Mission Schools

http://anilnetto.com/christianity/sxi-directors-retirement-marks-end-of-era/#more-12857

It is sad to hear how our catholic schools are deteriorating as time goes by due to many reasons but basically due to money, lack of religious in the teaching field and also government biases. Sometimes i wonder why our church is not doing much to safe this schools like making its own rules and holding onto the management. I believe there are many capable Catholics there willing to work with the church in whatever they are doing however is the church looking out for them?? We always see old worn out people running parish councils and other ministries in the archdiocese with some sitting there for donkey years!!! There are many young people who want to work for the church but just dont make it an option because of life, future matters..

Why cant our bishop source out talents within our church, hire them, pay them good decent wages capable for sustaining basic life according to where they live for the church? You know some people need double jobs to earn a willing and at least the church can be an option as a workplace. Sometimes why just the lay arnt our priest all graduates therefore why not use them too according to their specialists to upbringing certain areas of church importance. If money is of concern with he grace of God i font think so. The Vatican has reported before of going into a surplus after 7 years running into deficit and yet they are surviving. And if the church is really giving out for the people and helping out then of course people would be of no doubt to come forward to help the church financially. Sometimes we should not take things to complicatedly but think simple basics and fundamentals. Its disheartening to look the church has always being redundant with time. It should be more proactive and not passive. There is more to gain then loose.

One might argue that the church is not a corporate body but still it cant forget and hope on people nowadays to work for free or with minimum wages. It is hard to live in today's world without money especially if you have a family. Furthermore if the church expects people to have some sort of unconditional commitment when working with the church then its very wrong for at one thought, the church would not be in anybodies list of cara cari makan. But why not think that once we bring people in then with the guidance of the priest in charge and in the spirit for working in the church perhaps people will then decline further wages and might work for free or maybe some will then thinking about joining the religious life?? Arn't we praying the prayer for vocations every Sunday. All pray and no work makes no point.

The church needs to make itself an option for the younger generation and therefore need to keep up with time.

Same for the schools - perhaps it should take the initiative to hold onto the management and also the hiring of teachers and principles together with the government paying them their salaries. Take a look on how many private run retarded schools are run. The teaches salaries are paid and the school board of governers pays allowances. Another way the school can take control is in selection of students and the number of them too so that in the end there would not be any flooding of students of a particular race in a school. There are many ways to work things out and there is no impossibilities. I urge the Bishops and the Superior generals of the the various religious bodies, professional lay people to come together sit down discuss and come up with a solid plan directed to save our schools. Some schools really serve the benefit of the people like in its location. Closing down a school will make a difference in peoples life as there is where they all grew up. The video link above explains.

How arrogance divides people

left a comment there

http://anilnetto.com/christianity/how-arrogance-divides-people/#more-12712

Penang Church Land Issue

Well posted many comments here about this issue defending the Catholic Church.
Why has the church have to be the bad guy??? haish.....admire the church for standing ground of what they believe and stand for not being bent even a little towards the devil's work. What Jesus told Peter really rings in my mind and so it does in the great St Peter's Basilica.

http://anilnetto.com/accountability/eviction-controversy-penang-bishops-office-issues-statement/#more-12579

http://anilnetto.com/accountability/eviction-controversy-penang-bishop-responds/

http://anilnetto.com/accountability/air-of-gloom-as-church-orders-villagers-to-vacate-land/

Names

Do you live up to your name? (the meaning of it). I am curious how a name can influence one's life. When u get to know the meaning of your name early, then there is a possibility you might growing into your name but if u know your name only later in life when much of your characteristics are almost certain will it be according to your name naturally or not? If it is true that the name will identity who you will be in the future then dont give yourselves names of dogs or other animals. If it does not still dont name your kids with names of animals. Anyway if it does not how much then. If you read the meaning of names and look into the person most of the time there are some similarities, so how does it work?

Doubting Cristianity

simple logic - few question for u to ponder or take into consideration for ur doubts. Jesus had followers so they would right the truth about his MISSION if not they are not followers but just hocuspocus. (why want to waist time lying - if u are a follower of someone wat wud u do??)
passes dwn orally in the beggining yes. ur argument that there ... Read Morewud be alot of changes to it - yes true - there came the gnostic writtings together with the current gospels. but remember the present gospel writers were the closes to Jesus or the closest time to Jesus so perhaps all of them may have met him at one pont in their live. so it can be considered that the gospels were not result of what the last guy in line said.
they borrowed stories so that they may be almost the same??? How can that be when they have followed Jesus. It is like u and me writing a report on a talk we attended together. How much can it differ?? Can the writers see the future precisely like the event of the council of Nicea whenthe bible was finally put together? This was like 300 yrs later

Jesus Divine? He IS no doubt. God is all powerful and mighty and we are unable to comprehend his greatness which is infinite with our finite understanding. Why not he come down has man and God the same time. He is just like a superhuman, a X-Men. (minus the violence) So why not? Dont ... Read Moreput God into the coconut shell of a human beings understanding. God knew of doubt would arise that is why God inspired the writers to write about Thomas the apostle a.k.a doubting Thomas. why are u forcing urself not to belief? Science itself cant explain everything and behind every door of science there is God. Faith fills this up. Even to believe in Science one needs faith. The Old testament talks about the coming of the Messiah the Son of God - 3 religion believe in this but only one Believe it is Christ the others denied him. The Jews denied him in the beginning so they follow the denied way. Something like the protestants - they follow one man's disagreement to the Church God has entrusted through Peter from the beginning of Christianity. The Muslims i guess forgot about the Messiah and emphasized more on Nabi Muhammad. Jews are still waiting.
The bible is not an autobiography nor and history book. That is not its purpose. Its purpose is to give Basic Information Before Leaving Earth. Salvation. So why look at it and hold it account for what it is not?? Its not fair to the author of the bible.

God is natural so why is it not natural for God to be Man and God at the same time. It is the same with the trinity. 3 in 1.... Read More

When you doubt about something don't forget to doubt ur doubting. Doubt the doubt. If u don't then that doubt may lead u astray. And is this not the geniousity of the devil. Forgetting the existence of the devil is a good thing for the devil too.

Doubt to learn doubt to enrich ur faith doubt no to distant urself. Have faith. God Bless. God's Speed, Shalom!

ThAnk yOu @ SorRy

To beautiful and strong words which carry lots of meaning and effect to the person saying it and also the person who receives it.
These words when used with sincerity and honesty will leave positive impact on each party.
When u say sorry, for it to be meaningful you would have to forgive yourself 1st and try not to do it again. If it is done again then the sorry u said for the last time would not hold water already. More over if u keep on repeating that wrong then your sorry can be thrown out to the drain.
Now the word sorry when used properly can closen the gap of distance created in any bad situation. Close enough to forgive and become better friends. To actually say a correct sorry is difficult because u would have to come out clean and naked of your worng, humbled with humility to accept ones mistake openly. When it is accepted the person who forgives gets credit of being a humbled person himself and the person who says it would rise victorious in persona.
Now the catch is that when u have strip down naked u r vulnerable for attack and mocking and humiliation. At this time u can also be 'killed' if not by the person who you have wronged but from those around. Evil would continuously rake that mistake of your trying to bring u down as far a possible till u have lost all respect and dignity.
In fear of this people would not want to say sorry sincerely anymore moreover even say it. To prevent this also one would need to build up ego and ego distances people in a relationship. Furthermore those vultures prying on you for the sake of covering up their own low self esteem and wrong popularizes yours. Fearing this too people would not want to say sorry. So how now to say sorry in today's world filled with vultures. Dont you want to protect yourself?
Well rightfully you still must say sorry despite if u will be forgiven or killed as long you have forgiven yourself and also learned from the mistake.
Now here is another road. People say sorry just to clear things just because that word and melt a person. People fake their sincerity when they say it and the person wronged is made more into a fool if he does not realize it. So for such people should they be forgiven pula?? You would be taken for granted, made a joke off and what not. Such people also spoil this word just to get away with their wrong. Irony - supposed when some one says i m sorry one actually has gotten their punishment (coming 'naked') but here they actually get away from it haha. shit!!
Lets look at another road. If you don't forgive them wow! they will scold you for it! imagine that - already have been wronged now have to bow down to their sorry!! haha...weird...when they said sorry did they really mean it then?? If you dont forgive you are the bad guy now and they would get away with their mistakes. phew!!
This pushes you to the corner now where u need to decide if you want to stay alive...cool eh people nowadays. Some people dont care if you forgive them or not they would simply brush a sorry to you and walk away doing the same thing over and over again.
Remember history repeats itself and people will never learn. (Few do)

Sorry taken for granted.

What are we to do now?? If you give in you are condoning their action if you dont then u are bad. what to do? Still forgive and leave it to God. You have done your part. You at least should learn. Its difficult and different situation warrants different action.

The word thank you is not is the vocabulary of younger generation people already. Its mere thanks to satisfy the giver. I have fetched young and old people around. The old one say thank you to me the younger ones dont even in front of their own elders. How much thank you have you said how much have u received if u have given in the 1st place haha?? Many if not some dont even say thank you when it matter most for when u say thank you the same way u have said sorry u have become stripped naked, humbled to the giver. U sincerely appreciate the giver and remember the giver of the right they have done to you. People nowadays dont for if they remember they wud feel naked and lower then you - ego. They would prefer to feel that they have achieved something despite getting help all by themselves. If they dont they they fear people will think that they are weak and need help to achieve something. What adds to this problem is that that there are people who also think that way too.

Thank you and sorry are 2 great humble words and should be thought well to the younger generation. Dont fear the ugly world do what is right insyah Allah God will reward you but u will have to be patient for that reward too. (also don't be wanting for that reward - let not the right hand know what the left hand did). We life in a vicious cycle of fear in our lives. Fear begets fear. Let us not fear anymore and do GOOD not go kill around or screw around too haha. Do GOOD for a beautiful cycle will be what we want to live in.

Friends

This was a story I attained from an outing to mass in Church of the
Holy Family, Kajang by our local CSS MMU Cyberjaya :)
In Kajang, we met CSS UCSI, and also CSS UTAR, and then, after the
mass, all of CSS UCSI people and MMU fellows went for makan-makan at
the chinese stalls nearby..

While eating, someone (from UCSI) got a message which touched me a lot..

It was a short story, but sent in one single SMS. It was initially in
chinese, but we requested one of our chinese friends from MMU to
translate it. I listened intently to the whole thing. It goes like this...

One day, there were two friends walking along a desert. They were
chatting and talking about many things, and when they touched on a
certain topic they started arguing and bickering with each other.
Turning out to be a heated argument, one of them slaps the other on
the face.
Then, feeling sad and crying, he/she (not mentioned) bent down on the
sand of the hot desert and wrote "Today, my friend ..(name).. has
slapped me on the face, and I feel so sad and disappointed. "

Continuing their journey, they stumbled upon an oasis (a very rare
area of the desert which has water), and then both of them started to
get excited and jumped into the water. Minutes later one of them (the
one who got slapped earlier) started to drown in the water, and then
his (just using 'his' for future reference) friend swam towards that
direction of the call for help to save him. He successfully caught
hold of him, dragged him to safety and brought him out of the water.

Feeling very grateful, in front of him, a large stone wall, he took a
small stone found on the ground and carved words onto the large stone
saying "Today, my friend has saved my life, and I feel so grateful and
thankful."

Soon as they continued on their journey, his friend (the one who
slapped the other and saved his life) asked him, 'why are you writing
every single event or thing that happens between us? You wanna keep a
diary in the desert?'
His friend replied,

"Writing on the sand is for sad and dreadful things, things that we
should forget. Writing on the stone wall, on the other hand, is for
good deeds that we should remember. Why, because the words on the
sand, will be gushed and blown away and everything written will be
disappeared and forgotten after a very short while; however, words
carved on the stone wall will remain; and hence always stays there for
us to see."

email shared from a friend - eugene (CMO-KLCC)
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We know many people through our lives some may leave an impact bad or good many more might not. How many around us are really friends? Or are they just mere acquaintance? Who and what are friends ? Oxford definition :
A
1 A person joined by affection and intimacy to another, independently of sexual or family love.
2 A near relation. Usu. in pl., those responsible for one.
3 A person who is not hostile or an enemy to another; one who is on the same side.
4 A person who wishes another, a cause, etc., well; a sympathizer, helper, patron,
a supporter of an institution etc., who regularly contributes money or other help.
A helpful thing. LME. c A person who acts for another, esp. (Hist.) as a second
in a duel. E19.
5 An acquaintance, an associate; a stranger whom one comes across or has occasion to mention again.
6 A romantic or sexual partner, a lover. Now a euphemism exc. where qualified as boyfriend, girlfriend, lady-friend, man-friend, etc. LME.
7 (F-.) A member of the Society of Friends. M17.

So ur friends are under which 'A'?
There are many people out there too in disguise of being a friend to you actually is not - they back stab, use you, do not respect you for who you are, take you for granted, stain your image, brings u down etc etc.

How nice if there are really true friends?? this will only occur is everyone in a society your are in have the same mentality of being a true friend for one another.
To break this bond all it needs is mistrust, selfishness, fear and low self esteam of ONE person who will form a vicious cycle creating problems in a group ending up no one trusting each other. I have seen that happening and it saddens. Lots of caliber found within them could not be used to benefit themselves by working together.

I remember times when we were told to make friends then it came a time to be careful which friend you chose (u chose a group to befriend) then be careful who you chose as friends (need resumes now to join the club - cliques appear - i have no cliques in 98% of my life). Further it went trust only a few friends but now dreadfully trust no one. So if you dont trust anyone u would end up on your own and when u r on ur own u need to survive thus doing whatever it takes to survive thus being selfish. Now this is a cycle as ur action will directly or indirectly affect those around you and vice versa everybody will become untrustworthy to everybody. How then to happily live in such environment. Its difficult to be good for people will take you for granted and as a joke. At the same time u cant do bad for these 'friends' are like vultures too waiting for one to do a mistake then use it to bring u dwn even after many years too. what is this world getting into now???

Sadly a 'friend' for me in today's world has become just mere acquaintance. Very few (can count with fingers) will remain true good friends.

Friends including good friends too, come and go and also many times forgotten. But that is ok as long as during that short period of friendship time, quality relationship had developed. And happy moments were etched in memory.