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some catholic links to brighten your day... and liven your faith:

The Holy See
- official site of the vatican, a link every catholic ought to have
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm
- full official text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
CCC Search Engine
- separate page for easier navigation of the CCC
The Catholic Encyclopedia
- mountains of info on all things catholic
Papal Encyclicals
- helpful guide to the writings of the holy fathers
Catholic Answers
- site for doubters: recommend to all protestants!
Early Christian Writings
- repository of christian writings early in the church's history
Wikipedia: Doctor of the Church
- good starting point for exploring the history of catholicism
Wikipedia: Cultural and historical background of Jesus
- very long article on Jesus and his historical context
Fatima
- detailing the apparition of Mary at Fatima
Alexandrina
- about a woman who survived on the Eucharist for 13 years
Eucharistic Miracles
- affirming the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
Oxygen
- daily sharings and liturgy by members of CSS!
Veritas
- home of the Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore
Bible Gateway
- online searchable bible (many versions as well...)

"With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26

tethering

i am tethering on the end of a thread so thin only god knows why it hasn't snapped yet and dropped me into the gaping abyss lurking right underneath me, awaiting my next mistake - so it may swallow me and my entire state of hollow consternation in one schmaltzy smirk of sadistic satisfaction.

i may yet scream a silent burst of profuse frustration but not get a hoarse throat; i may yet balefully hurl my face into solid concrete but be safe from impact wounds; and i may yet conjure nonchalant aneurysms but still smile warmly in the morning sun.

i then realise that i truly and simply am inconsequential, that the world is not mine nor does it owe me centre-stage.

make me a servant, even if i tether on thin thread.

the dream

someone: are you happy?
me: hmm? yeah, i should guess so.
someone: how happy are you?
me: erm... moderately?
someone: then what margin remains between your current happiness and true, complete happiness is what you need to wake up for.

me wakes up. and goes, "whoa..."

slight feeling

-zoning out-

these days, the feeling of feeling nothing is becoming exuberantly frequent... it's almost like getting high, but then nothing is spinning and there's no zany euphoria. maybe a little more like being lightheaded without the giddiness or fainting spell. it's when you stare at something... and the object dominates your attention so completely that you forget who you are, where you were, or what you should be doing. it may not even be something corporeal - i spent a cool fifteen minutes pondering the wondrous innovation known also as the doorstopper. yet it is still distinctly different from simply zuobo-ing because a vital sensation is present: wonder itself. ah... the wonder of wondering aimlessly... which is why it is not just simple langour, but more of a slight feeling. leaning on the edge of exploding into frantic emotion, yet firmly tethered by that fuzzy tinge of tranquility. is this the feeling of life par excellence? the mood an art afficionado enthralls with while appreciating the intricacies of a Van Gogh or Carravagio... the liberating tumult a father gets watching his first child's birth... the fleeting tickle in the cyclist's tummy as he speeds over a hill and experiences zero gravity... it's like realising you've fallen in love with life again.

all that just because the exams are over. heh.

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