Although not Christian (ex) I am also horrified by pro abortion people.

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FYI, i think the official term is pro-'choice' ... their proponents would prefer to allude to euphemisms to avoid negative connotations on what they are actually going pro for ... :P:P:P

"But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh. And if thy hand, or thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 18:6-10

Strong, very very strong warnings indeed ... a warning from the Almighty against those who would harm the little ones.

that's why go for politics lah khool.... you can make some changes

All heresies have some truth in them. Nobody would accept them if they were just flat out wrong. Right now the lie going around is the false idea of 'love'. It sounds good and everyone wants to 'love thy neighbor' but are you divorcing God from this 'love'?



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Since the month of July is traditionally dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ...

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lectionary: 101

Reading 1 (Ez 2:2-5)
As the LORD spoke to me, the spirit entered into me
and set me on my feet,
and I heard the one who was speaking say to me:
Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites,
rebels who have rebelled against me;
they and their ancestors have revolted against me to this very day.
Hard of face and obstinate of heart
are they to whom I am sending you.
But you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord GOD!
And whether they heed or resist—for they are a rebellious house—
they shall know that a prophet has been among them.


Responsorial Psalm (Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4)

R. (2cd) Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.
To you I lift up my eyes
who are enthroned in heaven —
As the eyes of servants
are on the hands of their masters.
R. Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.
As the eyes of a maid
are on the hands of her mistress,
So are our eyes on the LORD, our God,
till he have pity on us.
R. Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.
Have pity on us, O LORD, have pity on us,
for we are more than sated with contempt;
our souls are more than sated
with the mockery of the arrogant,
with the contempt of the proud.
R. Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.

Reading 2 (2 Cor 12:7-10)

Brothers and sisters:
That I, Paul, might not become too elated,
because of the abundance of the revelations,
a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan,
to beat me, to keep me from being too elated.
Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me,
but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,
for power is made perfect in weakness.”
I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses,
in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me.
Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults,
hardships, persecutions, and constraints,
for the sake of Christ;
for when I am weak, then I am strong.


Alleluia (Cf. Luke 4:18)

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.


Gospel (Mk 6:1-6)

Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples.
When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue,
and many who heard him were astonished.
They said, “Where did this man get all this?
What kind of wisdom has been given him?
What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands!
Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary,
and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon?
And are not his sisters here with us?”
And they took offense at him.
Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place
and among his own kin and in his own house.”
So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there,
apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them.
He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Have a blessed Sunday!

In your charity, I ask for your prayers for the repose of the soul of the young man who received unction as mentioned previously. He passed on this morning. Requiescat in pace.



The moanings of death have encircled me
the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

The moanings of death have encircled me
the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. For the Lord will not cast off his people in his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills in his also.

the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

The moanings of death have encircled me
the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, it is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

The moanings of death have encircled me
the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

The moanings of death have encircled me
the sorrows of hell have enclosed me.

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Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon him ... Amen!

Oopsss ... misread it as 'dragon' instead of 'dagon' ... hehehehehe!!!

How do we interpret the Bible as Catholics today?

As we seek to read and understand the Bible, we may ask if there is a distinctive Catholic way of doing so. How should we approach God’s Word as we try to understand and live it out in our daily lives?

The Bible - The book of the living community of the church
When attempting to understand the Bible and interpreting it, we need to remember that “The Bible was written by the People of God for the People of God, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.” From this, we must remember that only in communion with the People of God can we truly enter into the heart of the truth that God himself wishes to convey to us. Yes, we might read the Bible individually for our own personal growth, but we must always remember that the Bible grew out of the lived experience of the People of God and we must thus see its message through the eyes of the community guided by the Spirit that gave rise to it and which continues to see it as God’s Word to humanity.

The Church interpreted the Jewish Scriptures that we know today as the Old Testament in the light of the Incarnation, Life and Ministry (particularly, the Passion, Death and Resurrection) of the Lord Jesus Christ. Likewise, the Church’s experience of Jesus in his earthly lifetime and, later, after the Ascension, as it grew from its beginnings at Pentecost, gave rise to the books of the New Testament. If the Bible is understood as having come from the Church, then surely, it is with the Church and in harmony with its teachings and under the guidance of the Magisterium (teaching office) that we must interpret its contents and message which God has chosen to communicate.

Interpretation methods
Various methods have been employed in order to obtain a richer understanding of biblical texts. Recent work in interpreting the Bible has relied much on the indispensible ‘historico- critical’ method, as well as other recently-developed methods of textual analysis which have brought about much benefit. The historico-critical method considers the different types and styles (genres) of writing and also attempts to look at the context of the event at that time itself, before attempting to see its message for our own time. Indeed, serious methods of historical research are essential to a proper understanding of any text.

Criteria
The Dogmatic Constitution from the Second Vatican Council, Dei Verbum indicates three fundamental criteria for an appreciation of the divine dimension of the Bible:

1) The text must be interpreted with attention to the unity of the whole of Scripture -- Thus we should not attempt to look at a passage in isolation from what the rest of Scripture is saying.

2) Account is to be taken of the living Tradition of the whole Church -- Again, we look at the passage, not in isolation in terms of time, but how it has been seen through the ages from the early Church onwards.

3) Respect must be shown for the analogy of faith -- A passage cannot be seen in opposition to the faith and teaching of the Church.

Biblical exegesis and theology
History is the arena in which God works. Therefore, it must be interpreted in the light of faith and reason. Biblical Exegesis or Interpretation needs to go hand-in-hand with Theology. In this way, we are able to avoid extreme subjective and arbitrary positions such as fundamentalist positions, wherein reason is ignored, or the tendency can be to spiritualize everything. While we always start looking at a text from the literal sense, we must be open to the message beyond it, allowing the spiritual sense to also emerge and not allow ourselves to be manipulated or led into error. The spiritual sense is “the meaning expressed by the biblical texts when read, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, in the context of the paschal mystery of Christ and of the new life which flows from it.” Hence, interpretation of Sacred Scripture must involve our personal and living faith. Interpretation seeks saving truth for the life of the individual Christian and for the Church. It recognizes the historical value of the biblical tradition and seeks to discover the living meaning of the Sacred Scriptures for the lives of believers today. To this end, our interpretation must pass from letter to spirit. The Word of God can never simply be equated with the letter of the text. An authentic process of interpretation is never purely an intellectual process but also a lived one, requiring full involvement in the life of the Church, which is life “according to the Spirit” (Gal 5:16).

Source: http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/newscategory...s-today/24323/5

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The Devil - Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen



Have a blessed weekend everyone!

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lectionary: 104

Reading 1 (Am 7:12-15)

Amaziah, priest of Bethel, said to Amos,
“Off with you, visionary, flee to the land of Judah!
There earn your bread by prophesying,
but never again prophesy in Bethel;
for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”
Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet,
nor have I belonged to a company of prophets;
I was a shepherd and a dresser of sycamores.
The LORD took me from following the flock, and said to me,
Go, prophesy to my people Israel.”


Responsorial Psalm (Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14)

R. (8) Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.
I will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD —for he proclaims peace.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.
Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.
The LORD himself will give his benefits;
our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
and prepare the way of his steps.
R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.


Reading 2 (Eph 1:3-14)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,
as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world,
to be holy and without blemish before him.
In love he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ,
in accord with the favor of his will,
for the praise of the glory of his grace
that he granted us in the beloved.
In him we have redemption by his blood,
the forgiveness of transgressions,
in accord with the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us.
In all wisdom and insight, he has made known to us
the mystery of his will in accord with his favor
that he set forth in him as a plan for the fullness of times,
to sum up all things in Christ, in heaven and on earth.

In him we were also chosen,
destined in accord with the purpose of the One
who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will,
so that we might exist for the praise of his glory,
we who first hoped in Christ.
In him you also, who have heard the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him,
were sealed with the promised holy Spirit,
which is the first installment of our inheritance
toward redemption as God’s possession, to the praise of his glory.

(Or Eph 1:3-10)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,
as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world,
to be holy and without blemish before him.
In love he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ,
in accord with the favor of his will,
for the praise of the glory of God’s grace
that he granted us in the beloved.

In him we have redemption by his blood,
the forgiveness of transgressions,
in accord with the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us.
In all wisdom and insight, he has made known to us
the mystery of his will in accord with his favor
that he set forth in him as a plan for the fullness of times,
to sum up all things in Christ, in heaven and on earth.


Alleluia Cf. (Eph 1:17-18)

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our hearts,
that we may know what is the hope that
belongs to our call.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.


Gospel (Mk 6:7-13)

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two
and gave them authority over unclean spirits.
He instructed them to take nothing for the journey
but a walking stick—
no food, no sack, no money in their belts.
They were, however, to wear sandals
but not a second tunic.
He said to them,
“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave.
Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you,
leave there and shake the dust off your feet
in testimony against them.”
So they went off and preached repentance.
The Twelve drove out many demons,
and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

Ahhh, Bro Yeeck, u beat me to that one ... hahahahaha!!!!

At that time: Jesus said to His disciples, Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. Not everyone that saith to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father who is in heaven, he shall enter the kingdom of heaven. - Matthew 7. 15-21

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Three Things You Need to Know About Pornography
Matt Fradd - February 7, 2013

1. The reasons pornography is not wrong.

Pornography isn’t wrong because sex is bad or the body shameful. It's wrong because sex is good and the body magnificent! As Christians we must never forget whose idea sex was in the first place. It was not thought up by Hugh Hefner or by Cosmopolitan magazine but by God! In fact, God's very first commandment to humanity in the Bible is to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28)! And as philosopher Dr. Peter Kreeft noted, “I do not think he meant for us to grow oranges and invent calculators.”

Pornography is wrong because it removes sexual intimacy from its natural context, turning it into a commodity to be bought and sold. It has been rightly said that the problem with porn is not that it shows too much but that it shows too little—too little of the human person.

Pornography reduces the mystery and beauty of a man or woman to a collection of body parts to be used rather than recognizing them as persons to be loved. It reduces the great mystery and sanctity of human sexuality to a trivial activity that need not be of any real importance.

2. Pornography is not just a man’s issue.

While it is certainly true that men have cornered the market on visual pornography, it’s not true that women don’t also struggle. One survey revealed that 34 percent of female subscribers of Today’s Christian Woman online newsletter admitted to intentionally accessing Internet porn.

Because pornography is predominantly consumed by men, many women who struggle with pornography feel an even greater sense of shame and isolation. One young woman I know put it this way:

" ... For over seven years, I was addicted to hardcore pornography, masturbation, and lust—and I am a woman. Often we hear that women may struggle with fantasy and romance novels, but porn—porn is a guy thing. One of the most shaming statements I ever heard was, "Women just don’t have this problem." I started to lose hope after I heard that. How do you argue with the ‘fact’ that only men struggle with porn? It is sad, because this mindset is causing so much damage to women. It causes many women to question their sexuality and wonder if they are homosexual because they are involved in a sin "only men" get caught up in. It isolates them, silences them, keeps them trapped in this sin and drives them further away from freedom and into the darkness. ..."

If you or a woman you know struggles with pornography, be assured that you are not alone. Help is available, and healing is possible. You might begin by visiting the website Beggar's Daughter.

3. Porn stars don’t enjoy what they do.

When I inquired of a friend of mine, a former porn star, if this was the case, she said, “Well, there are several reasons why girls get into the porn industry, but a hardcore sex drive isn’t one of them. I know, because that’s what I used to tell people in interviews.” Another former porn star put it this way:

" ... Sex-packed porn films featuring freshly dyed blondes whose evocative eyes say ‘I want you’ is quite possibly one of the greatest deceptions of all time. Trust me, I know. I did it all the time, and I did it for the lust of power and the love of money. I never liked sex. I never wanted sex, and in fact I was more apt to spend time with Jack Daniels than some of the studs I was paid to fake it with. That’s right—none of us freshly dyed blondes like doing porn. In fact, we hate it. We hate being touched by strangers who care nothing about us. . . . Some women hate it so much you can hear them vomiting in the bathroom between scenes. Others can be found outside smoking an endless chain of Marlboro Lights. . . . But the porn industry wants YOU to think we porn actresses love sex. They want you to think we enjoy being degraded by all kinds of repulsive acts. ..."

Pornography “immerses all who are involved in the illusion of a fantasy world” (CCC 2354 ). One such illusion is that the women in the porn industry enjoy making pornography. While this may be a convenient illusion for those seeking to justify their pornography use, the reality behind the fantasy is another story entirely.

Source: http://www.catholic.com/blog/matt-fradd/th...out-pornography