13. Religion: From obligation to consumption
We need to realise that preaching ONLY about heaven is not sufficient to keep our members in the long term. It has never worked.
We need to realise that preaching ONLY about heaven is not sufficient to keep our members in the long term. It has never worked.
Vocation simply means a call from God. Although marriage is a vocation, we often associate vocation with the call to the priesthood and religious life. …
We need to realise that helping others is a response to their prayer point, and therefore, God can use anyone to respond to that prayer
When we say that everyone is doing the wrong thing, we should ask ourselves how many people we have seen or heard.
The life of a priest is simple, and the priest who is not in competition with anybody to display wealth and luxury; the one who is not in bondage with any woman or man will always be happy because there is no pressure.
Every idea is important because it either confirms a right idea, introduces a new perspective to things, or restates an idea that has been confirmed as wrong.
People may have made mistakes in the past, but it does not mean that they cannot make genuine points today
You are important because there are things that only you can do and can do in the way you can do them. This is the beauty and wonder of God’s creation.
For everyone on the stage, there is a backroom staff working behind the scenes. If the one on the stage feels the staff are dispensable, he should try to do both jobs simultaneously.