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Education Spirituality Forum

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:57:43 -0500

"God chose us to live through love in his presence"(Ephesians 1:4). St. Paul's letters faintly reflect the pharisee who persecuted Christians, in turn persecuted by Jewish Christians. Trying to find a place in Christianity, he found friends among gentile converts, who were not at home with the Jewish rites of initiation by circumcision, clean f... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:49:45 -0500

Nathaniel Branden says self esteem is the key to life's success of failure. It is also a cardinal requirement of a fulfilling life. Its 2 components are a feeling of personal competence and a feeling of self-worth. Many people, however, suffer from feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, self doubt, guilt and fear of participation in life-- a vague... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:34:27 -0500

Man's ability to think is the basic source of his competencies as the leading species of the planet. The gift of life is the basic source of his right for harmony with the universe. Man thrives in an environment beyond the physical, and human consciousness has cosmic spiritual dimensions. Man can be attuned to space, time, matter and the co... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:54:55 -0500

Globalization-- with its avenues of technology, travel, commerce-- has broken national borders. Efforts to stop globalization is futile as man of whatever race, color, creed is destined to be a citizen of the world-- a Cosmopolitan. Militant extremist leftist and rightist groups-- whites-black, Islamist-Christian, European- American, etc.-- c... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:50:30 -0500

The fitness fad is well set in societies. Jogging, yoga, beach ball, etc. are part of social leisure and this is good since a healthy body means a healthy mind. There is the missing dimensions to physical fitness, and this is the intellectual (IQ), emotional (EQ), and spiritual (SQ) dimensions of human fitness. Workout gives immediate gratifi... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:22:25 -0500

St. Augustine's theory on the misery of humanity contributed to the Roman Church's strong belief in original sin. Augustine's decisive argument was based on his personal experience of a sinful life. and his conversion to Christian faith. But he failed to take cognizance of many righteous men and women-- prudent, chaste, patient, brave and human.... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:13:17 -0500

Pope Francis I has earnestly made steps for Church reforms. Given research-based knowledge of history, such reforms are much needed but most difficult to achieve. In doctrine, Roman Catholicism is no longer rooted in the historical Jesus, but in the 325 CE Nicaean myth of Jesus as god co-substantial in a triune godhead. Jesus, the Jews was a un... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:01:09 -0500

Ernest Renan in 1863 wrote The Life of Jesus, a historical fifth Gospel. Renan's literary masterpiece eliminated the miracles of Jesus, since for him there are no satisfactorily proven miracles. Much like a theatrical play, the book in Act 1 portrayed Jesus as young rabbi whose powerful preaching won a huge following. Turning into a gloomy Jewi... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:24:56 -0500

Scholars note dejudaization or socio-political changes which caused Christianity to be separated from its Jewish roots. Paul's letters have a Jewish character as it looked to One God and Jesus his son. But gentile Greek ideas were present in the letters on matters of faith, hope and love. Pauline sublime text on love reflected a Pauline school,... Read More

Education Spirituality Forum

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:50:04 -0500

My wife keeps the light on in Rommel's room. Youthful, happy and eager in his sales career, my youngest son Rommel passed away at 28. My wife recently rummaged Rommel's things and found a banker's calling card. Mama made calls and found out that Rommel had a deposit. More calls and she arranged withdrawal. Going to the bank would have been diff... Read More