Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Looking For Inspiration...
Greek poets prayed to the Muses for inspiration. "Inspiration" was the breath that makes them -- the flute -- convey the music of the gods. I don't look for inspiration; I ask it: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the heart of your faithful and kindle in him the fire of your love. "Send forth your Holy Spirit... Sign in to see full entry.
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Sunday, April 11, 2004
Oh Boy, Another Day At Blogit
If Blogit were a TV series what would it be like? Would it be like "Friends?" Or Would it be like "Whose Line Is It, Anyway?" I personally, would like to see it as "Cheers" except that in "Cheers" there seems to have been no episode that involved an Irish priest, much less a Filipino friar. Sign in to see full entry.
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Friday, April 9, 2004
Women In The Passion
Women play magnificent roles in "The Passion." Below, is part of an article written by a Dominican Friar, Fr. Romanus Cessario, OP. The article which is published by Zenit.org is entitled "Mel Gibson and Thomas Aquinas: How The Passion Works." This part of the article is a bonus, actually, and is... Sign in to see full entry.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Debunking The "Da Vinci Code"
The Da Vinci Fallacy Interview With Columnist and Author Amy Welborn FORT WAYNE, Indiana, APRIL 7, ( Zenit.org ).- First, there was "The Da Vinci Code." Now there's "De-coding Da Vinci." The latter, by writer Amy Welborn, aims to debunk the errors that permeate the best-selling novel by Dan Brown.... Sign in to see full entry.
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Monday, April 5, 2004
RoughDraft: Geeky Stuff For The Un-geeky
Here is an application which writers will I think, welcome. It is called RoughDraft, a rich text editor created by a writer for writers. The nice thing about it is that it works in three modes: Normal, Screenplay, Stage/Radio Play Modes. Whatever mode you use, you can publish your article as a... Sign in to see full entry.
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Sunday, April 4, 2004
What Blogit Has Done To My Work
Before Blogit, I spent six hours a day maintaining and keeping my websites. This included shopping around for website enhancements and integrating them to my sites. Since February 25, the time I spend for my websites have gradually diminished. Now, I am spending about four hours at Blogit reading,... Sign in to see full entry.
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Saturday, April 3, 2004
Kerry's Bible Boo-boo
Deal Hudson relates this in his E-Crisis Newsletter: You probably already heard about the incident -- last Sunday, Kerry spoke to the congregation of the New Northside Missionary Baptist church during their worship service. He took the opportunity to use Scripture to help him make an argument for... Sign in to see full entry.
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Friday, April 2, 2004
Three Stages
Every human being passes through three stages in his* life's journey: The first stage is when he is able to say to his playmate: "My dad can beat your dad." The second stage is when he faces his dad and says: "Dad, you are wrong." The third stage is when he -- having children of his own -- looks out... Sign in to see full entry.
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Thursday, April 1, 2004
SafeGuard "Papaya"
I was just listening to the radio and heard the advertisement about a soap called "SafeGuard" which now has a "version" with papaya. What? Papaya? Somewhere in my blogs, I already wrote about the unripe papaya being used in the Philippines for making meat more tender. The ripe papaya is good to eat!... Sign in to see full entry.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2004
This Made Me Laugh
A sign in the comfort room of my sister's house: If you tinkle when you sprinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat. Sign in to see full entry.
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