tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post7391046423073584784..comments2024-03-22T04:12:44.008+08:00Comments on Breaking the Word: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-30725895465185260282009-03-07T21:22:00.000+08:002009-03-07T21:22:00.000+08:00"BREAKING NEWS: ORDINARY TIME"? Any Lenten thought..."BREAKING NEWS: ORDINARY TIME"? <BR/><BR/>Any Lenten thoughts for us, Fr Chris?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-3848021358793987952009-03-04T13:00:00.000+08:002009-03-04T13:00:00.000+08:00Hi Fr Chris,Further on the topic of quarantine aga...Hi Fr Chris,<BR/><BR/>Further on the topic of quarantine against infection, here's something to share from the Catholic Scripture Studies on Jesus' Baptism in Matt 3:<BR/><BR/>"Jesus is the one....whose purpose is TO INFECT OTHERS with holiness and the love of God.....ignoring the Pharisees' quarantine mentality, he touches the dead to raise them, the lepers to heal them, and associate with sinners to turn them into saints.<BR/><BR/>He has no need to guard his holiness from contamination but can allow it to flow from his heart in order to heal and transform the world.<BR/><BR/>He who is sinless and has no need for repentence, enters the waters of Baptism at the Jordan (and CLEANSES the water) in order to effect the transformation that changes Baptism from a symbolic ritual washing in to a healing Sacrament...and to abolish the outmoded concept that holiness can be contaminated by people and things that are unclean."<BR/><BR/>Isn't that awesome reading? Hmmm, how to grow in this wonderful holiness and not fear contamination...guess that's what the Lenten journey is about, perhaps for the rest of our lives!<BR/><BR/>PS: Flu germs detests healthy human hosts...:) Enjoy keeping healthy with this Lenten fast from unhealthy food, lifestyle, thoughts, emotions and behaviours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-57630710970135696352009-02-16T11:45:00.000+08:002009-02-16T11:45:00.000+08:00Oops, actually not Jesus' words but the leper's wo...Oops, actually not Jesus' words but the leper's words. :-pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-69452546739366176302009-02-16T11:04:00.000+08:002009-02-16T11:04:00.000+08:00Thanks, Fr Chris. After reading this blog post, Je...Thanks, Fr Chris. After reading this blog post, Jesus' words "If you wish, you can make me clean." take on a new and very special meaning for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com