In The Hole

Might still turn out to be a best seller. The world just hungers for a Do-It-Yourself kind of Jesus. We've seen it in the past, we'll be seeing it again and again. The novel below is purportedly based on the gospel of Mark. Great. Thing is, when you limit the picture of Jesus to just one Gospel --... Sign in to see full entry.

I am in the process of rewriting an old article that some people have found useful for their own purposes. AugNet featured the earlier wiki version of the article in their Augustinian Themes links. Too bad the Ten Augustinian Values Wiki did not last long (although I am remaking it here ). Merrymack... Sign in to see full entry.

I am ranting again. I wanted to write something about the book project I and some parishioners have decided on, but this blog turned out differently. BOH. To paraphrase Augustine: "Even our blogs are in the hands of God." ********* Christian formation in the parish these days cannot be limited to... Sign in to see full entry.

How about a True/False test? Here is a 10 item quiz that looks simple and straightforward enough about the web. Sign in to see full entry.

I have been insulted in emails before but never like this. Sylvia (not her real name) a member of a charismatic group wanted to help one of our parishioners send me digital photos of an activity they recently had for posting in our parish website. She asked the IT personnel to send the digital... Sign in to see full entry.

This news article about exorcists and demon-expulsions reminded me of an incident several years ago when I was still a Campus Minister at the University of San Agustin-Iloilo. It was about 10 PM one Friday night when a group of students living in a dorm some blocks from the University came to our... Sign in to see full entry.

I found my way into The Examined Life Journal and downloaded their browser and quotes program. The browser opens up the website for you. It is just a little over 1MB in size and is free. It was made for browsing a large philosophical site that has archives and discussion forums. One can even... Sign in to see full entry.

I have posted our cell group's reflection on next Sunday's gospel at this blog. When we talked about it last Sunday, what really struck me was the attitude of the king towards the man without the wedding garment. And given the parable's conclusion, which is "Many are called but few are chosen," one... Sign in to see full entry.

Our lovable Blogit Grandmammina sent me an email where she told me that my pages were loading slowly. What I wrote back to her, I'd like to share with you so that you can tell me if I've fixed the problem. This is what is happening to my pages: 1. In pages where I have placed a lot of graphics,... Sign in to see full entry.

Here are some pictures taken during one of our cell meetings at Olympia Subdivision, San Pedro, Laguna. We were sharing our reflections on Matthew 16:21-27 when these pictures were taken. The sharing revolved around the theme of difficulties and sufferings in the following of Christ. We started... Sign in to see full entry.