What is the Theme of Your Life?
What is the theme of your life? What is your world view? I was recently in an online conversation regarding Archbishop Goh’s recent statement about the upcoming concert by Madonna on her world tour stop in Singapore. It soon became apparent that the person I was trading emails with had aContinue Reading
Saint Michael
“And there was a great battle in Heaven,. Michael and his angels were battling with the dragon, …and he was thrown out, that great dragon, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces the whole world.” Revelation 12:7,9 The Book of Revelation, the Apocalypse, assures usContinue Reading
A Toy Sailboat and the Redeemer
There was once a small boy who built his own toy sailboat. He lovingly carved the hull, placed the mast and set the sail. He painted it and polished it until it was exactly the way he wanted. Then he took it down to the water to test it out.Continue Reading
The Hero’s Journey of the Spirit, part XI – Preparation
“As the hero undertakes preparation for the great battle ahead, we must prepare ourselves for to defeat the Adversary who constantly preys on our past fears and hurts.” Changing Our View of the World At his point in a well told story, the hero has come to view the worldContinue Reading
Contracts and Covenants
Our society is governed in large part by contracts. These contracts may be formal or informal, written or oral, and usually involve an exchange of goods and services. For example if you make an appointment to see a doctor, that is a type of informal contract. If you fail toContinue Reading
The Artist Teaches Through His Art
Art is a Medium of Revelation. God is the source of all that is beautiful. Art is the language of Beauty. Art, architecture and music, therefore, are absolutely ways for God to speak to the world. According to Pope Saint John Paul II, the person who has a unique vocationContinue Reading
The Hero’s Journey of the Spirit, part X – The Road of Trials
“In our journey we frequently encounter trials and temptations that threaten to delay us, hinder us, or stop us all together. It is important to realize that these tests come in two distinct waves with different intent and different outcomes.” New Rules We cross the threshold from the visible worldContinue Reading
The Purpose of Man
“Man’s purpose is to know God and to love him and to serve Him. We do this by working towards the perfection of the world.” The Beauty of Creation On the sixth day of creation, “God saw everything that He had made, and behold it was very good.” Genesis 1:31Continue Reading
The Hero’s Journey of the Spirit, part IX – The Quest
“The Journey of the Spirit, this Hero’s Quest that we are all on, is a journey to find our purpose, the person God meant for us to be, and the task we are meant to fulfill.” The Hero has successfully passed the guardians and crossed the threshold. He has shownContinue Reading
Beauty is Transcendent
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder? What is Beauty? Is it objective or subjective? Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder? It has been said that we fear what we do not understand. We grow to hate what we fear. And we destroy what we hate.Continue Reading