The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).
In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus dines in a Pharisee's house. Upon learning that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee, a sinful woman in the city comes to Jesus and weeps at his feet and bathes his feet with her tears. She then wipes her tears with her hair and anoints Jesus with oil. All these the woman did to show her love ...
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It was in 1988 when Paulo Coelho first published his now world-famous "The Alchemist". When I first read the allegorical novel in 1999 it became an instant favorite of mine. To me it is a modern classic. I like it so much that I bought seven copies of it in seven different international languages. They now adorn my bookshelf like trophies of lessons learned and remind me that when I really want something, the whole universe will conspire to make it happen.
Here's ten of my most favorite quota...
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Starting today and henceforth, every Friday, I will feature videos and links that I think will be of interest to regular readers of my blog. And I encourage you to email me (stephencuyos@gmail.com) videos, links and whatnots that you think others might benefit from.
In this week's roundup, we'll find out what CBCP Cinema has to say about Shrek Forever After and why 10 European countries support Italy in defending the Crucifix. We will also take a look at the meaning of the names of Jesus' di...
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The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, toon and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Year C). The phrase Corpus Christi is Latin for Body of Christ. The annual feast commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist.
For more information about the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ please follow this link: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04390b.htm
READINGS
FIRST READING: Gn...
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When I give talks I usually spice up my presentations with inspirational quotes. Relevant quotations function for me as a summary, a sort of recapitulation, of an idea, no matter how long or complicated the idea can be. Over the years I was able to collect a good number of quotations on various subjects and themes.
In this post I am sharing with you ten of my most favorite quotes on Teaching and Learning.
"A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be...
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The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, toon and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity (Year C). The Dogma of the Trinity states that God is the Triune God, existing as Three Persons but one being. While these Three Persons are one, they are truly distinct one from another. They are not three Gods but one God.
For more information about the Dogma of the Trinity please follow this link: http://www.newadvent.org/cat...
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The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, toon and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of Pentecost Sunday (Year C). The word Pentecost comes from the Ancient Greek "pentekoste" which literally means the fiftieth day. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus.
In this Sunday's gospel, Jesus came and stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
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Watching paintings come to life is an immersive experience. I've seen a good number of artists paint live and the experience always left a deep impression on me.
The following is a collection of seven videos showing artists paint Jesus live. What these videos show us is that painting can be a deeply spiritual experience and that prayer can be a colorful and creative process too.
All the paintings featured in the videos are created in real time. You'll see the process from start to finish -...
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The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, toon and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of Ascension Sunday (Year C). In this Sunday's gospel, Jesus leads his disciples out as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in the temple praising God.
READINGS
FIRST READING: Acts 1:1-11
PSALM: Ps...
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The following are homilies, images, clipart, video, toon and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C). In this Sunday's gospel, Jesus tells his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me."
READINGS
FIRST READING: Acts 15:1-2, 2...
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