Mary said,...
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Day 8: "Once Upon a Time"
Cinderellish: “Ever walk in a situation where you know exactly what’s going to happen, and then you go into it anyway… And then when what you’re afraid of happens, you kick yourself because you should have known better. But that’s just who you are. So you keep kicking yourself.”
the Doctor : “… No.”
Cinderellish: bemused. ”How do...
November 2011
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Day 1: Keep Awake
“See the Lord from afar… His splendor fills the earth.”
It’s hard to look beyond the next three days. It’s the last 3 days before the last day of classes and the Launch for 3 weeks of Finals. I am also thinking about Fieldwork and how much I just want to start designing it. And let’s not forget… As much as school beckons, many other things are Calling...
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A Fall love Affair: Wear and Tear, and Prayer... →
Another story from my other half. Dearest sister, I love you and miss you. You. can. do. this.
elusive-dreamer:
Today’s Sunday was an unexpected Gift from the Lord, one full of rest, homebodying, Mass-ing, and capped by an evening escapade to the movies and a crisp, midnight, fall walk around the area. To think that earlier this week, I was obsessing over filling this day up with…
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“Whom have I in Heaven, but You?
There is nothing on earth I desire,
Besides...”
– From Frustration to Fire, #cfcyouth Montreal Core Group sings.
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Proclaim His Greatness.
This week of ultimate suckage has culminated to me, typing this entry up on a teeny-tiny-touch-screen.
After being beatdown by an avalanche of school deadlines, work exhaustion and Financial woes, my computer screen (or rather the Mini-DVI cable) just decided to die. Like a Dog is best friend to man, a computer is to the Student.
Proclaim His Greatness.
Lord, let not the details of my struggles...
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“Ascribe Greatness to our God, the Rock.
His work is perfect, and all His ways...”
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“Make my heart Your Dwelling Place,
a temple- just for You.
A consecrated...”
October 2011
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“All of my life, In every season,
You are still God,
I have a reason to sing,...”
– Desert Song, Hillsongs
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Mama, 2.
Mama came home from work to a Kitchen table with 2 cans of Coke, a Pizza and some Cheesy Bread. Not exactly her favorite food to eat. Despite having explained to her that Domino’s Pizza was the only place I could think of that took Debit upon delivery, Mama scolded me. I had bought us a supper that cost $35.90; and that was just way too much money for Mama.
Sometimes having Supper and...
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Insanity →
[An excerpt From Ellen’s Love Story.]
What a full week it’s been, and continues to be in “re-structuring” GTA. In every way possible, the Lord seems to affirm me in this Work…through INSANITY: testing my character and preconceived notions, unearthing hidden gifts, and challenging my heart to Love without condition…and in a sacrificial way.
Today was no exception. After what it seemed...
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Plain Words.
“God is in the details”… So true. Tell me a story. And describe everything to me.
When I first came up with this blog a year and a bit ago, what I had in mind was StoryTelling. No Pictures, no Reblogs, no Links… Just Plain Words. If you were to close your eyes and just read what was written, you could imagine the story unfold in your mind… Even if you didn’t...
Life Hermeneutics...: Home →
elusive-dreamer:
What a weird sensation to be home…
Turning the key after months, making my way up the wooden stairs, opening the light, and peeking into Mom’s room. This is a very familiar routine, yet something subtly, but noticeably different as the marble floor and surroundings seem somewhat cleaner…glowing?…
Welcome home Ellen!
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Real Talk, 1.
In simple words.
Question: “Hey, are you seeing anyone right now?”’ “Let’s just hang out sometime.” “Are you dating anyone?” “Do you want to/are you ready to be courted?”
Answer: I want to meet lots of new people. I want to play basketball again. Wanna set up a team? I don’t date :)
No Brother, I am not ready. Please pray...
September 2011
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“Don’t sacrifice your calling for comfort.”
– Alyssa Barlow (via hisquietvoice)
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Your yes means salvation to us. →
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“Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our callings that we may thus sleep in...”
– John Donne, Prayer for Peaceful Sleep
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“The important thing is not to think much, but to love much, and so to do what...”
– Saint Teresa of Avila (Midnight Msg on a Sleepless Night.)
August 2011
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“When all You are,
Is Glorious oh God,
Victorious and Strong,
whom shall I...”
– Whom Shall I fear, Lincoln Brewster (Post-Conference, First Night Home in MTL.)
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The Clot: Day 22-24 →
gombaclot:
So this is it. I am almost at the end of my Adventure. in 24 hours, i should be on a plane heading back to Canada, ready to settle down, and focus. My 2 months of travel, has finally come to a resounding end. When I look back into the past, I see how my life has changed, and how I have changed. …
Spreading the Good News: Another Story told by a Brother in Christ. A Journey on...
“You know, I have a tendency to like compartmentalize you know Prayer and work,...”
– Erin Gauvin On Silence and Worship
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[Drafts 2010] Pastoral Concerns.
I can remember many moments when the term “Pastoral Concerns” became a joke. We laughed. Especially when someone liked someone in the community. A “Pastoral Concern!” is shouted on cue. Instantly follows an uproar of people laughing. It’s the day when in some way, we all began to suck at “Loving Correction”.
Pastoral Concerns are Real. It’s not all...