melodies of autumn

I found this little "article" posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of St. Francis Church last April 11 (Black Saturday). It's all about fasting, since Holy Week was ongoing but this article shows a different way to look at fasting. I wish I could have found it sooner so that this post will be more relevant but what the hey. I really like it and I would love to share it too everyone.   A Different Approach to Fasting. Fasts have a tendency to be oriented toward things like giving up food or television. But there are many other creative ways we can welcome Jesus' healing touch. Here are some suggestions you might want to consider. 1. Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day. 2. Fast from judging others. Before making any judgments, recall how Jesus overlooks our faults. 3. Fast from discouragement. Hold on to Jesus' promise that He has a perfect plan for your life. 4. Fast from complaining. When you find yoursel...

I am annoyed at the YFC. I'm not annoyed with all the YFC's. I just am totally pissed off with the YFC's who came for the Christmas carolling practice . I'm not naming who they are. They know who they are . Let me explain. Two days ago, the YFC Central B3 were supposed to have a Christmas carolling practice. Since no one came, they decided to move it to yesterday. Also, since they expected a small turn out of people, I decided to agree and join them though I really didn't want to. They decided that since I joined and they needed a venue on where to conduct the practice, we would hold it at my house. And at that moment, I was ok with that. A few minutes after practice started, I immediately regretted my decision . First of all, we said that the practice would start at 1:00pm. They arrived at the house at around 3:00pm. I thought that since everyone we were expecting was already present, we could start. Apparently, I wrong. They all (except for my sister and my siste...