Feast of Pentecost (Western Church)
Holy Myrrhbearer’s Sunday, Renewal of Constantinople, Hieromartyr Mokios (Eastern Orthodox saints & feast days, courtesy of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Online Chapel)
Mothers Day 2008

So I’m another year older going by the Gregorian calendar. Meaning that I should hit my “quarter-life crisis” anytime now… LOL.

Easter 7 - Tuesday
Feast Day of St. John the Evangelist (Australian Anglican Calendar)
Third Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

We’re past Ascension Day now in the calendar. That means that we’re coming close to a birthday. Which this year, falls very close to another birthday (namely, my own). And it happens to coincide with Mother’s Day this year, which in a sense is also somewhat appropriate given that something of great importance to all Christians was in a sense “birthed” (though Eastern Orthodox Christians might disagree there with me on a theological nicety).

Easter 7 - Sunday/Monday

[ now playing? ] Jeff Mills - Music Inspired by the Motion Picture, “Metropolis”

So we had a little soirée over at our house tonight.

The OFFICIAL Dilbert Widget

Easter 6 - Wednesday
Eve of the Feast of the Ascension

I was checking up on people’s blogs today and Bryan’s made mention of what Saint Patrick’s Church in Lexington, KY is up to. Courtesy of Kyle explaining things.

Easter 6 - Tuesday

Some great stuff from a couple of guys who are one of my favorites in thoughtful, inspiring CCM: Shane & Shane. Live in Waco, TX.

Hat tip: Frank

I wonder whether or not I could use this as one song for our opening short praise & worship session one Sunday morning when I’m song leading again… This week is too soon, I need more time to chord this one out. Incidentally, due to some weird rostering, this’ll be the third week in a row that I’ve been rostered on as the song leader to lead the short p&w session. I don’t know whether to thank Zef, Rev. Lui or Pastor Lam for this privilege.

+ Pax,
bf 2149hrs

Easter 6 - Sunday

ANZAC Day last Friday was a quiet one. With the coverage of the dawn services at Gallipoli during the day, it was hard not to think about those who gave their lives at Gallipoli in defense of (courtesy of a strategic F-A-I-L-U-R-E on the stupid British commanders at the time).

My computer is finally back up to much better running order than it used to be. My previous profile in Windows XP was so clogged up that I did the (formerly) unthinkable: I created a new user account for myself.

And lo and behold, a number of the little issues I’d had with XP suddenly seemed to vanish.

Like how Windows Installer kept stuffing up on me so that I couldn’t install certain versions of programs at all. Including some of my Bible Commentary software (that runs on the Libronix platform, I’ve now got access again to my electronic copies of the NRSV, RSV, NAB, 12 vols. of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Series, most of the Word Biblical Commentary [i.e. those nasty greenish-black covered books that Rev. Lui {RL} lends out to MYF-ers who prepare for Youth Bible Study] and the Roman Catholic editions of Ante-Nicene, Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers). The electronic copy of Karl Barth’s “Church Dogmatics” still doesn’t seem to want to work though. Might try updating Libronix from v3.0 to v3.0e and see what happens.

Plus I managed to refind my electronic copy of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary (i.e. those easier to read and digest commentaries in the mustard yellow covers that RL lends out to preparers of Youth Bible Study) that works in my STEP reader of choice, e-Sword. Was hidden amongst the hundreds of directories.

And others like Adobe Acrobat Reader (I was previously stuck on version 7.05 before but am now running the latest version 8.1.2). I’m considering trying a re-install of Nero on here as well.

Re-installed my sound card drivers (and old Creative Audigy Platinum EX) again and “Hoohah!” I’m back in business again with a full complement of speaker settings (I was stuck at 4.1 sound before but I’m now back to 5.1 again which makes watching DVDs on my computer a true joy, especially if I’m watching one that has a DTS soundtrack on it).

Can’t believe that it’s back already to Monday again. I somehow have a feeling that this week will be interesting yet annoying. Of which, the possibility exists that I may not have my car back in time from the panel beaters by Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

+ Pax,
bf 2302hrs

Easter 4 - Friday

[ now playing? ] Music from the Motion Picture, “Elizabethtown” Vol’s. 1 & 2, Music from the Motion Picture, “The Last Kiss”, Music from the Motion Picture “Garden State”, Our Little Corner Of The World - Music from “Gilmore Girls”

It’s been a very long week. Some bad stuff has happened to me (well to my car rather). I’ve been jabbed as part of the annual flu vaccination ritual at work. But overall, it has been good even though it has been busy like heck at work with packing, getting reports done and systems training.

Current RC & Anglican Calendar
Easter 4, Monday - Feria, 2nd class
Old RC Calendar
Memoria (3rd class) - St. Justin (d. 165, martyred at Rome), Commemoration of Ss. Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus (d. 229, martyred at Rome)

I’m getting used to this now. “Getting used to what?” you might say.

Reading

N.T. Wright @ ChristianityToday.com - “Heaven Is Not Our Home” (HT: Bryan)

Pope Benedict’s weekly audience and catechesis - 09/04/2008 “St. Benedict”

Fr. Gabriele Amorth - Rome’s Exorcist Gives Inside Look at Devil

Watched

Exorcist: The Beginning

Jesus Camp (this one comes highly recommended from me!)

+ Pax,
bf 2305hrs