Father Gerson in Philippine Star

Actual article  can be found here.

Thanks so much to Michelle Dayrit-Soliven  for letting me know about this as well as mentioning the blog. 

Ed

Living A Joyful Life With Scriptures Part 2 Assumption Makati Sept 26 2013

As usual tonight Father gave us a lot to think about. The general outline for the pocdcast was very similar to his School of the Word I attended the night before and you can find that here.
The one key phrase I did here tonight was :

There is no depression. Just too much self centeredness. 

Of course that was explained in the audio

He also referred to three different references that elaborated on the Gospel readings as well as the state we find the world in today:


1) HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II New York
Tuesday, 2 October 1979

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1979/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19791002_usa-new-york_en.html

2) MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
BENEDICT XVI
FOR LENT 2012    

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/lent/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20111103_lent-2012_en.html

3) Black Eyed Peas Where Is The Love (video with lyrics)

http://youtu.be/FotCW5OIFZc

Ed

This week's Gospel readings are here.

Mediafire of the podcast for this week is here 

http://www.mediafire.com/?zk05t738n28r0m2

All Verbum Dei Audio in Dropbox here.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bhkkb3qsi4o8n33/wJUOiVP68V

page 591 in Sharper Than A Sword  by Father James McTavish

Mediafire for all the School of the Word audio is here:

 http://www.mediafire.com/?2ydbw8552x5fe

Sept 25 2013 School of The Word Be Sensitive

Outline 

• Jesus sharing a parable. Intention behind his words. Aim. ? It's not accusing . Not condemning. How can I wake you up? Treat them as friends. Aim. Awaken . Kid. Little heart wake up.
• Love and compassion for others. Good Samaritan . Like 10 25 . To inherit eternal life. Neighbor the one who practiced mercy . Show love, compassion .
• Root of everything is love. All the man based misery lack of love.
• The one not moved by misery of others is truly miserable. Sensitive to realities  around him? Parable invitation to ask ourselves. Looking at realities around us, .
• Rich man condemned for  not paying attention to the poor man. Not condemned for just being rich. 
• Do not use possession in a selfish way. Meant to help our conscience.
•  Generosity taught at home.
• Market story.
• Sensitive to  realities around me???
• Sensitive to Lazarus begging around me. Needing our help.
• What is Lord telling us?

This week's Gospel readings are here.

Mediafire of the podcast for this week is here 

http://www.mediafire.com/?i7s3qv5q9h7c97d

All Verbum Dei Audio in Dropbox here.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bhkkb3qsi4o8n33/wJUOiVP68V

page 591 in Sharper Than A Sword  by Father James McTavish

Mediafire for all the School of the Word audio is here:

 http://www.mediafire.com/?2ydbw8552x5fe

Living A Joyful Life With Scriptures Part 1 Assumption Makati Sept 19 2013

Thanks for coming. For those of you here for the first time, we have audio of the talk here available for download. Follow the instructions below. Some of the points found in the audio include:

• Beauty word of God. Activate our faith. Living in a more conscious way.
• Story of  8 year old girl. Why Jesus talkative but not talking anymore ??
• Pope Paul 6 Vatican 2 divine revaluation Dei Verbum
• Frequent reading of divine scriptures. Excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ.
• Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ St Jerome.
• St Ambrose . We speak to him when we pray . We hear him when we read the divine sayings.
• 1. Listen
• 2. Assimilate we need to understand, grasp. What is the Lord asking us?
• 3. We need to live it out. Third way
• Everything  we pray , prepare to be confronted / challenged. Contrary of notion you go to a retreat to find peace.  Allow ourselves to be challenged by the word of God.
• Castro in Ohio. Went to mass on Sundays. But did he listen?? 
• 4 . Not keep It to ourselves . Evangelize.
• Second Verbum domini post synodal apostolic exhortation. Benedict pope life and mission of the church.
• Number 10. Be realistic. All things hold together in the scripture before all things. The key is Jesus Christ. Center is Christ. Build in a truly sound and lasting way.
• This realism is particularly needed in our own time. Tempted to put our hopes , prove ephemeral,In building our loves we need solid foundations . Whoever builds on this word builds the house of his life on rock. Trying to build life solid ground.
• The main reading is always the Gospel. First reading always old testament. To match theme of the gospel.  Second reading. Following a sequence" we are the prophets . To proclaim the Word , prophet must listen first.
• Amos . Ordinary shepherd . Farmer in Judea . God wants all men to be saved.
• Amos, I was not a prophet , dresser of sycamores. Lord took me from my flock. Amos  , God is not indifferent to the realty of his people.

Ed

This week's Gospel readings are here.

http://www.catholic.org/bible/daily_reading/?select_date=2013-09-22

Mediafire of the podcast for this week is here 

http://www.mediafire.com/?zccy35h10p33pat

 

All Verbum Dei Audio in Dropbox here.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bhkkb3qsi4o8n33/wJUOiVP68V

page 587 in Sharper Than A Sword  by Father James McTavish

Mediafire for all the School of the Word audio is here:

 http://www.mediafire.com/?2ydbw8552x5fe

School of the Word Sept 4 Discipleship

Readings for Sunday are here. 

Highlights:

• To get the most out of the School of the Word four steps: Listen, Assimilate, Live, Share
• Point is how we translate into action
• Think as human .
•  Conditions of discipleship . 
• What does it mean to be a disciple . 
• We are not following a crowd. Gospel provocation.

Perplexing quote from the Gospel: 

“If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters,and even his own life,
he cannot be my disciple" .   - listen to an example from Father Gerson's life

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologian wrote: 

Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves.  Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.

Read the rest. 

Ed

Mediafire of the podcast for this week is here 

http://www.mediafire.com/?x9ndb1w24i83p0s

All Verbum Dei Audio in Dropbox here. 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bhkkb3qsi4o8n33/wJUOiVP68V

page 580 in Sharper Than A Sword  by Father James McTavish

Mediafire for all the School of the Word audio is here:

 http://www.mediafire.com/?2ydbw8552x5fe