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DAILY GOSPEL «Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.» John 6,68 Tuesday, 11 September 2007 Tuesday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time Today the Church celebrates : St. Adelphus See commentarie below or click here Saint Ambrose : "Jesus departed to the mountain to pray" Letter to the Colossians 2,6-15. So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy according to human tradition, according to the elemental powers of the world and not according to Christ. For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily, and you share in this fullness in him, who is the head of every principality and power. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not administered by hand, by stripping off the carnal body, with the circumcision of Christ. You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. And even when you were dead (in) transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you to life along with him, having forgiven us all our transgressions; obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us, he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross; despoiling the principalities and the powers, he made a public spectacle of them, leading them away in triumph by it. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6,12-19. In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and even those who were tormented by unclean spirits were cured. Everyone in the crowd sought to touch him because power came forth from him and healed them all. Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB Commentary of the day : Saint Ambrose (c. 340-397), bishop of Milan and Doctor of the Church On the gospel of Luke, 5,41 (SC 45) "Jesus departed to the mountain to pray" "At that time Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God." Not all those who pray climb the mountain…, but those who pray well, who rise up above the goods of earth to higher goods, climb onto the summit of watchfulness and love from on high. Those who worry about worldly riches or honours do not climb the mountain; no one who covets another's lands climbs the mountain. Those who seek God go up it and those who go up beg the Lord's aid for their journey. All great and noble souls climb the mountain for it is not to the first comer alone that the prophet says: "Go up onto a high mountain, you who announce glad tidings to Sion. Cry out at the top of your voice, you who bring good news to Jerusalem," (Is 40,9). Not by physical exploits but by high-minded actions will you scale this mountain. Follow Christ…; search the Gospel: you will find that only his disciples climbed up the mountain with the Lord. Manage your subscription directly clicking HERE ---------------------------------------- The DGO is sent every day to more than 255.000 subscribers ! Do you want to help us maintain this free service? Daily Gospel is free of charge, it is not free of cost. Make a tax-deductible donation online at www.dailygospel.org or directly at "The Daily Gospel", PO BOX 16, New Hope, KY 40052. USA. Thank you and God bless you.

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How to live a greener life

With this global concern about climate change it is now down to every citizen of this planet to do something in order to reduce CO2 emission. In this way we could prolong the planet life's span and effectively make this world a better place.

Some people will argue that climate change is a natural phenomenon that will occur whether we reduced CO2 emission or not. They may be right but we've got nothing to loose if we refrain from polluting our planet. On the other hand if they are wrong which is very likely then we our already on the right direction is solving the problem.

Here are some very basic things that we can do in order to save the plane.

1. Walk or cycle if you could.
2. Insulate your home properly, this will reduce your gas consumption. It will also save you money.
3. When driving avoid using the gas pedal unnecessarily. Ensure you are using the right gear. If you are running fast and you are in a lower gear, you are consuming more gas.

4. Prefer electrical appliances rather than gas-powered.
5. Refrain from buying appliance unnecessarily. The frequent you change appliance the more ex-appliances than need disposing and the more new appliances that need to be produced. Both disposal and production involves CO2 emission in some respect.
6. Plant more and refrain from cutting trees.
7. Tell the world about it. Use your blog and the internet.
8. Live simply

While there are lots of things not included in the list, the main issue here is for the super power to take the initiative. If US and China would simply cut their CO2 emission resulting from their production of products which are produced by mean of burning fuel, then a significant move is accomplished.

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DAILY GOSPEL «Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.» John 6,68 Monday, 10 September 2007 Monday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time Today the Church celebrates : St. Nicholas of Tolentino See commentarie below or click here Aelred of Rievaulx : Enter into true Sabbath peace Letter to the Colossians 1,24-29.2,1-3. Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church, of which I am a minister in accordance with God's stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory. It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me. For I want you to know how great a struggle I am having for you and for those in Laodicea and all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged as they are brought together in love, to have all the richness of fully assured understanding, for the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6,6-11. On another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him. But he realized their intentions and said to the man with the withered hand, "Come up and stand before us." And he rose and stood there. Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?" Looking around at them all, he then said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did so and his hand was restored. But they became enraged and discussed together what they might do to Jesus. Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB Commentary of the day : Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167), Cistercian monk The Mirror of Charity, III, 3-6 Enter into true Sabbath peace When a man, breaking off from all exterior commotion, has recollected himself in the secret of his heart so as to shut his door on the noisy crowd of vanities…; when there is nothing more in him of restlessness or disorder, nothing that tears at him, nothing that racks him…, this is the happy celebration of a first Sabbath. But one can leave this interior chamber for the inn of one's heart… to enter into the joyful and peaceful rest of the sweetness of fraternal love… Once it has been purified by these two forms of love [that of self and of one's neighbour], the soul yearns all the more ardently, insofar as it is the more certain, for the joys of the divine embrace. Afire with great longing it passes beyond the veil of the flesh and, entering into the sanctuary (Heb 10,20), where Christ Jesus is spirit before its face, it is wholly absorbed by an inexpressible light and unaccustomed sweetness. Silence having fallen with regard to all that is material, sensible, changing, it gazes unswervingly on That which Is, That which is always the same, identical to itself, That which is One. Set free to understand that the Lord himself is God (Ps 45,11), without question it celebrates here the Sabbath of all Sabbaths in the sweet embrace of Charity itself. Manage your subscription directly clicking HERE ---------------------------------------- The DGO is sent every day to more than 255.000 subscribers ! Do you want to help us maintain this free service? Daily Gospel is free of charge, it is not free of cost. Make a tax-deductible donation online at www.dailygospel.org or directly at "The Daily Gospel", PO BOX 16, New Hope, KY 40052. USA. Thank you and God bless you.

Christian Gambler - Bad or Good?

Gambling is neither moral nor immoral. It is amoral. In other words it’s neither good nor bad.

But gambling can become good or bad.

It becomes good when the person who is gambling only does it for relaxing, unwinding, and amusement. In so doing, the person feels good and when he feels good he feels more alive and all Christians know that the glory of God is man fully alive.

It becomes bad when a person gambling becomes addicted to it, spending more money than he can afford, spending more time in betting shops than with his family. When this is the case then gambling should be stopped.

To sum up, gambling is only for people with self discipline, or people who have a great sense of maturity.



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Working Hard For Money

It's ok to work hard for money as long as you know where you are going. My wife is indeed working very hard because she is planning to retire soon and do some other things which she likes regardless whether she would earn money or not. But to achieve this she needs to vouchsafe first her financial status.

Things start to become pathological when money is viewed as end in itself. This is indeed a problem. The reason being is that money is numerically quantifiable and as you know number is simply infinite. Hence when someone aims for a certain amount, once he reaches it, he would aim for more and so fort and so on. It would not just simply stop. And this is very dangerous because it could lead to crime specially when the circumstance seems to be conducive, e.g. World leaders who were involved in huge scale of corruption.

On the other hand if you are aiming for a certain amount in relation to a certain goal (an end) e.g. buying a car or a house, then once you reach your goal you don't strive for more, or you create another project then set your goal again, but not just aiming for money - for nothing.

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Science, religion, and who's right about the creation of the earth

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If you want to know the answer to the question, how the world was created, I would strongly recommend that you read the Big Bang Theory and do not commit the mistake commonly made by people in going to the Genesis Story of Creation.

There once was a Pope who fell into the same error. Said Pope took the Genesis story literally and the earth-centeredness portrayed in the story so seriously. Then came a scientist who claimed that the earth is not the centre of attraction in outer space but only one of the planets the revolve around the sun. This angered the Pope so much to the point the he ex-communicated the scientist. Apparently it was only after several hundred of years that passed by before the Catholic Church exonerate the poor scientist.

Now if the Bible is a book of Truth then what truth is being told in the Genesis Creation story?

The answer is simply Theological Truth i.e. a truth that would bring people to believe in God. In other words every story in the Bible may not be true historically or scientifically but it is true in the sense that it tells about God and that it bring people to believe in God.

What is the Theological Truth in Genesis Creation Story?

Generally it tells us that God is the creator of everything. But if you read closely you would notice that there is one specific traits of God that is highlighted in this story, viz. God is a great organizer. Notice how God's creation were created in proper order i.e. each day different things were created and that man was created last. Just imagine how man could have managed if he was created first before the land. Notice also the arrangement of creatures, e.g. plants in the dry land and fish in the sea, etc. To put it simply the main theme in the story is organisation and that God is the greatest organiser, i.e. making good out of chaos. In other words the author was simply telling the readers that the God of Israel is very organised God.

Now what is the pastoral significance of the story? How could it bring people to conversion or belief in God?

Christian life is sharing in the life of God. If you are in love or if you love truly someone you feel some sort of spiritual happiness. This feeling of happiness indicates that you are sharing in the life of God. You share the life of God because God Himself is Love. (Notice the feeling when you hate someone, it is a very bad feeling because God is absent in this instance).

Therefore if God is the greatest organiser (as Genesis Creation story) then by being organised ourselves we share in the life of God. Notice how you feel when you find your kitchen very dirty and messy and then you started cleaning and tidying it up. Isn't it that the feeling is good after the cleaning and tidying up? On the other hand imagine yourself in a very disorganised office and then someone phones you about something and you just could not find the file that you need, what is the feeling? Very bad, chaotic, nightmare, isn't it?

Notice that being organised' and loving someone both gave feeling of happiness and peace. And remember that these feelings are both gifts coming from the Holy Spirit. Therefore when you felt these feelings the Spirit of God is in you thus you share in the life of God.