Poetry

A Jesuit priest gave one of the most beautiful homilies I’ve heard in a while. This note is just an attempt to capture it - it would be devoid of the beauty of his quivering voice, his pauses when he wants to give emphasis, and his body language that fed the air in the silent chapel with poetry. The way I write it would be blemished by my unreliable memory and writing style, but it’s worth the attempt, if only to be able to share the homily. Anyway, He was telling of a story of an old woman... Read more

When humans try to be like God

We wanted to be Omniscient and know everything, and invented the internet to search for anything we want to know. We wanted to be Omnipresent, and made social networks to make our presence felt to everyone. Now we can also communicate with anyone at anytime, anywhere with the cellphone. We wanted to be Omnipotent and crush any foe with a lightning bolt, and built the gun. We wanted to have the power to obliterate whole cities if they were sinful to us, and developed the Atomic Bomb. We wanted ... Read more

Why and How

If many scientists weren’t so keen on being atheists, I think humanity would’ve gone far discovering (appreciating) the ‘why’ of reality, and not just the 'how’ which scientists are currently concentrating on. If many scientists weren’t so keen on being atheists, they would see that the 'how’ would not be so dis-harmonic with the 'why’ - the 'how’ would strengthen the 'why’, and the 'why’ would strengthen the 'how’. It’s all around us, the why and the how are no... Read more

I walked slowly, and realized I was happy

For what else could I ask for, I study to be a master of the field I love. I have time to pray, I have time to read, I have time to write, and all the while I reflect on meanings and beauty. I have projects that force me to do something I like doing, and I get ready for the increasingly heavy future. For now, I shall enjoy this happiness, because this happiness is only happy because of a sadness; the sadness that this happy time is fleeting, temporary, shall pass, and but a moment in time.... Read more

Things easier said than done?

"We are to use them in so far as [tantum quantum] they lead us to our last end, and be rid of them in so far as [tantum quantum] they hinder us in the pursuit of the end for which we were created." Tantum Quantum: So much as. The term in St. Ignatius' Principle and Foundation of the Spiritual Exercises referring to the right use of creatures [CatholicCulture.org] --- Sometimes I feel hesitant to share my views and opinions in facebook, especially as I am surrounded by very good people, some w... Read more