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Re: A Thread For Catholics by SalC: 1:30am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Kamsified: @Salc Really missed you loads. I actually specially prayed for you against ebola cos of your job family.Oh dear, I appreciate. All the best! Sleep like a baby and may God's grace wake us up strong. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 1:32am On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: Oh dear, I appreciate.All the best to you too dearie. Nite nite |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 1:39am On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: Yeah, just when you thought you've seen it all, you stumble on another good one.I tells ya |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 2:48am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Kamsified:Wish you same my zing... Have a nice week ahead... 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 3:03am On Sep 22, 2014 |
And when I was thinking to be the FTC on page 200.... There is God o... Nice to have mumsy back... Waiting for Kiddablingz... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 3:12am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Davik01: Pls i ve a question. Who trains the missionary or religous priests? Are they responsible 4 their training or does the mission cater 4 them? Tnk.Most time, its 50-50 payment between the missionary body and your family. Sometimes, the mission pay most of the fees then your family pay for study materials as required by the Seminary you attend (I think, the Vincentian congregation do this)... By there are some missionary order that pays 100percent of your training, except if you parent decide to make donation. This is because, by the time you start attending the seminary for priesthood, you are already a full blown brother of the order. Franciscan/Carmelite orders do this... 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 3:48am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Day 4 Reflection from... Luke 16:19-31 . 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores.22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b] 24 He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.’25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony. 26 Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’27 He said, ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house— 28 for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.’29 Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’30 He said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’31 He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” . Most of us are familiar with this passage. But have we ever wondered why the rich man went to hades. Much wasnt told about his life, except for the fact that he always host expensive feast in his home, which doesnt seem bad cos its not wrong to host feast. But from the passage, we can see that he went to hades because of the spirit of negligence... Remember our reflection for Day one, where God said that He is giving us a command; to help the poor ones among us. It was obvious from the passage that the rich man didnt pay heed to that command. Who knows, the rich man might have been a church goer, he might have made his wealth legitimately, but he neglected the poor person sitting right in front of his house. And this cost him dearly. You know, most of us are guilty of this. We neglect so many things in this life and think that it doesnt count. Look around you, you will see a lot of people that you can help not necessarily financially, but by our time, action and kind words we can help soften the pain and hardship they pass through in this world. As a young person/student, how do you see the fact that your next door neighbour sometimes goes to bed on empty stomach while there are varieties of food in your frigde and the food sometimes end up in the bin... In the evening/weekends, you go to bar/party(s), spending so much on drinks and unnecessary foods while the person leaving next to you is looking for a little cash to pay for his medical bill... You spend so much time on watching films, playing music and dancing while there are some sick/old/dying people who just needed some one to talk to. As a parent/guardian, how do you see the fact that some of the kids in your neighbourhood are looking tattered while your kids have excess cloths in their boxes that they havent worn for years and probably wont wear again. In the morning you take your kids to sch, driving past those tattered kids whilst there are enough space in your car. On weekends, you take your kids to expensive eateris and parks spending so much while some of those kids have not been to school in the past week due to school fees. So much for being our brothers keeper... No one is saying you shouldnt have a good time or spend on your kids, but try to do it wisely and to strike a balance... Left for me, judging from today's standard, the rich man even tried... Cos its not everyone that can allow someone who have a sore wound on his body hanging around his compound, but still yet that wasnt enough in the eyes of God... In other words, dont say that you have done enough or done your part... But keep doing the little that you can afford to do and never give up. Someone ones said... "that if we know the joy and blessing we recieve we when help the needy, then we will spend everyday of our life begging someone so as to help him/her. . We pray that through the Holy Spirit, we wont neglect the needy... Esp when we have the means to help them... For it is only in giving that we recieve.... . Have a nice week ahead... 4 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Nobody: 6:34am On Sep 22, 2014 |
modestdude: They are responsible for their training viz tuition, academic and spiritual materials etc however, the missionary supports them with feeding from farm proceeds and food donations from parishes. Also, the tuition is usually subsidizedOk thanks. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by vest(m): 7:20am On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: http://www.philvaz.com/apologetics/apolog.htmBookmark Hmm! Nice 1, We Should Also Visit Dis Site www.Catholic.Com Every Week To See New Issues Updated |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by SalC: 7:24am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Rich4god: Day 4Nice one, Thanks for sharing |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by vest(m): 7:28am On Sep 22, 2014 |
For He(christ) Establish A Single Church To Ensure A Single Message Would Lead Every Single Person On A Single Path, Through That Single Narrow Door To Savation. Good Manwin Every Single Person Happy New Week. Salc Peeping Is Nt........ 2 Likes |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Nobody: 10:35am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Hello SalC Hi kamsified. Good morning house. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by damerry(m): 11:23am On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: Damerry congratulations! Am happy for you, GO! Do your very best, have faith in God, your success is sure! Thanks a lot!. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by SalC: 11:39am On Sep 22, 2014 |
vest: For He(christ) Establish A Single ChurchSame to you dear, I wasn't peeping, just that I left too quickly, have a nice day |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by SalC: 11:47am On Sep 22, 2014 |
FrankySnow: Hello SalCHello dearie how is you? |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 12:14pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
peppyluv02: Peace be unto you all... just came back after a few days offline an I saw this.... I am suddenly tribalistic because i condemned ethnicity and tribalism..... That is absolutely interesting. I don't know what to say and I'm not sure I really want to say anything. This though i'll say...i have mentioned my tribe very few times on nl, it is totally suprising that i'm tribalistic. I'm strangely interested to know the evidence available to you, with which you have built the opinion of me. @modestdude,brother I never knew you were Igbo,thought you were yoruba. But now I guess tribe doesn't matter,we should strive towards being one. Yea,it won't be easy. 40yrs ago is just like yesterday. I have read and did my research on the war, it was an unjust one but like I said,we can forgive even thou they still taunt, mock and marginalise us but turn around to put the blame on us....they have even brainwashed people to believing Ojukwu started the war but we know better and Gowon does too. His concience hunts him and he knew clearly that the vote of thanks he got from the MC @ late prof Akunyili's burial was pure sacarsm "Gowon,I remember you gave us,the surviving children of Biafra stones to sit on after the war,it shows you really meant reconciliation and we thank you"....he was so restless where he was siting and one could notice the grin on the faces of the Igbo elders there. Sure,Gowon's concience must be hunting him. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 12:22pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Kamsified:hehehe... Na dat kind story you dey like abi? |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 1:11pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: This got me laughing, never knew Uben steals am just hearing this, and thank God for your vindication hehehehe i won that one clean and clear, i know she was jealous of my victory. Infact i have a feeling maybe she has a hand in the nl tsnami, (the thing only favour her). |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 1:14pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
babestell: OMG!!! i've been there and done it. page 500 will be a true landmark. Enjoy ur victory while it lasts. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 1:22pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: Tag Uben? *coughs*salkc...oh sorry salc, welcome back, thank God all issue keeping you away have been resolved. Take baba blue. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by SalC: 1:28pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ubenedictus:Please can you just put an end to this already, I don't see anything charitable coming out of it, Seriously, I wonder what happens here, why is that when something worthwhile is happening here is when we see much ado about nothing just to distract us, Lent, and you see uncharitable banters, Pentecost, same happened and now instead of facing the novena, we have to argue and counter argue on tribalistic whatever? Smh. Just let it go please..let's concentrate. Nuf said. Thanks in advance. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 1:32pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Kamsified: @ davik01, there is no one way of doing it. It depends on the individual communities. Some communities are poor, they mainly rely of contributions, as an extension those studying for the priesthood are reponsible for their tuition. They usually print some letters and such which the brother take to well to do people to solicit for funds. If your family is rich then then you are lucky. Other share the fee between the candidate and the communities. Then there are some rich communities where the religious house pays everything. (in these cases the candidates are usually fully professed brother.) 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by SalC: 1:34pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ubenedictus:Hmm this is becoming interesting Babestell accused Ubenedictus of stealing the position that supposedly belonged to her Ubenedictus accused babestell of hacking Nairaland just to wipe away his deserved victory SalC spreads mat to observe the unfolding of events |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by SalC: 1:39pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ubenedictus: salkc...oh sorry salc, welcome back, thank God all issue keeping you away have been resolved.Lol Uben looking for trouble since 1672 Yes I thank God too. Hmm don't offer me that baba blue abi na baba green, just answer the question. Are you a religious? Don't let me start dishing out informations and don't even try to cut corners |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 1:50pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: Please can you just put an end to this already, I don't see anything charitable coming out of it, *smiles* actually i hope some good come of such discussion. The issue i'm raising concerns me personally, (it no longer a matter of just different ideas, this is about my person, to correct the erring is still a good work) if i'm guity of tribalism then its a good opportunity for me to come to terms with it and address it.... I'll kindly ask that you tolerate this. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 2:03pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
striktlymi: Ubenedictus...i don't think the exact thing to say is truth is relative to God. God by his very nature is truth. Our different perspectives not withstanding, there is still absolute truth. If an absolute truth doesn't exist then i can calmly say nothing is true. An aside: my thought process Are you sure you've figured out that one, my thoughts are wonderfully complicated. Besides, i may very well just be a young man who loves reading old boring books. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 2:06pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: Hmm this is becoming interesting salc taking note since 8 BC... I didn't accuse yet... I just have a feeling.... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 2:09pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
SalC: Lol Uben looking for trouble since 1672 heheehee. Those informations you have been keeping since 1900 |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Nobody: 2:40pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ubenedictus: What would you say truth is in relation to human interactions? I am not asking with respect to God's nature. Ubenedictus: I am now 98% sure that you are a Religious. Probably not a Jesuit or some other missionary congregation. You don't sound Diocesan too. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 3:49pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
striktlymi:i could easily say that "truth" in human interaction is what is true, but that statement is counter productive. Each individual sees truth according to his or her lenses...but i believe that even in those cases there still remains an objective truth. What do u think? I am now 98% sure that you are a Religious.the jesuits will cherish a long philosophical argument, the missionaries will be "missionary" and the older congregation with their own intellectual and theological strians will be more rigid. So you are puting me in the rigid category? What if you are wrong on all counts? |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Nobody: 5:04pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Ubenedictus: i could easily say that "truth" in human interaction is what is true, but that statement is counter productive. I think, in that regard, the objectivity of truth largely depends on what we agree to be the reference point. It would be difficult to say how objective truth is without defining the basis on which whatever we hold as true is established. I can say, it is true that a man commits murder when he kills another wrongfully. If we do not define what we consider as 'wrongful killing' then I think it may be a bit cumbersome to say what is true in this case. If we look at a set of Integers 'Z' such that 'x' is a member of Z where Z contains the values -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3 on the real number line. Would it be true to conclude that 'x' = 1 is contained in that set? Of course it would be true because the parameters are well defined. If on the other hand, I did not define the parameters and just gave a closed set of (1,2) and asked the same question; I am almost sure that everyone may argue that 'x' = 1 is contained in the set. If I go on to define my set as (4-3,2) that may influence the various answers and opinions. Note that (4-3,2) is not necessarily the same as (1,2). The point I am trying to make here is that truth may not be objective if it is not properly defined. Ubenedictus: I don't think you belong to any congregation that is as rigid as some of the mendicant orders. I presume you would be somewhere in between. A congregation that allows some degree of flexibility. Somewhere in between MSP or SPS and the Vocationist. Not strictly missionary and not 'too religious'. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 8:55pm On Sep 22, 2014 |
Rich4god: Day 4Amen. Thanks darl for sharing |
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