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11th May XII Catechism

Good Morning!  🙂 Today, as you log into the class, please write in your Name, class, section, and REGISTRATION NUMBER  - only for today! Please make sure that you have entered the same correctly. Thank you! 🙏 During the last class, we looked at how we are responsible for choosing our behaviour - in particular, our internet behaviour - keeping in mind our best growth and development. Read this passage from the letter of St Paul to the Christian in Rome Ch 14 vs 7 - 9 : "In fact, none of us lives for himself, nor dies for himself. If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Either in life or death we belong to the Lord. It was for this purpose that Christ both died and came to life again, to be the Lord both of the living and of the dead." Why do we "live" or "die" for the Lord? Is it because God wants our obedience like a ruler over his people, just for the rulers good? Definitely NOT  St Ireneus tells us "The Glory of God...

9th May X Catechism

Good morning !  As I start this class, I'm really feeling appreciated       😀    - I received one of the most beautiful letters I have received from a student (unfortunately - not class 10      😪 )      expressing his gratitude - not for my catechism classes - but for something else - what I'm so happy      😇       about is not that he thanked me (though I really feel good about that !) but that his letter showed a level of emotional maturity that was amazing !!! That to me told me that possibly my classes are having some success - however, I have to acknowledge - and I did to him - that there were surely a lot more people and circumstances which were responsible for it ! I was wondering - are the students even looking at the blog post / reading it / doing what is requested - at least one is ! Our catechism classes are not just to increase our spiritual knowledge - but developing our spirit...

8th May XI Catechism

Good morning !  As I start this class, I'm really feeling appreciated       😀    - I received one of the most beautiful letters I have received from a student (unfortunately - not class 11      😪 )      expressing his gratitude - not for my catechism classes - but for something else - what I'm so happy      😇       about is not that he thanked me (though I really feel good about that !) but that his letter showed a level of emotional maturity that was amazing !!! That to me told me that possibly my classes are having some success - however, I have to acknowledge - and I did to him - that there were surely a lot more people and circumstances which were responsible for it ! I was wondering - are the students even looking at the blog post / reading it / doing what is requested - at least one is ! Our catechism classes are not just to increase our spiritual knowledge - but developing our spirit...

5th May XI Catechism

Good Morning and Welcome to our class today!  🙏 Technology - for some reason - there's a different version of "Blogger" onto my computer and I can't find the emoji's I've been using for the blogs each week !!!! But I have been able to copy those of my previous posts - so - I most sincerely welcome you to the class and wish that you are all very well.  I believable that we have a really worthwhile bit of work to do together this week and I welcome you to doing it. Let's start ! Reminder - if you haven't done so already - please enter your name in the "Comment" space - kindly do this each time you log into the blog post for the class - Thank you 🙏. Once again, a reminder that when you are on social media (and this interaction is the use of social media for education), we are reminded that this is a public space and that we are called on to be our best selves - so kindly communicate appropriately at all times - in doing so you are respecting y...

5th May X Catechism

Good Morning and Welcome to our class today!  🙏 Technology - for some reason - there's a different version of "Blogger" onto my computer and I can't find the emoji's I've been using for the blogs each week !!!! But I have been able to copy those of my previous posts - so - I most sincerely welcome you to the class and wish that you are all very well.  I believable that we have a really worthwhile bit of work to do together this week and I welcome you to doing it. Let's start! Reminder - if you haven't done so already - please enter your name in the "Comment" space - kindly do this each time you log into the blog post for the class - Thank you 🙏. Once again, a reminder that when you are on social media (and this interaction is the use of social media for education), we are reminded that this is a public space and that we are called on to be our best selves - so kindly communicate appropriately at all times - in doing so you are respecting yo...

4th May XII Catechism

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Good Morning and Welcome to our class today !  Technology - for some reason - there's a different version of "Blogger" onto my computer and I can't find the emogi's i've been using for the blogs each week !!!! So, sorry - hard luck - no smiling face or namaste sign today - but I most sincerely welcome you to the class and wish that you are all very well.  I believable that we have a really worthwhile bit of work to do together this week and I welcome you to doing it. Let's start ! REVIEW  OF PREVIOUS WEEKS / OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK Let's begin by reminding ourselves of what we have learnt and where we intend to go. Over the last month we have been  practicing Heartfulness - self-awareness - naming our feelings - being aware of unnamed feelings held in our bodies - becoming aware f the feelings of others Visioning our futures - Mindler - expected future events / possibilities - dreams / hopes - fears - The Divine Vision  Becoming more familiar with the st...

2nd May Cl X Catechism

Good morning ! 😊 Could you draw an emoji of how you feel? Reminder - if you haven't done so already - please enter your name in the "Comment" space - kindly do this each time you log into the blog post for the class - Thank you 🙏. Once again, a reminder that when you are on social media (and this interaction is the use of social media for education), we are reminded that this is a public space and that we are called on to be our best selves - so kindly communicate appropriately at all times - in doing so you are respecting yourself and all of us. Thank you! Now, just before you begin, I won't be online at the time of the class - again another meeting !!!! But I will log in when I can and do the needful. Please do go through the blog! Please remember - you will to have your ear-phones with you for this class! Review  : So, were you able to do your heartfulness each day? listen to your self - and invite Jesus to listen to yourself with you ? rea...