學員分享：聖言藝術工作坊聖神篇

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Random thoughts

Words of wisdom from friends for my recent "breakdown":
"Wishing you renewal and re-integration of yourself this year! breakdown is to buildup, like TRANSFORMER";
"Rather than being a master for others, being a master of others is to master oneself."

學員分享：祂那帶傷痕的手

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RC = UK xPM

From the Times (UK)

The former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been received into the Roman Catholic Church.

Now, this is news, especially following my last post!

Mr Blair was received into full communion with the Catholic Church by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, during Mass in the chapel at Archbishop’s House, Westminster, on Friday

I did the same thing in 1989 (i.e. being received into the full commuion of the RC Church.)

Mr Blair, formerly a member of the Church of England, has been receiving doctrinal and spiritual preparation from Mgr Mark O’Toole, the Cardinal’s private secretary.

I received mine from The Very Rev Allan White OP, then the Chaplain at University of Edinburgh, now Prior Provincial of the English Dominicans (hence the Very Rev).

He was once chastised by the former Archbishop, the late Cardinal Basil Hume, for receiving communion alongside his Catholic wife Cherie and his children at their former church in Islington. Inter-commununion is banned by the Catholic Church although permitted by Anglican bishops.

I didn't realize that.

Before the profession of faith and reception the candidate make a confession of sins. They are asked to inform the confessor that they are to be received into full communion. At the reception a candidate is accompanied by a sponsor.

There has been public speculation about whether Mr Blair’s confession would include any reference to the war in Iraq, or to Parliamentary policy on ‘life’ issues during his time as Prime Minister.

That kind of speculation is rather silly, despite the sinfulness of the issues concerned.

British PM

I have a secret confession to make. (Well, all confessions are secret, aren't they?)
Just 30 minutes ago, I just realized there had been a NEW British PM since June 27 this year. Five months ago. Now, not that Gordon Brown is not anything special to me nor British politics is my cup of tea. But a new PM for UK and it must have been some news.
So, the sinful truth is - I haven't not been paying attention in ANY current affairs for the past five months.
Well, Gordon Brown is someone quite special.... now that I have read up a little bit about him.
GB and I do share a few things in common....
He studied at U of Edinburgh and so did I.
He is Labour. Well, I am not but I have been kind of pro-Labour.
He is presbyterian (his father was a C of Scotland clergyman). I have presbyterian roots (having been raised in a church with Reformed background).
He has lost the sight in one eye and retained just 30% of his vision in the other. My left eye has amblyopia.
He was anti-apartheid. So was I.

So I have shared about something about GB and also about myself. And, for my penance, I will read bbc.co.uk and the Guardian online.

學員分享

摘自：思高中心之一及之二

• 今天的活動幫助我反省自己與天父的關係。
• 讓我抽出時間憶起重要的生命事件，用新的眼光再看一次它對我的意義
• 由聖經、自我認識我與天主的關係
• 在此思考與聖父的關係、學習欣賞每個人的不同、有更多的彈性、接自己的限度、接受不同於原先的想法、規劃
• 天主創造在每個人的身上，皆可以看到
• 從自我認識、在聖經中得到天主的美善和藝術
• 原來，畫畫也可以與天主說話
• 認識自己對天主的感覺、訓練自己的統合能力、明白細述結構
• 以畫畫體驗天主的愛
• 創造出於放鬆、自在
• 輕鬆從繪畫中認識自我、誦讀聖言、描出與天父的關係
• 在藝術中認識自我內心世界
• 天主再次告訴我，祂從母胎就揀選了我，聖神與我同在，從小到大，在困難、痛苦中都與我同在， 祂的許諾永不改變。
• 今天的活動很有趣，很好玩。伍修士帶得很好。
• 一言難盡，難以用言語形容啦！ 總之，是另一種的啟示。藝術也能和靈修結合很棒！
• 透過繪畫，天主在和我說話。
• 發現自己依舊受舊我的侷限與隨意評斷，在祈禱詞創造時，被提醒，以基督的心為心。

學員分享：在聖經、藝術的時空自由地遊走

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