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Friday of Week 22 Year 2

Posted on Saturday, February 6, 2016 by Andrew Kooi Posted in 22nd, Friday, Weekday, Year 2 Leave a comment

Some of us seem to excel in coming up with conclusions about others or judging others. Just because a person is not doing things the way we expect; or we hear about the person doing this or that and we act upon such news without careful investigation; or we have already assumed certain things about

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Thursday of Week 22 Year 2

Posted on Friday, February 5, 2016 by Andrew Kooi Posted in 22nd, Thursday, Weekday, Year 2 Leave a comment

From a young age, many of us were told by our parents to study hard and excel in school. Even our teachers would sometimes pay extra attention to those students who were bright or hardworking, since these were the students who were obedient and were serious in their studies. When we went for higher studies,

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常年期第四周星期五次年

Posted on Friday, February 5, 2016 by gubahan Posted in 常年期, 星期五, 次年, 第四周 Leave a comment

在我的神职生涯里我主持过不少葬礼仪式。在一些葬礼中,有时亡者的家属甚至是一些亲朋戚友会在葬礼弥撒结束后说几句话。通常他们会正面陈述亡者在生前已经完成了某些事情,或是过得很精彩等等的话。虽然这些都是友善的肺腑之言,但有时想知道当那个时刻到来时,什么样的词语是我希望被别人记住的?别人又怎样看待我? 在今天的福音中,我们看见了许多赞美与爱戴达味的好词。这样赞美的话仿佛是歌颂对于达味崇高的敬意与悼念达味的荣誉。尽管达味曾犯了通奸和谋杀乌黎亚并试图掩饰的罪行,但达味最后还是寻求天主的帮助与宽恕,以谦卑的心懊悔以及悔改,让他更为崇高。另一方面,我们看到了黑落帝王在福音中被描绘为一个软弱、自私与骄傲的国王。他还被骗将洗者若翰砍首只为“赏赐”黑落狄雅的女儿为他献舞。 达味王死后遗留下许多人们对他的赞美而黑落帝王因骄傲与不去反省让他留下世人对他的轻蔑和嘲笑。我们会不会像达味一样被人们怀念以及赞美?还是我们会像黑落帝王最终的那样?

常年期第四周星期四次年

Posted on Thursday, February 4, 2016 by gubahan Posted in 常年期, 星期四, 次年, 第四周 Leave a comment

我们中的大多数人会在生活中的一段时间内,从一个点飞行到另一个点。我们中有些人可能会搭飞机去度假、工作、读书或拜访亲友。无论我们因什么原因飞行,都会有一定的局限性,好让飞行安全,免于延迟或危险的状况 。例如:我们众所周知的液体不能带入机舱, 在行李寄舱时,必须存储在合适的瓶子或容器中,不只如此,还有一个限制:可检入的液体容量(通常约100ml)。甚至行李寄舱也有重量限制。例如:经济舱通常是20公斤。我们中有些人可能会认为20公斤好像可存放很多,但当我们收完行李时,就会发现很容易超重。 在今天的福音中,耶稣也限制了门徒们在实行使命中所能带的“重量”。为什么耶稣设置这样的限制?有人会说:耶稣这样做,好让祂的门徒们不会有太多的事物阻碍。更深的含义:耶稣其实在教导他的门徒们,当然也包括我们,身为门徒,有天主的恩典就足够了。其他我们想要或需要的都不重要,在时机成熟时,必会赐予我们。我们是否愿意摆脱我们常依赖的事物,知道祂会给予我们,进而仰赖天主的恩典?

Wednesday of Week 22 Year 2

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 by Andrew Kooi Posted in 22nd, Wednesday, Weekday, Year 2 Leave a comment

Some of us seem to like comparing one person or thing to another. For example, we may have been compared to a classmate or school mate who seemed smarter than we are; or we have been compared to another person who is more athletic than us; or we have compared one item to another. Even

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Tuesday of Week 22 Year 2

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 by Andrew Kooi Posted in 22nd, Tuesday, Weekday, Year 2 Leave a comment

Life on this earth is a journey, and throughout this journey, we need to make choices. Sometimes the choices we make are spiritual, sometimes worldly. But whatever choice we make, we need to be prepared for the outcome, which could be good or bad. Some people choose to focus on only worldly matters, and limit

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常年期第四周星期三次年

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 by gubahan Posted in 常年期, 星期三, 次年, 第四周 Leave a comment

我们时常会因为做了一些了不起或困难的事认为一切都是靠自己的努力或才能。当中不少人自我膨胀接着就骄傲了起来。事实上我们经常都会让名利或才能左右我们,但是这样的成功与才能真的只是通过自己的努力吗?而我们又是否能在每一次的情况下仅通过自己的努力,成功的让所有事情迎刃而解? 在今天的福音中,达味在天主的帮助下把周围所有的敌人都制服了成了以色列君王当时最大的势力帝国。这一切的名利让达味冲昏了头,认为一切都是自己的功劳,以色列人民的努力。达味并没有意识到一切都是天主所赐,自大的他下令要统计人口,显然他想知道他的军队的力量以彰显他的大能以及他的王国有多辉煌。最后,他骄傲的行为得罪了天主让他及以色列人遭到了天主的惩罚。 每一天结束后要谨记我们一切所得的成就与成功都是在上主的帮助下完成的。我们一切的能力或天赋都是靠天主的恩宠,所以我们必须时刻赞美天主而不是仅仅为自我满足或自我感觉良好。让我们在天主下保持谦卑,并要感谢主,一切荣耀永归于天主。

Friday of Week 21 Year 2

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 by Andrew Kooi Posted in 21st, Friday, Weekday, Year 2 Leave a comment

We sometimes come across people who call themselves experts in a particular subject or a particular field of study. Such persons may claim to know a lot about the subject or field of study, but as we know, many subjects or fields of study evolve or change over time. Nothing is permanent and nothing remains

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Thursday of Week 21 Year 2

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 by Andrew Kooi Posted in 21st, Thursday, Weekday, Year 2 Leave a comment

In everything that we do, there needs to be some sort of preparation. For example, if we want to do well in an examination, we would need to study smart and get sufficient rest, so that we would be prepared and remain alert while attempting the examination. If we want to remain healthy, we would

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Tuesday of Week 21 Year 2

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 by Andrew Kooi Posted in 21st, Tuesday, Weekday, Year 2 Leave a comment

Every once in a while, we come across people who try to scare others into believing that the world is going to end. They then try to cajole such persons into parting with their wealth, supposingly in preparation for the end of days. But if the end of days is really coming, why would anyone

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