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In ♥ & Soul, Community, Higher Ed, Home Sweet Home, Pro-DiSPO, Public Interest, Relationships, Technology, Thirsty Thursday, Travel, Weekly Wonders, What's Hot, Workin' Woman, Yours Truly on 09/17/2015 at 22:00
What is your calling in life?
We all have a purpose, and our greatest sense of purpose must come from a higher power.
In my case, as a †Catholic, I’ve sought †GOD’s will for me.
I’ve always considered two options:
- having a spouse in the Sacrament of ♥Marriage♥
- or ♥marrying♥ †GOD† in the religious life (I visited with a sister of the religious order from my †Catholic† university a few years ago)
However, I still can be a single lay person who ♥loves♥ and serves †GOD† with all of my ♥heart♥ and soul.
Consider The Nun’s Story, starring Audrey Hepburn and based on a book.
This film featured a woman’s challenges between upholding her vows and satisfying her own wants, such as
- silent time vs. speaking up
- serving the Church vs. serving the community where she worked (Congo medical care)
Filmed on site in Congo in the 20th Century
We’re all human and have our moments. It’s just part of life here on Earth and a matter of maintaining what’s most important to us.
Throwback Thursday
Taking on different roles
When I first taught at the college level …
†Fathers† on either side of this †Sister! The one to my right was my student my very first semester!
The †Bishop† in this photo is the father of my student above and a ✌fellow✌ PhD candidate, and the †Father† in this photo is a ✌fellow✌ Pinoy!
Pinoys ‘R Us … The ✌fellow✌ Pinays are mother and daughter, and the daughter was a soloist in our Tosca performance plus is a recording Christian artist now!
I also ♪sang♫ as a nun in the ♫opera!
I ♪sang♪ ♫soprano♫ in my †Church† ♫choir, but as a †nun† in this ♪opera♪♫chorus, I ♪sang♪ ♫alto♫ with this ✌fellow✌ †Sister!
The †priest† and †monk† are ✌fellow✌ Pinoys, and the ✌fellow✌ †Sister† is a ✌fellow✌ teacher (of language arts)!
My †Mass† Readings This ☼Weekend☼
- Book of Wisdom 2:12, 17-20
- Responsorial ♪Psalm♫ 54
- Letter of St. James 3:16-4:3 ✌
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In ♥ & Soul, Community, Health, Higher Ed, Home Sweet Home, Pro-DiSPO, Public Interest, Relationships, Thirsty Thursday, Travel, Weekly Wonders, What's Hot, Workin' Woman, Yours Truly on 08/14/2014 at 13:00
In my quest to get closer to Heaven …
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I strive to thrive on the Ten Commandments and live by the Four Cardinal Virtues while doing my best to resist the Seven Deadly Sins. Here is a list of each of them: the Commandments, along with the Sins that impose temptation to break those Commandments, and the Virtues to keep in order to prevent myself from committing those Sins:
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| 10 Commandments = MUST Do |
7 Capital Sins = DON’T Do |
4 Cardinal Virtues = MUST Maintain |
| You shall have no other gods before me. |
Greed, Pride |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| You shall not make for yourself a carved image – any likeness of anything that is in Heaven above, or that is in the Earth beneath, or that is in the water under the Earth. |
Pride |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| You shall not take the name of the LORD your GOD in vain. |
Anger |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| Remember the Sabbath day, to keep holy. |
Gluttony, Lust, Sloth |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| Honor your father and your mother. |
Anger, Pride, Sloth |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| You shall not murder. |
Anger |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| You shall not commit adultery. |
Envy, Greed, Lust |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| You shall not steal. |
Greed |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
Greed, Pride |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
| You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not cover your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s. |
Envy, Greed, Lust |
Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance |
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