PROCRASTINATION...PROCRASTINATION...

On 25th and 26th January, Professor Dr. Julia, a lecturer form UIA had share her knowledge about the very effective way to take notes and

 some tips regarding on what we should do and should not do before going to class and afte the class... 

Not to forget she was also emphasize on hot issue that students always did that is PROCRASTINATION....! 

Ok less word...just roll out....See what we were doing during the workshop...

practising to take effective note (n_n)

participants (concentrate huh)

There was no fee for the workshop and open to all CVSF members. On that week, we were also had our recording. It was a very very busy week... All preparations must be set up correctly and we all very tired.. But because of knowledge, we were willing to join it.

Prof. Dr. Julia explained something to the participants...

the effective way to take notes

wow, this girl is really concentrate! 

just like answering the final examination (^_^)

another view of the participants...

There are some tips what we should not do during the lecture....**

sleeping during the lecture... (u_u) zz

playing with your handphone... silent mode please...

And here is the tips what we should do during the lecture....**

jotted down the importants notes 

To the participants, thanks for the commitment that you all show during the workshop... We will look foward to have another session with Prof. Dr. Julia and hope at that time more members will participate the workshop... 

Leave it to God and He will shows us the way...

Shallom!

 

** all pictures are just gimmick... (-_^')  la~la~

Dear Fr Eugene... Thank you so much.

Many was shocked when they red a statement inside the church buletin on Sunday. Rumors past few months became reality. Hot gossip is not a gossip anymore.

Everybody know, Fr. Eugene transfered to other parish. Where???? He had been transfered to Cameron Highland. Still in Pahang. But many were sad. Their loving priest will leave Kuantan.

Father Eugene Benedict had served St. Thomas Church since 2002. During his duty in Kuantan, Fr. Eugene brought lots of changes in the parish especially to the varsity student in Kuantan. Before he came here, the CSS Kuantan chapter not so active. Then, Fr. Eugene came to help us to build new era of CSS. First, he change CSS to CVSF (Catholic Varsity Student Fellowship). He also allowed student to use church van to cater the needs of student transportation.

blessing before examination

He allowed us to use one big room in the community centre for our gathering. Although he was busy with his tight schedule, he always concern about university students.

Fr. Eugene is a good teacher.

Father Eugene also a good dancer. Here, he preform ngajat dance during dinner and dance 2007

Dear Father Eugene, thanks for your leadership and guidance for past 7 years. God bless you.

Sing praise to the Lord.

This year, CVSF has a very big thing to do. And yes, they did it. CVSF core team planned to publish a compilation of songs CD to fund CVSF activities whole year. The CD title will be decide later.

short briefing before practise.

WALTHER JENIS = poginuman chief of staff @ jembalang paya.

Last holiday, several students "berkampung" at gathering room to have their practise for the song. This project was managed by a energetic group of students which they named themselves as POGINUMAN. They practised hard to archive Fr. Eugene's standard.

the seniors voice L-R: Jojon, Lucy, Emma, JLo.

some comments from Fr. Eugene

the time keeper: Si EPPI

We have two guitarist: Nick and Souven

the bass team

Before the recording day, we have warming up presentation during evening mass at the grotto. All parishioners impressed with the voice of the CVSF.




On the big day, 27 Jan 2009, the team headed to Kompleks Teruntum for the studio recording. Some feel nervous but just hide in their heart. For almost 4 hours, they sang, then cut, then sang again. Wat a tiring day they had.






So, to all team members, congrats for your effort. Now we just wait for the CD to be publish. Beli jangan tak beli...

Selamat Sawa Bauh Bisina....

Welcoming The Year of Ox. We would like to wish Happy Chinese New Year to all Chinese friends and visitor to our blog. May this year will bring more prosperity to us all. God bless.

Why Do Roman Catholics Pray to Saints?

Why Do Roman Catholics Pray to Saints?

Shallom,Like all Christians, Catholics believe in life after death, but they also believe that our relationship with other Christians does not end with death. Catholic prayer to saints is a recognition of this communion.

-Do Catholics believe that saints should be worshiped?
-Why do they pray to saints?
-Is there a difference between prayer and worship?

Answer:

The Communion of Saints

Like all Christians, Catholics believe in life after death. Those who have lived good lives and died in the faith of Christ will, as the Bible tells us, share in his resurrection.

While we live together on earth as Christians, we are in communion, or unity, with one another. But that communion doesn’t end when one of us dies. We believe that Christians in heaven, the saints, remain in communion with those of us on earth.

So, just as we might ask a friend or family member to pray for us, we can approach a saint with our prayers, too.

The Difference Between Prayer and Worship

Many non-Catholic Christians believe that it is wrong to pray to the saints, claiming that our prayers should be directed to God alone. Some Catholics, responding to this criticism, have argued that we do not pray to the saints but with them.Both groups, however, are confusing prayer with worship. True worship (as opposed to veneration or honor) does indeed belong to God alone, and we should never worship man or any other creature as we worship God. But while worship may take the form of prayer, as in the Mass and other liturgies of the Church, not all prayer is worship. When we pray to the saints, we’re simply asking them to help us, by praying to God on our behalf, or thanking them for having already done so.

This article taken from cus usmkk's blogspot.

A Christless Christmas Is Senseless

A Christless Christmas Is Senseless, Says Pope

Notes That Without God-Made-Man, It's an "Empty Holiday"

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 19, 2007 (Zenit.org).- A Christmas celebrated without mention of the birth of Christ is an "empty holiday," said Benedict XVI in a meditation given during the final days of Advent.

"What sense does it make to celebrate Christmas if we don't acknowledge that God has become man," the Pope asked today upon delivering a reflection on Christmas at the general audience in Paul VI Hall.

The Holy Father began his address with a commentary on justice. "We all await justice," he said, but "the Christian significance of waiting for justice, implies that we begin to live under the eyes of the Judge, according to the criteria of the Judge."

Being vigilant during Advent, said the Pontiff, "means to live under the eyes of the Judge and to prepare ourselves and the world for justice. By living under the eyes of the God-Judge, we can open the world to the arrival of his Son, preparing our heart to welcome 'the Lord who comes.'"
Benedict XVI continued: "The Child, adored 2,000 years ago by the shepherds in a cave of Bethlehem, never stops visiting us in our daily life as we, like pilgrims, walk toward the Kingdom.
"As he waits, the believer becomes the spokesperson for the hopes of all humankind; humanity longs for justice, and thus, though often unaware, waits for God, waits for the salvation that only God can give us."
Come!

The wait "is marked by assiduous prayer," said the Pope, so that the arrival of the Son of God comes more quickly.

"This faith in the Creator Logos, in the Word that created the world, in the one who came like a Child, this faith and its great hope seem to be far from our daily public and private reality," the Pontiff lamented. "The world is becoming more chaotic and violent: We witness this every day. And the light of God, the light of Truth, is being put out. Life is becoming dark and without a compass."

"It is therefore very important that we are true believers, and as believers, that we reaffirm forcefully, with our lives, the mystery of salvation that comes with the celebration of Christ's birth," he said. "In Bethlehem, the Light which illumines our life was made manifest to the world; the Way which leads to the fullness of our humanity was revealed to us."

Best wishes

The Holy Father continued with various Christmas wishes: "We ask God that violence be defeated by the power of love, that opposition be replaced by reconciliation, that the desire to dominate be transformed into desires for forgiveness, justice and peace.

"May the wishes of kindness and love that we exchange in these days reach all sectors of our daily lives. May peace be in our hearts, so that we can be open to the action of God's mercy. May peace live in all families and may they spend Christmas united before the crib and the tree decorated with lights.

"May the Christmas message of solidarity and welcome contribute to create a deeper sensibility toward old and new types of poverty, and toward the common good that we are all called to share."

"May all family members," he added, "especially the children and the elderly -- the weakest ones -- feel the warmth of this feast, and may that warmth spread out through every day of the year. May Christmas be a celebration of peace and joy: joy for the birth of the Savior, Prince of peace."

"Like the shepherds," said the Holy Father, "we hasten our steps toward Bethlehem. In the heart of the Holy Night we will be able to contemplate the 'infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger,' together with Mary and Joseph."

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New Year 2009 Comments

Christians and Muslim can agree on human rights

Meeting on Nov 6 with participants in an unprecedented Catholic-Muslim encounter, Pope Benedict XVI said that the keen public interest in the ‘Common Word’ initiative should be “an incentive for us to ensure that the reflections and the positive developments which emerge from Muslim-Christian dialogue are not limited to a small group of experts and scholars, but are passed on as a precious legacy.”

The Holy Father met with the participants in the Catholic-Muslim meeting in a private audience at the conclusion of their three-day session in Rome. The talks were the result of invitation that the Pope extended to the 138 Islamic leaders who wrote to him and to other Christian leaders in October 2007, calling for greater dialogue between the two faiths. The dialogue, the Pope said at his Nov 6 audience, should help both sides to “know one another more deeply and to grow in esteem for our shared values.”

The Pope went on to say that he had been receiving regular reports of the daily meetings of the ‘Common Word’ conference, and was “pleased to learn that you were able at this meeting to adopt a common position on the need to worship God totally and to love our fellow men and women disinterestedly, especially those in distress and need.” He observed that the Muslim tradition matches the Christian belief that “Love of God is inseparable bound to the love of all men and women.” Because of this similarity, he said, Christians and Muslims can work together in practical efforts to help those in needs, “even though our anthropological visions and our theologies justify this in different ways.”

Christian and Muslims, despite their different beliefs, can find common ground in the understanding that human life and human dignity are gifts from God, recognized as sacred by both faiths, the Pope continued. From that understanding, the two faiths can both work toward a common defense of human rights. “My hope,” Pope Benedict said, “is that these fundamental human rights will be protected for all people everywhere.”

In a gentle challenge to the world’s Islamic leaders – repeating the challenge that he had in his famous Regensburg address – the Pope said: “Political and religious leaders have the duty of ensuring the free exercise of these rights in full respect for each individual’s freedom of conscience and freedom of religion.” He condemned violence, particularly violence done in the name of religion, and said that “God’s name can only be a name of peace and fraternity, justice and love.”

Pope Benedict closed his remarks by saying that honest dialogue, motivated by goodwill, can “overcome all misunderstandings and disagreements.” He expressed the hope that Christians and Muslims alike can “overcome past prejudices and correct the often distorted images of the other which even today can create difficulties in our relations.” – CWN

News Article. CWN. “Christians and Muslim can agree on human rights”, Herald News, November 16, 2008, part “Editorial”, page 10