O Come O Come Emmanuel Catholic Traditional Advent Hymn

COURAGEOUS Movie Trailer

 

 

 

EWTN Live Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. and Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.

Science vs. Religion? What about Science vs. Atheism?
Is it possible for truth to contradict truth? Are science and religion incompatible with each other?

Abbott & Costello: "Two Tens for a Five"

health benefits owning a pet

Pets are good for your health; some medical studies show they can reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol and help those who feel lonely.

At the snow

CANOEING

Getting ready for canoeing

CANOEING

Irena Sendler story

‪The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) trailer - behind the scenes‬‏ - YouTube

‪The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) trailer - behind the scenes‬‏ - YouTube

A movie worth seeing.

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse by Gregory L. Jantz

This is a very interesting book. It points out the symptoms of being emotionally abused and the affects it can have on your life. It is written with a Christian’s perspective in mind.

Emotional abuse is one of the most pervasive--and least recognized--kinds of abuse in our society. Whether you or a loved one has been abused by words, actions, or even indifference, this book will show you how to overcome the past.

Emotional abuse can permeate many aspects of your life, and you can learn what lasting effect it can have.
 Criticism should be only given with good intentions and with love; there is a big difference between criticism & abuse. This book is a great help to recognize the difference between criticism and emotional & verbal abuse.

It helps to recognize some of the common traits all emotional abusers and potential emotional abusers exhibit and avoid another abusive relationship.

It also doesn’t assume the abuser is always a man which is seen in so many books of this kind.

 It also warns about being controlling through emotional abuse and how to discontinue that kind of behaviour through self examination & prayer.

Tim Hawkins - Medication

The importance of sleep

We are a sleep deprived culture and many don't value the importance of sleep. Here is a couple of articles that made interesting points


http://www.jobsdb.com/HK/EN/Resources/EmployerArticle/sleep_working?ID=522

http://www.better-sleep-better-life.com/

HOLY FAMILY STATUE 'S BLESSING DAY

Father Tattersall blessing the holy family statue

Thomas Aquinas

St Thomas Aquinas (1225 to 1274)   Aquinas went to the University of Naples where he came into contact with the Order of Preachers or Dominicans. (He became a Dominican). Aquinas went on to study in Cologne with Albert the Great -- it was this association that introduced to Aristotelian philosophy. . He sought to employ rational argumentation in defense of Christian theology. He espoused the metaphysical teachings of Aristotle. Religious reasoning. Thomas Aquinas asserted that theology was a science in which careful application of reason would yield observable proof of theoretical knowledge.   Among his writings are works easily recognizable as philosophy. He also wrote several commentaries on Aristotle. Thomas Aquinas sought to make a distinction between philosophy and theology: “. . .the believer and the philosopher consider creatures differently. The philosopher considers what belongs to their proper natures, while the believer considers only what is true of creatures insofar as they are related to God, for example, that they are created by God and are subject to Him, and the like” (Summa contra gentiles, bk II, chap. 4). “. . .it should be noted that the different ways of knowing (ratio cognoscibilis) give us different sciences. The astronomer and the natural philosopher both conclude that the world is round, but the astronomer does this through a mathematical middle that is abstracted from matter, whereas the natural philosopher considers a middle lodged in matter. Thus there is nothing to prevent another science from treating in the light of divine revelation what the philosophical disciplines treat as knowable in the light of human reason” (Summa theologiae, Ia, q. 1, a., ad 2). Thomas Aquinas devoted much attention to the operation of nature believing that through nature God can be known analogically through the created world. Thomas Aquinas – Existence of God Thomas Aquinas applied this philosophical discourse to his Five Ways to Prove the Existence of God: 1) Motion; 2) Causation; 3) Contingency; 4) Goodness; 5) Design. The first way was clearly indicative of his reasoning: There is something moving Everything that moves is put into motion by something else. But this series of antecedent movers cannot reach back infinitely. Therefore, there must be a first mover (which is God.)

Prayer to St Joseph for Employment

Saint Philip Neri a saint with humour

Family photos up to 2009

My daughter's confirmation

My daughter's First Communion

Queensland

Lake Mountain

My son's confirmation

Family photos 1996 to 2001

My son's First Communion