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christmas message (pope and CM)

this one is from none other than our holy father, the pope, pope benedict XI. taken from the malaysian insider. i find it good so i CnP it here. like to highlight this: “Today Christmas has become a commercial celebration, whose bright lights hide the mystery of God’s humility, which …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!

WISHING ALL CHRISTIANS A BLESSED AND HOLY CHRISTMAS it's jesus' birthday! give a gift to jesus, not to one another. go, pray the christmas creed!…. and you'll understand more. Ah! dearest Jesus, holy Child Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it …

Striving to put Christ back into Christmas

STRIVING TO PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS! (Christmas Reflection 2011, by Martin Jalleh) Many of us who are Christians have allowed rampant commercialisation and the “Walt Disneyfication” of Christmas to reduce our Christian spirituality to mere sentimentality. Christ has been hijacked by “Christ-less” carols, cakes, cool cards and cozy nativity …

gosh! i’m time’s person of the year!

ahem! ok not really. if i am, so are thousands others all over the world. hundreds in penang. well time magazine has picked 'lhe protester' as person of the year 2011' and since i often join protests, so i consider myself as time's person of the year. comprehendo? yes, i …

now everyone can drink

since today is sunday, here's something fun for you to enjoy.  =======================   "Spare a thought for Uncle Tony F, Chief Executive of 'Air Asia"…… Arriving in a hotel in KL Sentral he went to the bar and asked for a pint of draught  Anchor. The barman nodded and said, …

please register to vote!

  … it's your future and your children's future at stake! if you are not a voter yet, quick register at the following venues, a registration exercise organised by the malaysian consultative council of buddhism, cthristianity, hindusism, sikhism, taoism (MCCBCHST)  Perlis:  Pertubuhan Buddhist Perlis, Kangar Kedah:  Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Sungai …

on the general election and housing for the poor

on komunitikini: housing for the poor – the way forward (photos, click here) parishioners asked to be discerning when casting votes for the latter about the forum, it also appeared in the 'union catholic asian news' (UCAN): cathedral holds forum on politics

protest against the peaceful assembly bill

with reference to this post of mine regarding the peaceful assembly bill, which have many people up in their arms against it. as expected, the public will come out in full protest, rightly so. over the weekend, a few states, rally the people in certain places to protest against this …

eventful sunday

there will be lots of activities going on tomorrow, sunday, 27 nov. in penang. fellow penangites, make it an interesting sunday by participating in all or at least one of the events.   1.  Soft Launch of  the Women's Centre for Change (WCC)  Building Fund: Give · Build · Change 12.30 …

no more after friday prayer protest? (at the mosque)

well, our brand new bill said so – the peaceful assembly bill (2011) states that no street protests are allowed, and bars any assembly in or anywhere within a 50 metre buffer zone around defined prohibited areas such as schools, hospitals and places of worship. (from the malaysian insider) by …