tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81067558526844827142011-04-21T20:15:23.057+01:00不是知道的多令人滿意 而是體會的深Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-16247663960858692942009-04-30T21:48:00.012+01:002009-05-01T00:07:22.620+01:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SfogSPW8GpI/AAAAAAAAAjM/CT9DysiaYZ8/s1600-h/2009Easter+009.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SfogSPW8GpI/AAAAAAAAAjM/CT9DysiaYZ8/s200/2009Easter+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330608606678882962" /></a><br />有一段時間沒有在這Blog寫些東西<br />一方面是這裡的網路不很順暢<br />另一方面是自己最近忙於課業<br />實在沒有心情去寫什麼<br />利用期末的一點空檔<br />分享一下自己的生活<br /><br />一月中旬到二月初<br />待在醫院三個星期<br />直到我生日前夕<br />為我那困擾已久的背部宿疾<br />做些物理治療<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/Sfopt5De1iI/AAAAAAAAAjU/HguM3-91q5I/s1600-h/2009+villa79.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/Sfopt5De1iI/AAAAAAAAAjU/HguM3-91q5I/s200/2009+villa79.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330618977332680226" /></a><br />這真是一份特殊的禮物<br />讓我不再迴避自己身體的不適<br />面對自己是有限的事實<br /><br />在祈禱中 自己如同保祿一般<br />求主拿掉身上的那刺<br />但主回應說:我的恩寵為你足夠<br />我的德能在軟弱中才全顯出來<br />(格後12:9)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SfopuEulNiI/AAAAAAAAAjc/_A_9a8iYRgE/s1600-h/2009+villa42.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SfopuEulNiI/AAAAAAAAAjc/_A_9a8iYRgE/s200/2009+villa42.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330618980466243106" /></a><br />懷著對主的信任<br />和在修會團體的包容下<br />繼續我在愛爾蘭的培育<br /><br />在生活中開始固定做些運動<br />並盡量讓生活單純一點<br />試著活在每一天 不去想太多<br />相信天主會照料(創22:8)<br /><br />最近在寫關於天主聖神的報告<br />祂是賦予生命者<br />居住在我們內心的深處<br />推動我們愛天主 愛人<br />使我們活出天主聖三永恆的生命<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SfornIqDXAI/AAAAAAAAAjk/Fhq4AMmqKN0/s1600-h/2009Easter+008.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SfornIqDXAI/AAAAAAAAAjk/Fhq4AMmqKN0/s200/2009Easter+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330621060285160450" /></a><br />我們常問天主在哪裡?<br />哪裡有仁愛 哪裡有真情<br />就有天主同在<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-1624766396085869294?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-4603169509781470712009-01-25T23:11:00.027Z2009-01-26T01:38:57.884Z<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0IbbWzzUI/AAAAAAAAAh4/B9SYcBA_iA0/s1600-h/c1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0IbbWzzUI/AAAAAAAAAh4/B9SYcBA_iA0/s320/c1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295398004150488386" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0Lu9c0uWI/AAAAAAAAAiA/iPaAo5vEPS0/s1600-h/2009Chinesenewyear+042.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0Lu9c0uWI/AAAAAAAAAiA/iPaAo5vEPS0/s200/2009Chinesenewyear+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295401638254917986" /></a><br /><br />在愛爾蘭來自大陸 香港 台灣的教友<br />這星期天(2/25)下午聚在一起<br />慶祝農曆新年<br />我們以感恩祭開始我們的慶祝<br />由剛被任命為華人天主教團體的牧靈司鐸蕭神父主祭<br />我們也隨同在家鄉的時間(時差8小時)一起倒數計時<br />迎接新的一年的到來<br />之後分享各人帶來的食物<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0LwPn-zhI/AAAAAAAAAiY/bxUquKtsiWI/s1600-h/2009Chinesenewyear+141.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0LwPn-zhI/AAAAAAAAAiY/bxUquKtsiWI/s200/2009Chinesenewyear+141.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295401660313423378" /></a><br /><br />在外地不像在國內那樣有過年的氣氛<br />大多數人隔天都還得上班或上學<br />我們盡力去準備這過年的活動<br />有許多愛爾蘭友人也來參與我們的慶祝<br />雖然他們不太懂中文<br />但卻給予我們很大的支持和協助<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0P8bbyRaI/AAAAAAAAAiw/KTozEso0ZGw/s1600-h/2009Chinesenewyear+031.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0P8bbyRaI/AAAAAAAAAiw/KTozEso0ZGw/s200/2009Chinesenewyear+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295406267688437154" /></a><br /><br />我今年有一個很特別的新年禮物<br />就是在醫院裡待兩個星期<br />讓多年來困擾著我的背部問題得到治療<br />若問我新年有什麼新希望<br />就是好好愛這天主所愛的我<br />也以這樣的愛去愛天主所愛的近人<br /><br />歲末年終之際也是感恩的好時刻<br />回想一年來自己所接受天主和他人的恩惠<br />懷著這感恩之心繼續向前走<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0PDbWIEnI/AAAAAAAAAio/MDvWNJLxHTM/s1600-h/2008110224117404_2(2).jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SX0PDbWIEnI/AAAAAAAAAio/MDvWNJLxHTM/s200/2008110224117404_2(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295405288412156530" /></a><br /><br /><em>你們什麼也不要掛慮<br />只在一切事上 以懇求和祈禱<br />懷著感恩之心 向天主呈上你們的請求<br />這樣 天主那超乎各種意想的平安<br />必在基督耶穌內固守你們的心思念慮</em><br />(斐4:6)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-460316950978147071?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-35502418531879892642008-12-31T21:19:00.012Z2009-01-01T03:03:25.018Z<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwqYTlFWNI/AAAAAAAAAfo/Iji4zKIw26A/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwqYTlFWNI/AAAAAAAAAfo/Iji4zKIw26A/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286146659687160018" /></a><br />第一學期在聖誕節前一週結束了<br />在聖誕假期中我還在與該交的essays奮鬥<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwtLTXB-II/AAAAAAAAAfw/Gv2I6tyrkbI/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwtLTXB-II/AAAAAAAAAfw/Gv2I6tyrkbI/s200/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286149734824802434" /></a><br /><br />聖誕節就這麼來到<br />24日下午我先到耶穌會的養老院Cherryfield<br />參與聖誕前夕彌撒<br />晚上再到主教座堂Pro-Cathedral<br />參加子夜彌撒<br />彌撒前也有半小時的coraling service<br />由著名的男童合唱團the Palestrina Choir演唱<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwwROdoF7I/AAAAAAAAAhA/sd0UYu9-Vy0/s1600-h/Palestrina%2520Choir%2520Sep%25202005%2520Crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwwROdoF7I/AAAAAAAAAhA/sd0UYu9-Vy0/s320/Palestrina%2520Choir%2520Sep%25202005%2520Crop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286153135124387762" /></a><br />彌撒中也配合管弦樂團<br />最後還演唱韓德爾的"阿肋路亞"合唱曲<br />聽說這首曲子的首演就是在都柏林<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwtLxmjzoI/AAAAAAAAAgA/GTdbIyXHQZo/s1600-h/Christmas+2008+025.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwtLxmjzoI/AAAAAAAAAgA/GTdbIyXHQZo/s200/Christmas+2008+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286149742942998146" /></a><br /><br />聖誕假期是西方家庭團聚的時間<br />就像我們的農曆新年<br />團體中兩位西班牙會士<br />在25日團體慶祝後也回去過節<br />我和其他人利用假期到郊外走走<br />過完新年後則開始我的年度避靜<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwvkL_o1OI/AAAAAAAAAgw/3quMDdlKfuM/s1600-h/Dec+2008+085.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SVwvkL_o1OI/AAAAAAAAAgw/3quMDdlKfuM/s200/Dec+2008+085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286152361367622882" /></a><br /><br />新年新希望<br />也以傳統的祝福來彼此祝福<br /><br /><em>願上主降福你 保護你<br />願上主以慈愛待你 施恩給你<br />願上主看顧你 賜你平安</em><br />(戶六24-26)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-3550241853187989264?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-79335471682766869042008-11-30T18:14:00.011Z2008-12-01T17:55:37.441Z<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLo0JEcrEI/AAAAAAAAAfI/4aXimc4SqnE/s1600-h/advent+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLo0JEcrEI/AAAAAAAAAfI/4aXimc4SqnE/s320/advent+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274534096089689154" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLrt07eihI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/jJXLBXLEdGg/s1600-h/wicklow+172.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLrt07eihI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/jJXLBXLEdGg/s200/wicklow+172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274537286139021842" /></a><br /><br />時間過得很快<br />教會開始新的禮儀年<br />進入將臨期<br />期待耶穌基督默西亞的降臨<br /><br />很快地第一學期也接近尾聲<br />報告的壓力不小<br />其中一份是關於Jurgen Moltmann的希望神學<br />他不同於以往末世論將希望只著眼於來世<br />Moltmann認為希望引導著基督徒的生活<br />因著對天主許諾的希望<br />讓基督徒善渡今生<br />不逃避 不沮喪<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLruWJuUjI/AAAAAAAAAfg/B4F0lkOHDUQ/s1600-h/DSC03975.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLruWJuUjI/AAAAAAAAAfg/B4F0lkOHDUQ/s200/DSC03975.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274537295057146418" /></a><br />這許諾具體實踐在耶穌基督身上<br />祂的降生 苦難與復活<br />所以這希望不是不切實際的幻想<br />希望幫助我們去擁抱生活的全部<br />痛苦和喜樂 死亡與生命<br /><br />這希望幫助我們超越有限的自我<br />提供在愛中所需的堅忍<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLruCAIkmI/AAAAAAAAAfY/q9lQlcQqLOk/s1600-h/wicklow+015.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/STLruCAIkmI/AAAAAAAAAfY/q9lQlcQqLOk/s200/wicklow+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274537289648214626" /></a><br /><em>因為我們得救 還是在於希望<br />所希望的若已看見 就不是希望了<br />哪有人還希望所見的事物呢?<br />但我們若希望那未看見的 <br />必須堅忍等待</em><br />(羅 八24-25)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-7933547168276686904?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-70439278727544247362008-10-31T14:29:00.013Z2008-10-31T15:14:45.841Z<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SQsgTNWTJFI/AAAAAAAAAfA/nHW6o20zdGs/s1600-h/wicklow+235.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SQsgTNWTJFI/AAAAAAAAAfA/nHW6o20zdGs/s200/wicklow+235.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263336103885349970" /></a><br />愛爾蘭十月下旬<br />學校有一個多星期的假期<br />Halloween Break<br />原本是慶祝秋收的節日<br />也有驅魔避邪的傳統<br />轉變為現在的萬聖節<br /><br />我們團體也利用這個機會<br />到Dublin南方的Wicklow<br />在耶穌會的villa house度假三天<br />享受愛爾蘭秋天的美景<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SQsf3y9Gu5I/AAAAAAAAAe4/d8hYN3NOa6E/s1600-h/wicklow+130.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SQsf3y9Gu5I/AAAAAAAAAe4/d8hYN3NOa6E/s200/wicklow+130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263335632943889298" /></a><br /><br />這段時間教會也慶祝諸聖節和追思已亡<br />我們不只活在這有限的世界<br />我們還有永恆的未來<br />我們紀念那些聖潔正義的人<br />也為那些已亡的靈魂祈禱<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-7043927872754424736?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-72420336676865507742008-09-29T11:45:00.016+01:002008-09-30T17:02:13.195+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODWPc7KyBI/AAAAAAAAAVA/8cLX6OlcVJA/s1600-h/mainpic_history.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODWPc7KyBI/AAAAAAAAAVA/8cLX6OlcVJA/s400/mainpic_history.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251432726464743442" /></a><br />搬進新團體後<br />馬上接著就開學了<br />一切慢慢上軌道<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODWp4-4jxI/AAAAAAAAAVI/jJUMch4bRVE/s1600-h/sullyvan+house+002.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODWp4-4jxI/AAAAAAAAAVI/jJUMch4bRVE/s200/sullyvan+house+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251433180673117970" /></a><br /><br />新團體有六人:<br />兩位愛爾蘭人Fergus(院長) Brendan(理家)<br />兩位西班牙人Vicente & Juanjo<br />克羅埃西亞人Dalibor 和我<br /><br />這學期選了五門課<br />這裡在課堂上不只是教授講課<br />有許多討論的空間<br />在語言上我還是覺得有點吃力<br />希望隨著時間的進展能漸入佳境<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODUHAB4L2I/AAAAAAAAAUw/dhWfPly4o4E/s1600-h/DSC03907.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODUHAB4L2I/AAAAAAAAAUw/dhWfPly4o4E/s200/DSC03907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251430382246047586" /></a><br /><br />我還參加神修指導的課程<br />大約每月一個周末在避靜中心<br />主要是經驗的分享與學習<br />相當有助於自己的神修生活與經驗反省<br />這是我待在愛爾蘭的一份特殊禮物<br /><br />上周三傍晚學校舉行開學彌撒<br />主題是"Courage for the Journey"<br />我的確需要勇氣去走這一趟學習的旅程<br />如同彌撒中的讀經所說(格後4:8~10)<br /><br /><em>我們在各方面受了磨難 卻沒有被困住<br />絕了路 卻沒有絕望...<br />為使耶穌的生活也彰顯在我們身上<br /></em><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODV035kA_I/AAAAAAAAAU4/ASbLc5ZpVL0/s1600-h/Wicklow+015.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SODV035kA_I/AAAAAAAAAU4/ASbLc5ZpVL0/s200/Wicklow+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251432269849297906" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-7242033667686550774?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-26899110256956206532008-08-30T12:12:00.009+01:002008-08-31T23:02:23.440+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SLktA9RN3CI/AAAAAAAAAUI/A9X1vMmQyMY/s1600-h/N+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SLktA9RN3CI/AAAAAAAAAUI/A9X1vMmQyMY/s320/N+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240269135892306978" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SLkt389ggHI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/zHi1SPf1rfI/s1600-h/N+001.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SLkt389ggHI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/zHi1SPf1rfI/s200/N+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240270080702447730" /></a><br />隨著英文課程的結束<br />我也搬到新的團體<strong>John Sullivan House</strong><br />準備我在Milltown Institute 的神學課程(STL)<br /><br />新住處是一棟公寓的房子<br />位於Dublin 城市南邊<br />地址是<strong>56 Mulvey Park, Dublin 14</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SLkt4P0MMuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/X0w2RCK8ALY/s1600-h/N+026.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SLkt4P0MMuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/X0w2RCK8ALY/s200/N+026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240270085763642082" /></a><br /><br />新的環境也象徵新的開始<br />生活中總是充滿再開始的機會<br />讓我們稱頌上主的仁慈<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-2689911025695620653?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-84835633480463140282008-08-01T01:03:00.014+01:002008-08-01T16:45:47.202+01:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SJJY_CUaLzI/AAAAAAAAATw/SdNCtC-5Gkg/s1600-h/DSC03984.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SJJY_CUaLzI/AAAAAAAAATw/SdNCtC-5Gkg/s200/DSC03984.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229339957308043058" /></a><br />到愛爾蘭已經五個多月了，<br />若問我過得好不好？<br />真還不知道怎麼回答。<br />正如我在部落格上所寫的：<br />外在衣食無虞，<br />但內在的掙扎持續不斷，<br />最大的問題是負面的自我形象，<br />不斷地自我批判，覺得自己不夠好。<br />雖然他人常給我正面的評價與鼓勵，<br />但負面的思想一直縈繞在自己的心頭，<br />這也許和自己的身體狀況有關，<br />總是在一種不是很舒服的狀態 (發炎、僵硬)。<br /><br />目前主要的使命是學英文，<br />真是難為那些英文老師了，<br />因為我實在是一個奇怪的學生。<br />我常說我對使用英文沒有信心，<br />但我懂得大部分的英文文法，<br />單字量也不少，就是不能好好地用它。<br />我也知道要多練習，<br />但要開口說英文的時候就開始緊張，<br />想到要寫英文更是焦慮不已。<br />(原來頭腦到心的距離是那麼遙遠)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SJJbDVjILUI/AAAAAAAAAT4/9JVKPXLLxII/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SJJbDVjILUI/AAAAAAAAAT4/9JVKPXLLxII/s200/039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229342230212783426" /></a><br /><br />這情況限制了自己對外的交流，<br />除了到學校上課，<br />吃飯的時間會與其他會士碰面，<br />其他大多的時間都是自己一個人<br />在房間『讀』英文或做其他事。<br /><br /><br />記得離開台灣前，<br />我的神師嚴神父告訴我，<br />我這趟愛爾蘭之行<br />就像是舊約的出谷紀，<br />現在慢慢體到它的意義，<br />是一段鍊淨的過程，<br />最重要的是有天主在前面導引我，<br />這也是我目前唯一的寄望。<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SJJYXECuubI/AAAAAAAAATo/q5L5f8c-Ez8/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SJJYXECuubI/AAAAAAAAATo/q5L5f8c-Ez8/s200/030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229339270575995314" /></a><br />寫於聖依納爵瞻禮<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-8483563348046314028?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-20552545227206574822008-06-15T20:15:00.025+01:002008-06-18T00:42:02.275+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWFTf_B0BI/AAAAAAAAATI/6mAMkToh80I/s1600-h/DSC04456.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWFTf_B0BI/AAAAAAAAATI/6mAMkToh80I/s200/DSC04456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212218713801084946" /></a><br />最近看到一個網頁 E-Water<br />裡頭有許多關於信仰的優美影片<br />其中一個是Irish Blessing<br />一個來自愛爾蘭傳統的祝福<br /><br /><br />I wish you not a path devoid of clouds,<br /> Nor a life on a bed of roses,<br /> not that you might never need regret,<br /> nor that you should never feel pain. <br /> No, that is not my wish for you.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWFTCeiW3I/AAAAAAAAATA/cHMC-0N2D0E/s1600-h/DSC04424.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWFTCeiW3I/AAAAAAAAATA/cHMC-0N2D0E/s200/DSC04424.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212218705880177522" /></a><br />My wish for you is:<br /> That you might be brave in times of trial, <br /> when others lay crosses upon your shoulders.<br /> When mountains must be climbed <br /> and chasms are to be crossed; <br /> when hope scarce can shine through.<br /><br /> That every gift God gave you <br /> might grow along with you.<br /> And let you give the gift of joy <br /> to all who care for you.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWISCA-81I/AAAAAAAAATQ/j-zU_MD7ZO4/s1600-h/DSC04146.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWISCA-81I/AAAAAAAAATQ/j-zU_MD7ZO4/s200/DSC04146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212221987111236434" /></a><br /> That you may always have a friend who is worth that name. <br /> Whom you can trust, <br /> and who helps you in times of sadness. <br /> Who will defy the storms of daily life at your side.<br /><br /><br />One more wish I have for you:<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWMriGIYCI/AAAAAAAAATY/9cSrFb8VGmM/s1600-h/DSC04488.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWMriGIYCI/AAAAAAAAATY/9cSrFb8VGmM/s200/DSC04488.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212226823266000930" /></a><br /> That in every hour of joy and pain <br /> you may feel God close to you.<br /> This is my wish for you, <br /> and for all who care for you.<br /> This is my hope for you, now and forever.<br /><br /><br />耶穌基督面臨苦難離世前<br />爲他的門徒向天父祈禱說:<br />我不求祢將他們從世界上撤去<br />只求祢保護他們脫免邪惡 (若17:15)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWFS7S--TI/AAAAAAAAAS4/7efgZdIk1Ok/s1600-h/DSC04365.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SFWFS7S--TI/AAAAAAAAAS4/7efgZdIk1Ok/s200/DSC04365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212218703952673074" /></a><br /><br />我在愛爾蘭生活已3個多月了<br />雖然外在衣食無虞<br />語言的學習加上氣候的變化<br />有時真的覺得生活不容易<br />這Irish Blessing 帶給我些許安慰<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-2055254522720657482?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-34540551352553159072008-06-02T20:49:00.009+01:002008-06-02T21:54:41.354+01:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERdRCac4rI/AAAAAAAAAR4/xwGQYYpILr0/s1600-h/DSC04452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERdRCac4rI/AAAAAAAAAR4/xwGQYYpILr0/s320/DSC04452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207389616434111154" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERbMCac4pI/AAAAAAAAARo/BwTF2MwlQyc/s1600-h/DSC04477.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERbMCac4pI/AAAAAAAAARo/BwTF2MwlQyc/s200/DSC04477.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207387331511509650" /></a><br /><br />今天是愛爾蘭的bank holiday<br />語言學校不上課 但有旅遊活動(excursion)<br />我們到愛爾蘭北方的Boyne Valley<br />那附近有許多著名的修道院遺蹟<br />最古老的一座叫做Monasterboice<br />大約建於西元第六世紀<br />保存著典型的愛爾蘭十字架和高圓塔<br /><br /><br /><br />愛爾蘭的十字架是在十字架中間有一個圓<br />這圓圈據說是代表太陽<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERbMCac4qI/AAAAAAAAARw/cSlrkv7k6vI/s1600-h/DSC04449.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERbMCac4qI/AAAAAAAAARw/cSlrkv7k6vI/s200/DSC04449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207387331511509666" /></a><br />因為在基督宗教未傳入愛爾蘭之前<br />當地的民族(Celtic)崇拜太陽<br />St. Patrice 將這元素結合於十字架中<br />成了這代表愛爾蘭基督信仰的標記<br /><br /><br /><br />這裡最高的一座十字架有將近七米<br />十字架上雕刻著舊約和新約的故事與敘述<br />包括亞當和厄娃 佳音與亞伯爾<br />達味 梅瑟 伯多祿 保祿等<br />當然最中心的就是耶穌基督的苦難與復活<br />早期就是藉由這種圖像的方式<br />教導民眾關於聖經的道理<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERZ-yac4nI/AAAAAAAAARY/iqTiiCUS9ts/s1600-h/DSC04454.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SERZ-yac4nI/AAAAAAAAARY/iqTiiCUS9ts/s200/DSC04454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207386004366615154" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-3454055135255315907?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-9672835678850966122008-05-18T23:58:00.011+01:002008-05-19T01:21:14.321+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDEKDVJNPI/AAAAAAAAAQw/-2_1lnkox6s/s1600-h/DSC04351.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDEKDVJNPI/AAAAAAAAAQw/-2_1lnkox6s/s320/DSC04351.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201873246584648946" /></a><br />5月12日星期一下午2時28分<br />大陸四川發生規模達7.9的強烈地震<br />死傷人數超過想像<br />480萬人無家可歸<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDE9zVJNQI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/Yy-VzW3z2qM/s1600-h/DSC04340.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDE9zVJNQI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/Yy-VzW3z2qM/s200/DSC04340.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201874135642879234" /></a><br /><br />都柏林的華人教友團體<br />在來自河北的蕭神父組織聯繫下<br />週六 (5/17) 傍晚聚集在一起 <br />爲四川震災祈禱<br />哀悼亡者 也為災民祈福<br /><br />祈禱是以守聖時方式<br />首先恭迎聖體臨到我們中間<br />也聆聽天主聖言<br />讀經 約6:1-13<br />藉由約伯的呼喊表達災民的痛苦<br />聖詠51 認罪懺悔<br />祈求天主的憐憫<br />若望福音11:33-36 耶穌復活拉匝祿<br />我們期待耶穌基督的救援<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDE-DVJNRI/AAAAAAAAARA/73lDMb9CgNE/s1600-h/DSC04341.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDE-DVJNRI/AAAAAAAAARA/73lDMb9CgNE/s200/DSC04341.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201874139937846546" /></a><br /><br />在簡短靜默後<br />我們也表達我們的意向<br />為各種需要祈求<br />我們也以象徵性的行動<br />將花瓣放在水中<br />傳達我們漂洋過海的關懷與祈願<br />之後一起誦念我們的天父...<br />最後我們也將我們的祝福寫在心形的紙片上<br />將會寄給四川的災民給他們鼓勵與支持<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDE-DVJNSI/AAAAAAAAARI/lnW6SIGjCcY/s1600-h/DSC04349.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SDDE-DVJNSI/AAAAAAAAARI/lnW6SIGjCcY/s200/DSC04349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201874139937846562" /></a><br /><br />我也是921地震的災民<br />這樣慘痛的天災<br />一方面讓我們感到人生的無常<br />另一方面我們體驗到許多的英勇與慈善在這過程中<br />在黑夜裡還是能看到點點繁星<br />加油! 總不要放棄希望<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-967283567885096612?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-87267551340114416642008-05-10T20:47:00.019+01:002008-05-13T22:20:21.154+01:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYeKOzQqdI/AAAAAAAAAOA/_txtNz8ESls/s1600-h/DSC04320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYeKOzQqdI/AAAAAAAAAOA/_txtNz8ESls/s320/DSC04320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198875980966439378" /></a><br />聖神降臨節快樂!<br /><br />前幾個星期我的神師Fr. Comerford<br />邀請我參加一個seminar 是有關對教會的反省<br />帶領者是一位教區神父Fr. Eugene Duffy<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYhEOzQqkI/AAAAAAAAAO4/hkILMKsUtoo/s1600-h/DSC03935.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYhEOzQqkI/AAAAAAAAAO4/hkILMKsUtoo/s200/DSC03935.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198879176422107714" /></a><br /><br />Fr. Eugene首先邀請我們一起來對"教會"這個字做些聯想<br />以一個字詞來表達<br />然後反省我們內在對教會有怎樣的反應<br />也是用一個情緒性的字眼來表達<br />大家相當踴躍地表達自己的意見 寫滿了整個白板<br />他也要我們反省我們這樣的表達是從何而來的<br /><br />隔天早上他帶領我們從舊約開始<br />看這天主的選民如何發展<br />亞巴郎聽從天主的召喚<br />相信天主的許諾<br />後來形成一個盟約的民族<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYhEOzQqlI/AAAAAAAAAPA/bj_zHHFt7Zk/s1600-h/DSC03984.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYhEOzQqlI/AAAAAAAAAPA/bj_zHHFt7Zk/s200/DSC03984.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198879176422107730" /></a><br /><br />出埃及的經驗<br />讓他們確信天主在領導保護他們<br />他們也以遵行"十誡"來回應<br /><br />先知們在苦難與敗壞的世代中<br />持續提醒人民天主的關照與許諾<br />一個寫在心裏甚於外在的新盟約<br /><br />耶穌基督就是在這背景下來到世上<br />以他的言語和行動宣揚"天主的國"<br />就是讓人們明瞭天主對人的遠景<br />無條件的愛 寬恕與憐憫<br />與罪人和娼妓同席<br />治癒病人 驅逐魔鬼<br />宣佈上主恩慈之年<br />實現舊約的許諾<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYlX-zQqtI/AAAAAAAAAQA/uVfAUUv9yHU/s1600-h/DSC03966.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYlX-zQqtI/AAAAAAAAAQA/uVfAUUv9yHU/s200/DSC03966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198883913771035346" /></a><br /><br />但也因為這樣的訊息<br />讓耶穌被當權者忌恨<br />為忠實於天主所賦予他的使命<br />他有意識地接受十字架的苦刑<br />犧牲生命 展現天主毫不保留的愛<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYnjezQqwI/AAAAAAAAAQY/X08EdxW3GVY/s1600-h/DSC03958.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYnjezQqwI/AAAAAAAAAQY/X08EdxW3GVY/s200/DSC03958.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198886310362786562" /></a><br /><br />祂的復活帶領我們超越死亡<br />肯定了他在世時所傳達的訊息<br />若仔細讀那些關於復活的敘述<br />祂集合那些信從他的人<br />施與平安與和好<br />向他們解釋聖經 分餅 <br />並派遣他們繼續祂的使命<br />並許給他們聖神來護衛他們<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYhEezQqnI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/1A-eMhCu32U/s1600-h/DSC03959.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYhEezQqnI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/1A-eMhCu32U/s200/DSC03959.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198879180717075058" /></a><br /><br />教會就是在門徒領受聖神的時刻正式誕生<br />他們體會到天主新的創造<br />在實際生活上他們跟隨耶穌基督的腳步<br />宣揚天主對人的愛<br />繼續耶穌基督的使命<br />在世上成為天主臨在的標記<br /><br />最令我感動的部份是最後的分享<br />大家的反應都是感激有這次的機會<br />能再回到教會的本質 重新點燃自己投入教會的心火<br />不再那麼受到外在因素的影響而感到挫折與灰心<br />甚至有人分享說 原來這些在教會中所經歷挫折與痛苦<br />就是教會旅程的一部份 如同耶穌基督的逾越奧蹟<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYlX-zQqsI/AAAAAAAAAP4/JCCAMBJmXhs/s1600-h/DSC03988.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SCYlX-zQqsI/AAAAAAAAAP4/JCCAMBJmXhs/s200/DSC03988.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198883913771035330" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-8726755134011441664?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-12781073477726844632008-04-13T10:24:00.032+01:002008-04-13T12:36:25.923+01:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHoWJOt2jI/AAAAAAAAANo/VFudlEJ7_B0/s1600-h/DBK_0008.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHoWJOt2jI/AAAAAAAAANo/VFudlEJ7_B0/s200/DBK_0008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188683712839932466" /></a><br />週六(3/12)參加耶穌會愛爾蘭省的一個會議<br />“Called to the Frontiers”<br />會議內容主要是由省會長John Dardis 與代表Jim Corkery<br />分享上個月在羅馬舉行的耶穌會35屆大會<br />兩個星期前耶穌會士自己也有一次聚會<br />這次則是邀請耶穌會的合作者一起來參與<br />總統Mary McAleese女士也到場致詞<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHl9JOt2eI/AAAAAAAAANA/pnQQTTxqqUg/s1600-h/DBK_0065.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHl9JOt2eI/AAAAAAAAANA/pnQQTTxqqUg/s200/DBK_0065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188681084319947234" /></a><br /><br />會議在Irish Management Institute的會議廳舉行<br />到場出席者約有300人<br />在會議中談到了耶穌會35屆大會的情況與文件<br />耶穌會總會長的選舉過程與方式<br />讓與會者體會不同於政治黨派選舉的另一種方式<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHo8ZOt2kI/AAAAAAAAANw/lWxjANOkeds/s1600-h/DSC03872.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHo8ZOt2kI/AAAAAAAAANw/lWxjANOkeds/s200/DSC03872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188684369969928770" /></a><br />會中也提到35屆大會所產生的一些文件<br />特別是與平信徒的合作的部份<br />從前較強調讓他人分享耶穌會的使命<br />現在更強調彼此合作的夥伴關係<br />在這關係中推行正義<br /><br />有關耶穌會士的對自身認同方面<br />講者以火炬傳遞的形象 <br />表達耶穌會使命的傳遞<br />耶穌會士在其生命中深刻地體會天主的愛<br />特別是透過降生成人之耶穌基督的苦難與復活<br />以自己的生命與行動去彰顯這愛<br />也幫助他人也一起來分享這愛<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHl9pOt2gI/AAAAAAAAANQ/qM7AilWLhM0/s1600-h/DSC03891.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/SAHl9pOt2gI/AAAAAAAAANQ/qM7AilWLhM0/s200/DSC03891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188681092909881858" /></a><br />會議最後總主教Diarmuid Martin 也到場主持彌撒<br />在最後的致辭中<br />他一方面肯定耶穌會與其合作者在教會內所做的貢獻<br />在國際聖召節的前夕<br />也期許大家活出教會奉獻生活的意義<br />在這價值觀混亂的時代中展現光明<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-1278107347772684463?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-47583985766009786372008-04-06T17:11:00.034+01:002008-04-06T21:07:00.979+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_ki21KrE6I/AAAAAAAAAMg/YSM4NYVtwqc/s1600-h/DSC03782.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_ki21KrE6I/AAAAAAAAAMg/YSM4NYVtwqc/s320/DSC03782.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186214771273962402" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_kgHlKrE1I/AAAAAAAAAL4/8n-OXJJVdrg/s1600-h/DSC03764.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_kgHlKrE1I/AAAAAAAAAL4/8n-OXJJVdrg/s200/DSC03764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186211760501887826" /></a><br />週五下午參加語言學校的活動<br />參觀愛爾蘭著名的whiskey酒廠<br /><strong>The Old Jameson Distillery</strong><br />聽說whiskey得名自愛爾蘭語(Gaelic)<br />" <em>uisce beatha</em>" <br />意思是"生命之水"<br /><br />John Jameson 是一位在1780年的製酒商<br />他堅持用最好的原料與方法<br />終於生產出聞名世界的whiskey<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_kp71KrE8I/AAAAAAAAAMw/qfCnJQFhi6k/s1600-h/DSC03780.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_kp71KrE8I/AAAAAAAAAMw/qfCnJQFhi6k/s200/DSC03780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186222553754702786" /></a><br /><br />我們參觀了whiskey的製造過程 :<br />收集大麥 催芽 <br />碾磨 搗成糊狀 發酵 <br />蒸餾三次　<br />置入木桶陳香　<br />混合後裝瓶<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_kjv1KrE7I/AAAAAAAAAMo/ifC-rz0s0oI/s1600-h/DSC03788.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_kjv1KrE7I/AAAAAAAAAMo/ifC-rz0s0oI/s200/DSC03788.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186215750526505906" /></a><br />最後終於成了酒精含量40%的Jameson whiskey<br /><br />參觀最後每人可喝一杯whiskey<br />並徵求自願者品嚐分辨不同國家的whiskey<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_khi1KrE3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/af6-rp8ZtFs/s1600-h/DSC03763.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_khi1KrE3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/af6-rp8ZtFs/s200/DSC03763.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186213328164950898" /></a><br /><br />在都柏林街上到處都可發現酒吧<br />整個社會也充斥著酗酒的問題<br />有人意識到這問題的嚴重性<br />願意靠信仰的力量來面對<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Pioneer Total Abstinence Association </strong><br />就是這樣的組織<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_khjFKrE4I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/OpdWqE2yKAg/s1600-h/TopHeader_r2_c2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R_khjFKrE4I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/OpdWqE2yKAg/s200/TopHeader_r2_c2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186213332459918210" /></a><br />靠著對耶穌聖心的祈禱<br />發願在生活中完全不碰酒精飲料<br />並以此犧牲為那些沉迷於酒精無法自拔者<br />祈求能有回頭從新生活的力量<br />這也是耶穌會在此地所支持的使徒工作之一<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-4758398576600978637?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-7536867527798536592008-03-29T20:00:00.007Z2008-03-29T20:53:56.160Z<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-6rx1KrEzI/AAAAAAAAALo/5ws0tsP0RcE/s1600-h/celtictreasuresimports_1976_3899558.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-6rx1KrEzI/AAAAAAAAALo/5ws0tsP0RcE/s200/celtictreasuresimports_1976_3899558.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183269093723804466" /></a><br /><br />今天晚餐時一位神父到訴我<br />要把手錶調快一個小時<br />原來夏令時間已經開始了<br /><br />夏令時間又稱日光節約時制<br />目的是為了節約能源<br />在夏季天亮的較早<br />將時鐘調快一個小時有助於早睡早起<br />如此能充分利用日光 減少照明的用電<br />達到節約能源的效果<br />特別是在那些中高緯度的國家<br />據說能減少高達15%的能源耗損<br />因此每年3月底到10月底就施行夏令時間<br /><br />最近也收到email<br />要大家在某天晚上熄燈一小時<br />以此行動提醒大家珍惜地球的能源<br />讓我們愛惜這個地球<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-753686752779853659?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-32473792702364277972008-03-23T12:38:00.014Z2008-03-23T17:24:00.632Z<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-aMuFKrEvI/AAAAAAAAALI/knC9tASV4jg/s1600-h/P1010001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-aMuFKrEvI/AAAAAAAAALI/knC9tASV4jg/s400/P1010001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180983144625148658" /></a><br />復活節快樂!<br />願主的平安與喜樂常與你同在!<br />阿肋路亞! 阿肋路亞!<br /><br />這是我第一次在愛爾蘭過聖週<br />這三天本堂神父Donal請我在禮儀中擔任執事的職務<br />聖週六晚上燭光禮時 我手持復活蠟遊行<br />當天我雖然沒有唱復活宣報<br />但第一次在彌撒中用英文宣讀福音<br />這讓我興奮的晚上都睡不著<br /><br />復活節是個平安與喜樂的時節<br />因為耶穌基督已從死者中復活<br />稍為仔細去讀福音會發現<br />這樣的平安與喜樂 人並不是馬上能明白<br />即使那些和祂一起生活三年的門徒也是如此<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-aPxVKrExI/AAAAAAAAALY/Jnep4FnljDo/s1600-h/P1010002.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-aPxVKrExI/AAAAAAAAALY/Jnep4FnljDo/s200/P1010002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180986498994606866" /></a><br />教會讓我們有50天的時間去慶祝與體會<br />在禮儀中特別不斷地提醒我們<br />復活的基督已在我們中間<br />讓我們打開我們的心眼<br />細細去體會復活的基督如何臨在我們之中<br />讓祂的平安與喜樂充分地滋潤我的心靈<br />然後我們可以向這世界傳報這樣的喜訊<br />主真已復活! 阿肋路亞!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-3247379270236427797?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-88253780569307520242008-03-20T22:52:00.019Z2008-03-21T09:58:42.320Z<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MJElKrErI/AAAAAAAAAKo/YsjECN9oMmM/s1600-h/DSC03744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MJElKrErI/AAAAAAAAAKo/YsjECN9oMmM/s200/DSC03744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179993970707206834" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MJKlKrEsI/AAAAAAAAAKw/-RB9Q1d60Qs/s1600-h/DSC03743.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MJKlKrEsI/AAAAAAAAAKw/-RB9Q1d60Qs/s200/DSC03743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179994073786421954" /></a><br />今天晚上教會開始逾越節三日慶典<br />聖週四是主的晚餐<br />慶祝耶穌基督建立聖體聖事<br />福音後還有濯足禮<br />紀念耶穌在最後晚餐中為門徒們洗腳<br />禮儀最後則有遷恭聖體<br /><br /><br />在這裡的彌撒禮儀很樸實<br />我也被邀請擔任執事的職務<br />在彌撒後有一個特別的祈禱<br />Watch and Pray─Prayer in The Garden<br />(醒悟祈禱─在園中祈禱)<br />本來預計在室外花園中舉行<br />但天氣真的很不好 刮風 下雨 很冷<br />所以我們在聖堂內舉行<br />由本堂神父和一群教友一起帶領<br /><br />這祈禱的目的如名稱所顯示的<br />以祈禱陪伴耶穌經歷最後晚餐到被捕的受審的過程<br />耶穌的苦難並沒有完全結束<br />今日世界還在遭受像耶穌當年所受的苦難<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGSVKrEnI/AAAAAAAAAKI/BB_wUEuLD6Q/s1600-h/DSC03733.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGSVKrEnI/AAAAAAAAAKI/BB_wUEuLD6Q/s200/DSC03733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179990908395524722" /></a><br />這祈禱提醒我們<br />即使在最黑暗的時刻 還是有希望的光芒<br />因為天主以祂聖子的苦難與復活 <br />這般深刻地愛了我們<br />正如禱詞所說的<br /><em><strong>主天主 在那ㄧ夜祢獨生子被背叛 逮捕<br />交在他敵人手中<br />求你賜予我們力量效法耶穌<br />當生活困難時 給予我們復活的希望<br />不要遺棄我們<br />幫助我們相信你的愛能戰勝一切</strong></em><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGS1KrEpI/AAAAAAAAAKY/wG2zYjoKhXQ/s1600-h/DSC03725.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGS1KrEpI/AAAAAAAAAKY/wG2zYjoKhXQ/s200/DSC03725.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179990916985459346" /></a><br /><br />祈禱首先在聖堂的耶穌山園祈禱的雕像前開始<br />有人先做些引言<br />然後有人按照福音陳述事實 例如耶穌到山園去祈禱<br />反省一下現今世界或我們自己的生活情況<br />然後有些禱詞 祈禱意向的表達<br />之後會唱適當的歌曲<br />此<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGSlKrEoI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/ezYix76N5lo/s1600-h/DSC03703.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGSlKrEoI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/ezYix76N5lo/s200/DSC03703.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179990912690492034" /></a>時也會邀請大家一起做些象徵性的行動<br /><br />例如將點燃的蠟燭放在祭壇前為某位受苦的人祈禱<br />或將錢幣丟出象徵猶達斯的背叛與反悔<br />將聖枝投在火堆中象徵伯多祿的否認與痛悔<br />將玫瑰花瓣放在地上十字架形的白布上<br />象徵相信耶穌的復活等<br />在各站轉換行進間則一起誦念一端玫瑰經<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGTFKrEqI/AAAAAAAAAKg/DsxbohMaAn0/s1600-h/DSC03748.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R-MGTFKrEqI/AAAAAAAAAKg/DsxbohMaAn0/s200/DSC03748.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179990921280426658" /></a><br /><br />整個祈禱歷時將近一個小時<br />最後在遷恭聖體所在的耶穌聖心像前結束<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-8825378056930752024?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-26647550944207114312008-03-17T16:25:00.012Z2008-03-17T18:05:26.304Z<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96xZy7WqWI/AAAAAAAAAJo/3wUksXJZ810/s1600-h/DSC03595.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96xZy7WqWI/AAAAAAAAAJo/3wUksXJZ810/s200/DSC03595.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178771678248216930" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96tHi7WqQI/AAAAAAAAAI4/qMPrgubKb7A/s1600-h/DSC03678.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96tHi7WqQI/AAAAAAAAAI4/qMPrgubKb7A/s200/DSC03678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178766966669093122" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzi7WqTI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/209KTmPbHO0/s1600-h/DSC03588.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzi7WqTI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/209KTmPbHO0/s200/DSC03588.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178768822094965042" /></a><br />3月17日是St. Patrick's day<br />(中文翻譯成 聖博第 主教)<br />是愛爾蘭的主保聖人<br />每年在此都會舉辦盛大的慶祝<br />因為今年是在聖週內 <br />所以本地教會在上週六舉行慶祝<br />但公共的假日和慶祝還是在本日<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzS7WqRI/AAAAAAAAAJA/q50W2INH2Pw/s1600-h/DSC03604.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzS7WqRI/AAAAAAAAAJA/q50W2INH2Pw/s200/DSC03604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178768817799997714" /></a><br /><br />St. Patrick出生在大不列顛(英國)<br />幼年時被賣到愛爾蘭為奴<br />逃脫後在法國入修道院成為聖職人員<br />後返回愛爾蘭歸化外教者<br />傳說他有使死人復活的能力<br />並且將愛爾蘭島上所有的蛇驅除出去<br />西元431年成為愛爾蘭的主教 461年過世<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzy7WqUI/AAAAAAAAAJY/TA7p8vmm13Y/s1600-h/DSC03646.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzy7WqUI/AAAAAAAAAJY/TA7p8vmm13Y/s200/DSC03646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178768826389932354" /></a><br /><br />St. Patrick以三瓣葉子的酢醬草(shamrock)<br />向愛爾蘭人民說明天主聖三的道理<br />因此酢醬草的形狀成了愛爾蘭的象徵<br />人們在今天還是會掛些酢醬草在胸前<br />甚至將其圖形浮貼在臉上<br />並且穿上各種奇形怪狀的綠色衣服和帽子等裝飾<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzy7WqVI/AAAAAAAAAJg/XxRI_u6loXY/s1600-h/DSC03664.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R96uzy7WqVI/AAAAAAAAAJg/XxRI_u6loXY/s200/DSC03664.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178768826389932370" /></a><br /><br />最大的慶祝就是當天正午的遊行<br />各個團體 學校爭奇鬥艷<br />配合著樂隊或音樂前行<br />遊行的街道上人山人海<br />好不容易才能找到一個地方觀看<br />據說都柏林是歐洲最多年輕人的都市<br />一半的人口年齡在27歲以下<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-2664755094420711431?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-6151766852283235652008-03-15T20:02:00.027Z2008-03-15T21:41:26.328Z<A href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w8tC7WqOI/AAAAAAAAAIo/kHYzhWDGTZ4/s1600-h/poster_TBMC_2006.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178080416146827490 style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w8tC7WqOI/AAAAAAAAAIo/kHYzhWDGTZ4/s200/poster_TBMC_2006.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w8nS7WqNI/AAAAAAAAAIg/muTL5SKKnvc/s1600-h/poster_for_mass2.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178080317362579666 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w8nS7WqNI/AAAAAAAAAIg/muTL5SKKnvc/s200/poster_for_mass2.jpg" border=0></A> <br />這星期四晚上在聖堂內有一場音樂會<br />演唱的團體是Gospel Choir <br />他們每個星期天晚上都在彌撒中演唱<br />曲風仿效黑人福音歌曲 充滿節奏與動感<br />演唱水準相當不錯吸引喜多年輕人來參加彌撒 <br /><br /><A href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w9ui7WqPI/AAAAAAAAAIw/eDq47SLl104/s1600-h/DSC03529.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178081541428259058 style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w9ui7WqPI/AAAAAAAAAIw/eDq47SLl104/s200/DSC03529.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />有鑑於年輕人認為傳統禮儀沉悶 <br />(即使在這裡主日彌撒都不到一個小時) <br />在彌撒中只能看到少數的年輕人<br />因此有人開始嘗試以較為動態的福音歌曲 來讓彌撒慶祝更活潑 <br /><br />他們在2000年3月7日開始在彌撒中演唱<br />那時只有16位團員和2個Keyboards <br />目前則有40多人 大多來自堂區附近<br />合唱團除了在彌撒中演唱<br />也在一些公益慈善活動中表演 <br /><br /><A href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w4YS7WqLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/C6cdWUBTPds/s1600-h/DSC03544.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178075661618030770 style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9w4YS7WqLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/C6cdWUBTPds/s200/DSC03544.JPG" border=0></A> <br /><br />這次的音樂會是為了準備復活節<br />藉由音樂帶領大家反省逾越奧蹟的意義<br />在歌曲間也有人朗讀一些文章<br />帶領大家做些反省<br /><br /><br />復活節是充滿喜樂與希望的時期......<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-615176685228323565?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-279750621009351862008-03-08T08:56:00.015Z2008-03-08T09:53:48.236Z<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9JhaWMKbpI/AAAAAAAAAHw/8mKKwwqbyI0/s1600-h/DSC03430.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9JhaWMKbpI/AAAAAAAAAHw/8mKKwwqbyI0/s200/DSC03430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175306027063209618" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9JcJmMKbiI/AAAAAAAAAG4/raMCvUhhqHs/s1600-h/DSC03428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9JcJmMKbiI/AAAAAAAAAG4/raMCvUhhqHs/s200/DSC03428.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175300241742261794" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9Je7mMKblI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/PrthD3n30_E/s1600-h/DSC03420.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9Je7mMKblI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/PrthD3n30_E/s200/DSC03420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175303299758976594" /></a><br />星期一(3/3)開始上英文課<br />學校是離我住處不遠的ALPHA College of Englih<br />據他們說這是一所具有高品質教學的語言學校<br />有許多學生從世界各地到這裡來學習英文<br /><br />我上課的時間是從週一到週五早上9:00~1:00<br />第一天在簡單的介紹後 <br />學生先做一份測驗 還有人會與你面談<br />然後按照你的程度編班<br />我的文法方面較強 但口說能力較弱<br />就被編到中級班<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9JgkWMKboI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Tgn0Z33S3Dw/s1600-h/DSC03391.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9JgkWMKboI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Tgn0Z33S3Dw/s400/DSC03391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175305099350273666" /></a><br /><br />我們班上共有14位學生<br />分別來自德國 義大利 波蘭 匈牙利 保加利亞<br />巴西 韓國和台灣<br />其中韓國學生有5位 是在這裡能見到最多的亞洲人<br />我是當中年紀最大的<br /><br />老實說我有點不適應這裡的上課方式<br />到愛爾蘭之前我在台灣上補習班準備TOEFL<br />而這裡的上課方式較隨性<br />有時真的不知道老師在教什麼<br />也許我需要多一點的耐心<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-27975062100935186?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-53104291529168926042008-03-07T19:41:00.018Z2008-03-07T21:41:06.360Z<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9Gyz2MKbgI/AAAAAAAAAGo/BufPDZrIKRs/s1600-h/DSC03414.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9Gyz2MKbgI/AAAAAAAAAGo/BufPDZrIKRs/s200/DSC03414.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175114050615012866" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9GsxGMKbYI/AAAAAAAAAFo/q3lxWg-nFzI/s1600-h/DSC03405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9GsxGMKbYI/AAAAAAAAAFo/q3lxWg-nFzI/s200/DSC03405.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175107406300605826" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9GtZGMKbcI/AAAAAAAAAGI/4bxMVr_Sr7A/s1600-h/DSC03395.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9GtZGMKbcI/AAAAAAAAAGI/4bxMVr_Sr7A/s200/DSC03395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175108093495373250" /></a><br />這裡的教堂以聖方濟隡威(沙勿略)為主保<br />從3月4日開始恩寵九日敬禮<br />這是耶穌會傳統的一個九日敬禮<br />特別透過聖方濟隡威的轉求<br />為自己或他人向天主祈求恩寵<br /><br />傳說這九日敬禮是1615年開始於印度<br />一個出生就殘廢的孩子<br />透過這九日敬禮的祈禱而被治癒<br />1622年聖方濟隡威在3月12日被列為聖人<br />這敬禮就普及世界各地<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9GyUmMKbfI/AAAAAAAAAGg/nx3xv7QRtaE/s1600-h/DSC03407.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R9GyUmMKbfI/AAAAAAAAAGg/nx3xv7QRtaE/s200/DSC03407.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175113513744100850" /></a><br /><br />在這裡敬禮是以彌撒感恩禮的方式進行<br />每天有三次 參與的人很多<br />彌撒中神父會特別到講經台上講道<br />領聖體後 本堂神父也會帶領大家做一個靜默的祈禱<br />最後再以聖方濟隡威的聖髑降福大家<br /><br />恩寵是天主對人的眷顧<br />有時會以特別的恩惠來顯示<br />而人向天主祈求恩寵意謂著<br />我們承認天主是一切恩寵的根源<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-5310429152916892604?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-32221027025158409982008-03-01T22:18:00.021Z2008-03-02T00:39:56.571Z<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyUV3weVI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/XUA3SuHC9ZY/s1600-h/DSC03338.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyUV3weVI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/XUA3SuHC9ZY/s200/DSC03338.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172932078294038866" /></a><br /><br />今天早上天氣不錯<br />比起昨天的颳風下雨好多了<br />決定出去走一走<br /><br />離住處不遠有一個小公園<br />叫作Garden of Remembrance <br />讓我覺得驚艷<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyXl3weZI/AAAAAAAAAEw/ZQz_CqhmWnY/s1600-h/DSC03335.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyXl3weZI/AAAAAAAAAEw/ZQz_CqhmWnY/s200/DSC03335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172932134128613778" /></a><br /><br />公園是紀念愛爾蘭爭取獨立自由的犧牲者<br />園中有一雕像 取自他們的神話故事<br />the Children of Lir轉變為天鵝<br />象徵再生與復活<br /><br />在牆上有首詩寫的相當好<br />全文如下<br /><br /><br /><strong>We Saw A Vision </strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyXV3weYI/AAAAAAAAAEo/v19MH6pEXtg/s1600-h/DSC03334.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyXV3weYI/AAAAAAAAAEo/v19MH6pEXtg/s200/DSC03334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172932129833646466" /></a><br /><br />In the darkness of despair we saw a vision, <br />We lit the light of hope, <br />And it was not extinguished, <br /><br />In the desert of discouragement we saw a vision, <br />We planted the tree of valour, <br />And it blossomed<br /><br />In the winter of bondage we saw a vision, <br />We melted the snow of lethargy, <br />And the river of resurrection flowed from it.<br /><br />We sent our vision aswim like a swan on the river, <br />The vision became a reality, <br />Winter became summer, <br />Bondage became freedom, <br />And this we left to you as your inheritance.<br /><br />O generation of freedom remember us, <br />The generation of the vision.<br /><br /><em>Liam Mac Uistin</em><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyWF3weWI/AAAAAAAAAEY/qxfp92QNLPg/s1600-h/DSC03356.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyWF3weWI/AAAAAAAAAEY/qxfp92QNLPg/s200/DSC03356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172932108358809954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />公園中央是一個十字架形的水池<br />有一對野鴨在池上悠游著<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyXF3weXI/AAAAAAAAAEg/ESSE89z_HrA/s1600-h/DSC03342.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8nyXF3weXI/AAAAAAAAAEg/ESSE89z_HrA/s200/DSC03342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172932125538679154" /></a><br /><br />整個公園不大 擺設也相當簡單<br />但散發著一種迷人的丰采<br /><br />今晚的福音恰巧提到耶穌治好一胎生的瞎子<br />耶穌向他說 你信人子嗎?<br />那人答說 主,是誰,好使我去信他?<br />耶穌對他說 你已看見他,和你講話的就是!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-3222102702515840998?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-4540109144897789902008-02-28T20:28:00.008Z2008-03-02T18:00:29.979Z<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8cem16ichI/AAAAAAAAABI/dsE217cedLA/s1600-h/DSC03277.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8cem16ichI/AAAAAAAAABI/dsE217cedLA/s320/DSC03277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172136349714772498" /></a><br />從機場到都柏林的住處St Francis Xavier Church<br />約半個多小時的車程<br />Fr. Kevin直接帶我進入耶穌會會院<br />見到理家修士Thomas和助理Bridie在餐廳吃早餐<br />Thomas留著大鬍子 長的有點像北海小英雄卡通裡的船長<br />我也和他們一起吃早餐<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8rqyl3weaI/AAAAAAAAAE4/kr6Yir6jYJ4/s1600-h/DSC03387.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8rqyl3weaI/AAAAAAAAAE4/kr6Yir6jYJ4/s200/DSC03387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173205276868770210" /></a><br /><br />長途旅行和時差讓我有些精神恍惚<br />他們領我到我的房間<br />是在他們最近才整修的地下室<br />(其實看起來像是在一樓)<br />家俱和裝潢都還很新<br />稍微把行李整理後就倒頭大睡<br />連午餐也沒有起來吃<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8rqy13webI/AAAAAAAAAFA/IYGSRq7GIz0/s1600-h/DSC03380.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8rqy13webI/AAAAAAAAAFA/IYGSRq7GIz0/s200/DSC03380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173205281163737522" /></a><br /><br />我不敢睡太多 怕晚上睡不著<br />下午那晚到的行李也從機場送來<br />利用些時間到團體的聖堂祈禱<br />一切漸漸安定下來<br /><br />晚餐時見到會院的成員<br />整個團體有30多人<br />大多都上了年紀 就像台灣的情況一樣<br />最老的一位已99歲<br />此外還有兩位來自波蘭的神父 <br />以及一位西班牙的神父<br />一位初學修士也在此做實習<br /><br />和他們談話沒有什麼壓力<br />果真如旅遊介紹所說的<br />愛爾蘭人的隨和及平易近人的民風<br />在歐洲是出了名的<br /><br />晚餐並不像在台灣別人告訴我的<br />只有馬鈴薯 肉和一些生菜<br />倒像是在餐廳裡吃所謂的"歐式自助餐"<br />他們也私下告訴我 這會院的確吃的比較好<br /><br />待續......<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-454010914489778990?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-21624454845045813292008-02-27T20:57:00.001Z2008-03-02T17:50:13.419Z<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8Z_1V6icfI/AAAAAAAAAAs/cBvb8cNabtU/s1600-h/DSC03257.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8Z_1V6icfI/AAAAAAAAAAs/cBvb8cNabtU/s320/DSC03257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171961776474059250" /></a><br />過了農曆年<br />辦完依納爵靈修祈禱營<br />離開台灣的日子總算到了<br /><br />2月24日早上匆忙地收拾所有在耕莘文教院的行李<br />在二哥二嫂的協助下 搬到輔大神學院<br />下午由Boni載我到機場<br />展開了我20小時到愛爾蘭的行程<br /><br />飛機是國泰航空晚間8:20起飛<br />經香港 到倫敦 再搭英倫航空到都柏林<br />在機場入關前還見到森杰和他的朋友<br />聽了弟弟的建議買了一盒鳳梨酥當見面禮<br /><br />到香港時已晚間10:30<br />轉機情況很順利<br />機場店鋪這時紛紛打烊<br />把握機會買了一盒大陸製地金嗓子喉片<br />希望在飛機上不要咳嗽太厲害<br /><br />23:55飛往倫敦<br />雖然時間表上呈現5:05到達<br />事實上是13個小時多的航程<br />在飛機上遇到一位來自香港善心的杜小姐<br />她將靠走道的座位讓給我<br />否則背部不舒服的我<br />真的不知如何去渡過這漫長的旅程<br /><br />機上提供晚餐及早餐 吃的很好<br />我睡了將近5小時 也看了一部影集<br />就這樣到了倫敦<br /><br />飛機有些誤點 清晨5:30才到倫敦Heathrow機場<br />離下班飛機登機時間只剩下不到1小時<br />本想照些相片留念<br />卻連趕到登機門的時間都不夠<br /><br />搭了機場公車到第一航廈 還要排隊通關<br />最後總算趕上飛往都柏林的飛機<br />嚇得我一身冷汗<br />下次千萬不要再定這麼緊的時間了<br /><br />在這班飛機上就再也不易見到亞洲人的面孔了<br />飛航時間只有1個多小時<br />機上的早餐需付費<br />著陸時像是坐雲霄飛車<br />最後終於到達都柏林<br /><br />行李也來不及到達<br />但機場人員說會送到我住的地方<br />Fr. Kevin早已等在機場<br />天氣真的有點冷 風蠻大的<br />他開車直接送我的我住的地方<br />The Jesuit community at St Francis Xavier Church,<br />Gardiner Street, Dublin 1<br /><br />待續......<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-2162445484504581329?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106755852684482714.post-48683826481082267572008-02-27T17:15:00.007Z2008-02-28T21:57:48.507Z<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8cuVF6iclI/AAAAAAAAABo/Al_HStQ5X4o/s1600-h/sj+seal+9.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G40YioblySE/R8cuVF6iclI/AAAAAAAAABo/Al_HStQ5X4o/s320/sj+seal+9.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172153636958138962" /></a><br />建立一個blog是我今年的新年希望<br />拖了好久 一直到來到愛爾蘭才讓它成真<br /><br />想了又想該給新blog什麼名子呢?<br />一個能提醒自己品味生活的名字吧!<br /><br />RUMINATION意思就是"反芻"或"沉思"<br />有哪個哲學家說過 ─ 沒有反思的生命不值得活<br />依納爵靈修也不斷強調生活中省察的重要<br /><br />因此就定名為RUMINATION啦!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8106755852684482714-4868382648108226757?l=rumination-matthew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348909557172801602noreply@blogger.com5