If we must also love our enemies (here I mean those who regard us as
such, for I do not consider myself an enemy of anyone or of anything) we
have all the more reason for loving those who are simply distant from
us, those whom we find less attractive, those who seem the opposite of
you or me on account of their language, culture or upbringing.
Pope Francis
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Monday, 29 June 2015
Misericordiae Vultus en - GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE (23)
I trust that this Jubilee year celebrating
the mercy of God will foster an encounter with these religions and with
other noble religious traditions; may it open us to even more fervent
dialogue so that we might know and understand one another better; may it
eliminate every form of closed-mindedness and disrespect, and drive out
every form of violence and discrimination.
Pope Francis
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco_bolla_20150411_misericordiae-vultus.html
Pope Francis
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco_bolla_20150411_misericordiae-vultus.html
Sunday, 28 June 2015
Saturday, 27 June 2015
27/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): The Church is a mother
The Church is a mother with an open heart, ready to help all people, especially those who try the hardest.
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Each day, fulfil your duty right through to the end
Each day be conscious of your duty to be a saint. A saint! And that doesn't mean doing strange things. It means a daily struggle in the interior life and in heroically fulfilling your duty right through to the end. (Saint Josemaría)
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
23/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): God’s love is free
God’s love is free. He asks for nothing in return; all he wants is for his love to be accepted.
Monday, 22 June 2015
Sunday, 21 June 2015
The Best Indian Catholic Posts - World Day of Yoga
The 21st
of June has been declared the World Day of Yoga while the 26th June
is also World Anti Drug Abuse Day declared by the United Nations Office of Drug
and Crime.
Since Kripa Foundation has been using Iyengar yoga as an essential component for recovery from Addiction, the 23rd June will be celebrated as “Iyengar Yoga - a Gift to Addiction Recovery”.
Since Kripa Foundation has been using Iyengar yoga as an essential component for recovery from Addiction, the 23rd June will be celebrated as “Iyengar Yoga - a Gift to Addiction Recovery”.
The Kripa Model of
Recovery is based on the self-help programme of the AA.
This programme has two dimensions of healing the addict. The first is psycho-spiritual and the second psycho-social.
These dimensions make the person find the common golden thread of faith and love in all the twelve steps.
However as St. Paul Said, “I know what is good and know what is bad; yet I end up by doing the bad that I hate”. Merely the study or understanding of recovery makes many get into a relapse-syndrome.
This is mostly because the the body often does not respond to the sublime teachings of the Programme.
As Jesus said. “ the Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak”.
Hence in Kripa we introduced this element called the “Wisdom of the Body” as acknowledged by the Physician Dr. Walter Canon. This latent wisdom in the body can be explored in a manner that gives the person in recovery an experience of what in Yoga is called “cellular consciousness”.
We all know that the body never tells lies.
So often we claim to have faith and profess our faith with our lips and voice however our bodies are expressing fear, anxiety depression and lack of Trust in God.
For an addict this path to recovery through the Body becomes an experience of authentic sense of well-being. While it is well known that a runner gets what is called a “runner’s high”, in Yoga the creation of Nitric Oxide in the brain helps activate positive neurotransmitters such as endorphins, dopamine and seretonin.
The Harvard Medical School along with Dr. Herbert Benson has said in the Medical jounal Lancet, “Yoga and Meditation can change a type A personality into a type B personality.”
This is the goal of recovery from Addiction; not just staying away from the chemical of one’s choice but to have a change of life-style.
The Eleventh step of the AA states, “ sought through prayer and meditation to improve my conscious contact with God, praying only for the knowledge of His will and the power to carry that out.”
This method of mediation is the very contemplative prayer that WCCM (world community for Christian meditation) practices as per the teaching of Dom John Main.
All the centres of Kripa have this method of prayer along with the practice of Iyengar Yoga which helps to prepare the body for an authentic experience of healing.
Addiction is a frustrated thirst for God. Satan tricks the addict by a false sense of Love and Joy.
Hence Dr. Jung said that addiction can only be healed by the formula, “Spiritus contra spiritum”.
This programme has two dimensions of healing the addict. The first is psycho-spiritual and the second psycho-social.
These dimensions make the person find the common golden thread of faith and love in all the twelve steps.
However as St. Paul Said, “I know what is good and know what is bad; yet I end up by doing the bad that I hate”. Merely the study or understanding of recovery makes many get into a relapse-syndrome.
This is mostly because the the body often does not respond to the sublime teachings of the Programme.
As Jesus said. “ the Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak”.
Hence in Kripa we introduced this element called the “Wisdom of the Body” as acknowledged by the Physician Dr. Walter Canon. This latent wisdom in the body can be explored in a manner that gives the person in recovery an experience of what in Yoga is called “cellular consciousness”.
We all know that the body never tells lies.
So often we claim to have faith and profess our faith with our lips and voice however our bodies are expressing fear, anxiety depression and lack of Trust in God.
For an addict this path to recovery through the Body becomes an experience of authentic sense of well-being. While it is well known that a runner gets what is called a “runner’s high”, in Yoga the creation of Nitric Oxide in the brain helps activate positive neurotransmitters such as endorphins, dopamine and seretonin.
The Harvard Medical School along with Dr. Herbert Benson has said in the Medical jounal Lancet, “Yoga and Meditation can change a type A personality into a type B personality.”
This is the goal of recovery from Addiction; not just staying away from the chemical of one’s choice but to have a change of life-style.
The Eleventh step of the AA states, “ sought through prayer and meditation to improve my conscious contact with God, praying only for the knowledge of His will and the power to carry that out.”
This method of mediation is the very contemplative prayer that WCCM (world community for Christian meditation) practices as per the teaching of Dom John Main.
All the centres of Kripa have this method of prayer along with the practice of Iyengar Yoga which helps to prepare the body for an authentic experience of healing.
Addiction is a frustrated thirst for God. Satan tricks the addict by a false sense of Love and Joy.
Hence Dr. Jung said that addiction can only be healed by the formula, “Spiritus contra spiritum”.
In Iyengar Yoga we reverse
the urge of self-gratification with the practice of self-denial.
In and through the body the addict is made to live the teaching of Jesus that true discipleship is a matter of “denying one’s self”, taking up the cross of Reality and being faithful in following the programme one day at a time.
In and through the body the addict is made to live the teaching of Jesus that true discipleship is a matter of “denying one’s self”, taking up the cross of Reality and being faithful in following the programme one day at a time.
However the reactions of many fundamentalist Christians call for a clarification.They speak only of the unorthodox types of Yoga that have used this ancient science to promote Hinduism. There are various kinds of Yoga that do dabble with the occult and hence the caution to use this method is necessary.
However in the field of health and especially in the context of Healing Addiction the specific kind of scientific study and research on Iyengar Yoga has brought the Kripa Model of Recovery to be the most effective in the world. This method is being practiced in over 40 countries and through the practice of Christian Meditation, the special book and DVD of Yoga for the practice of Christian Meditation is now in over 120 countries. The Catholic Church in India has always used this ancient science for prayer and Meditation. Just as while adopting the Pentecostal renewal the Catholic Church maintains certain cautions, in a similar way we must use our discretion in not identifying the therapeutic use of yoga with a whole lot of misguided use of this ancient practice.
Fr. Joe
Pereira,
Managing
Trustee , Kripa Foundation(http://kripafoundation.blogspot.be/2015/06/our-work-in-field-of-addiction-says-it.html)
Cristo coloca-nos perante o dilema definitivo
Diz o Senhor: "Dou-vos um mandamento novo: que vos ameis uns aos outros. Nisto se conhecerá que sois meus discípulos". – E São Paulo: "Levai a carga uns dos outros, e assim cumprireis a lei de Cristo". – Eu não te digo nada. (Caminho, 385)
O amor procura a união e, ao unirmo-nos com Cristo, atrair-nos-á a ânsia de secundar a sua vida de entrega, de amor sem medida, de sacrifício até à morte. Cristo coloca-nos perante o dilema definitivo: ou consumirmos a existência de uma forma egoísta e solitária ou dedicarmo-nos com todas as forças a uma tarefa de serviço. (Amigos de Deus, 236)
Novena for families
Day 1: Peace and Joy
Day 2: Prudence
Day 3: Understanding
Day 4: Patience
Day 5: Love
Day 6: Friendship
Day 7: Freedom
Day 8: Forgiveness
Day 9: Holiness
(http://www.stjosemaria.org/)
Day 2: Prudence
Day 3: Understanding
Day 4: Patience
Day 5: Love
Day 6: Friendship
Day 7: Freedom
Day 8: Forgiveness
Day 9: Holiness
(http://www.stjosemaria.org/)
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Lord, help us to protect all life
Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future. #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): May our struggles and our concern for this planet never take away the joy of our hope
Let us sing as we go. May our struggles and our concern for this planet never take away the joy of our hope. #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): be protectors of God’s handiwork
Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is not a secondary aspect of our Christian experience. #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the Gospel have direct consequences for our way of thinking, feeling and living
The teachings of the Gospel have direct consequences for our way of thinking, feeling and living. #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): it is we human beings above all who need to change
Many things have to change course, but it is we human beings above all who need to change. #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): another form of progress and development
A decrease in the pace of production and consumption can at times give rise to another form of progress and development. #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): What kind of world do we want to leave?
What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up? #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a sense of personal dignity
Having a home has much to do with a sense of personal dignity and the growth of families. #LaudatoSi
19/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a sacred space
For indigenous communities, land is not a commodity, but a gift from God, a sacred space. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): The culture of relativism drives one person to take advantage of another, to treat others as mere objects
The culture of relativism drives one person to take advantage of another, to treat others as mere objects. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Christian thought sees human beings as possessing a particular dignity
Christian thought sees human beings as possessing a particular dignity above other creatures. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the progress of humanity
Scientific and technological progress cannot be equated with the progress of humanity and history. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Never has humanity had such power over itself, yet nothing ensures that it will be used wisely
Never has humanity had such power over itself, yet nothing ensures that it will be used wisely. #LaudatoSi
Saturday, 20 June 2015
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): At times more zeal is shown in protecting other species than in defending the equal dignity of human beings
At times more zeal is shown in protecting other species than in defending the equal dignity of human beings. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): A fragile world
A fragile world challenges us to devise intelligent ways of directing, developing and limiting our power. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Every creature is the object of the Father’s tenderness
Every creature is the object of the Father’s tenderness, who gives it its place in the world. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): protect the earth
Each community has the duty to protect the earth and to ensure its fruitfulness for coming generations. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): our common home is falling into serious disrepair
We need only to take a frank look at the facts to see that our common home is falling into serious disrepair. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a deified market
Whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenceless before the interests of a deified market. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): The alliance between economy and technology
The alliance between economy and technology ends up sidelining anything unrelated to its immediate interests. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the role of developed countries
Developed countries ought to help pay this debt by limiting their consumption of nonrenewable energy. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): an extreme consumerism on the part of some
To blame population growth, and not an extreme consumerism on the part of some, is one way of refusing to face the issues. #LaudatoSi
18/6/2015 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the most vulnerable people
The deterioration of the environment and of society affect the most vulnerable people on the planet. #LaudatoSi
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