Ask Mary

Here's a true story which I heard from a visiting priest from Canada (Fr. Carl Schmidt) a year ago. This is a story told to him by Cardinal Jaime Sin of the Philippines ( which I like to use in my talks ).
The story: There was this woman who claimed to have visions of the Virgin Mary and she claims that she even talks to the Virgin. Cardinal Sin (his real name) didn't pay much attention to her and usually pretends not to hear her. But one day she persistently kept on calling him on the phone, and after five unsuccessful calls, she went to his residence and asked for an audience.Cardinal Sin thought that he'd better put an end to this foolishness and told her, "When you see the Virgin Mary again tonight, tell her to ask her son Jesus what my gravest sin was." And so the woman left, happy that finally Cardinal Sin believes her. And Cardinal Sin was sure that now she'd stop telling him about her visions. But the next day she came back and asked to see the Cardinal again. The Cardinal asked her, "Well, did you talk to the Virgin Mary last night?"And she said, "Yes, but...""But what?" Cardinal Sin asked. "Did the Lady ask Jesus about my sin?""Yes, she did ask Him." was the reply."What did Jesus tell her then?"The woman reluctantly answered, "She said Jesus said that He had forgotten."
I don't recall how the story ended, but I guess that is where the story should end.

As told by Don Morales

Reflection: "And now i said to you: You are Peter and on this rock i will build my Church; and never will the powers of death overcome it. I will give you the key of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaver, and what you unbind on earth shall be unbound in heaven" Matthew 16:19-20. This shows the importance of forgiveness to have an intimate relationship with God.

Adapted from http://www.inspirationalarchive.com/texts/topics/forgiveness

When God created Moms

When the good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of overtime, when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."

And the Lord said, "Have you read the spec on this one? She has to
be completely washable, but not plastic; have 180 moveable parts,
all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that
disappears when she stands up; a kiss that can cure anything from a
broken leg to a disappointed love affair; and six pair of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands...no way."

"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord. "It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have."

"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.

The Lord nodded and said, "One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, 'What are you kids doing in there?' when she already knows. Another here, in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't, but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say, 'I understand and I love you,' without so much as uttering a word."

"Lord," said the angel, touching His sleeve gently, "Rest for now. Tomorrow..."

"I can't," said the Lord. "I'm so close to creating something close to Myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick, can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower."

The angel circled the model of the mother very slowly.

"She's too soft," the angel said.

"But tough!" said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what the mother can do or endure."

"Can she think?"

"Not only think, but she can reason and compromise," said the Creator.

Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak," she pronounced.

"It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."

"What's it for?"

The Lord God said, "It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber and answered, "I didn't put it there."




Adapted from http://www.keepingitcatholic.org/create.html

Inter-Campus Gathering Camp 2009

Hey guys!! It's Clare reporting from the news division!! Haha.. Nah... Ok, I'm actually updating to you guys about what had happen in ICG camp 2009 though... There are 3 of us from UCSI, me, Byron and Greg... O yeah! Our ex-CSS members are also there!! Rebecca and Ivan!! The theme for the 4-days 3-nights camp is "Our Religion As an "In-Thing" better known as "O.R.A.I.T." and was held on the 19th to 22nd September 2009 @ Majodi Centre, Plentong, Johore. There are more than 500 students come and gather for this every 2 year event. Of course the largest population is from our CC itself, KLCC!!! And the largest CSS population hails from CSS UiTM Shah Alam... There are talks, group discussions, movie making, performance, dialog and so on! One of the highlights of the event is Project Runway where the participants have their nice and cool outfit on and walk like a model... There are also speakers come from Malaysia and also Singapore, from movie producers to researcher... We also have Juwita Suwito in the HOUSE!! Well, to sum up everything, it's actually fun though... And I did not regret joining ICG camp... And it comes from the bottom of my heart.. Anyway,the next ICG camp will be held in 2011 though... And KLCC will be the next host for this event!! Yeay!
remember the guy at the extreme left??? He was from UCSI too!! ^.^


CSS-UCSI AND CSS-IMU...Byron was blown away by the wind...



took photo with Juwita Suwito too.... ^.^

Finally pic with Byron...But this was the 1st night...

Club Week!!

Venue : UCSI University Multi Purpose Hall
Date : 16th, 17th Sept 09
Time : 10am - 5pm

St John Vianney

Continue from the previous post..

In his assignment as parish priest of Ars, St. John achieved something which many priests would like to have done, but which is scarcely granted to any. Not over night, but little by little, the tiny hamlet underwent a change. The people of Ars were unable to remain aloof for long from the grace which radiated from the remarkable personality of their priest. When a man attacks inveterate disorders and popular vices, he challenges opposition. St. John was not unprepared – he knew the enemy would raise his head. “If a priest is determined not to lose his soul,” he exclaimed, “so soon as any disorder arises in the parish, he must trample underfoot all human considerations as well as the fear of the contempt and hatred of his people. He must not allow anything to bar his way in the discharge of duty, even were he certain of being murdered on coming down from the pulpit. A pastor who wants to do his duty must keep his sword in hand at all times. Did not St. Paul himself write to the faithful of Corinth: ‘I most gladly will spend and be spent myself for your souls, although loving you more, I be loved less.’”

To be continued.

Reflection: There are a lot of challenges a priest faced today....do we ever underestimate their respolnsibility?or we espect them to be extraordinary "holy" but we didnt pary for them?