A Catholic Church?

catholic?

Taken from the tag board on the left -

P.S. Do put up a Catholic church on the top right. Haha! Definitely not Catholic just looking at it.

But why? Maybe it would be interesting to see what some of the more learned people of this blog think and offer opinions. =)

Jon.

P.S. - I can't for the life of me figure out why. Just shows that I've got a long way to go.

Letter From Tasmania

Hey peeps... Hope everyone is doing okay. Jeremy here by the way.

I left Malaysia 2 Saturdays ago (as some of u would know).. Settling in here has been a little rough. Tasmania doesn't get many twinning/bridging students, so the basically don't really bother that much about us. I've only gone for classes for 2 days so far since i got here.. which isn't a good record i guess... but i think with all the things to get done so that i can live properly.. it aint to bad i guess..

Went to St Joseph's church the past weekend. One thing I will say is that... the average age of the people in the church was about...... 60 i think? Not many young people go to church over here i guess... The mass here was pretty simply too.. No choir.. No singing at all actually. Was a little disappointed with that... but... I guess it was a challenge to appreciate Mass all the more. Without the music & singing... it was pretty hard for me.. wonder if you guys would find it the same...

I suppose this relates to the song, "Heart Of Worship" which some of us know why it was written. It is something to think about, really... Taking away all the music and celebrating Mass as simply as possible... Would you feel the same?

St Joseph's.. Well.. part of it anyway.

This picture of the alter isn't really that great. The interior of the church is really quite beautiful. Will try and get better pictures next time =)

p.s. Hope the retreat works out fine.

NEWBEC: The Historical Books

This week's NEWBEC features a summary of the four historical books - the books of

1. Joshua
2. Judges
3. Ruth
4. and Samuel 1 & 2

Usually, in prayer and in Bible Study both, the more so-called 'well-known' parts of the Bible - the Gospels, the Psalms, Isaiah - these books are frequently quoted and applied in the pursuit of Christian and Catholic knowledge. It would be good, however, to read the other less-applied parts of the Bible, as every part of it is perfect and well worth your time.

CSS Retreat!

The plans for the CSS Retreat have been mostly in planning, but we are proud to announce that the retreat is back! Do come!

On a more serious note, it is really important that you, dear reader, attend this retreat...for after all, you are what the CSS is all about. Without the members, without laborers to gather in the harvest, there would be no need for the Catholic Society to exist.

In this retreat, we focus upon building bridges. Not only with God, but with His people. So let's all build bridges for Christ in this journey together.

And at RM 100, it's probably the cheapest weekend getaway! So why not?

God bless you and have a pleasant day!

NEWBEC: The Pentatuech

For the first week of Lent, it is somewhat appropriate that we explore the Bible even further, to further deepen our roots in the Catholic faith. Rock on, people!

P.S. Just to allay any worries some people may have, we have the go ahead from Lifeline to scan and post these copies =)