Tag: God
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When did you last see the face of God?
Last weekend, my family took the time to watch the Tom Hanks’ movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The movie is about the encounters between the popular children’s show host Fred Rogers and the magazine journalist Lloyd Vogel, who was assigned to interview Mr. Rogers. Those encounters ended up being opportunities for Fred Rogers…
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Defining ourselves in self isolation
The Pandemic Social Isolation is an opportunity for us to define ourselves in the most authentic way. Years ago, at my very first meeting with a spiritual advisor, I was asked to introduce myself. I was quick to tell him my current endeavours and my previous projects. My spiritual advisor was patient. After listening to…
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Seeking God, our Comforter!
♪ “O rest in the Lord, wait patiently for him…” ♪ This aria by Handel has been ringing in my ears for over two weeks now. It started when a musician friend needed consolation and I was lost for words. At the time, the first piece of music that came to mind which I thought…
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“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
On a recent morning, I captured this image of the early light shining through the stained glass window of one church and landing right among the pews in front of the icon of Christ. This image made me think of the possibility of the Angels and Saints visiting and listening attentively to the Lord in…
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Baptism of the Lord – a parent’s view
In today’s Gospel (Mark 1:4-5, 7-11), Jesus asked for Baptism from John. Since John’s message has been one of repentance, Jesus is essentially admitting his “sins.” But…was it really his “sins”? Jesus would have known his mission all along. God sent his beloved son to save the people. However, how would God knows his Son…
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Studying Christology Mathematically
When I first considered taking the Certificate of Pastoral Ministry program at St. Peter’s Seminary, I had some doubts about how I might handle studying, what is in my mind, the “Arts” subjects. After all, I once spent 10 years at university studying Mathematics and I was sure that one would need different mind-sets for…
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Understanding the Doctrine of Trinity through Mathematics
It has been a little while since I last posted something here. I started taking a program in September at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario and am enjoying it very much. One session of the program back in October was on the topic of the doctrine of Trinity. It was mentioned then that there were…
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The Christ function C(x)
Mathematicians like to describe the world in numbers and formulas when possible. A lot of research tends to find a formula or prove a mathematical statement that describes how certain numbers behave on paper and off the paper, to find the “truth” about numbers even when they are outside our normal human comprehension. I still…
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God’s Message from Outer Space!
1 I love God’s sense of humour. So, the most exciting picture of the day is one transmitted from NASA’s New Horizon-a picture taken 5 million miles away from Pluto, showing a heart-shaped area on the image of Pluto. http://www.cnet.com/news/aw-nasa-probe-spies-plutos-heart-as-flyby-begins/ We, Catholics, like to see God in everything. In this case, indulge…
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Music In My Life
Many people have said music is the language of God. I am not sure if God needs a language, but I do know that music has a way of getting deep into one’s heart and soul. In some sense, it is a universal language that everyone seems to understand without much explanation. It leads us…
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