Hummingbirds

I want to give props to the Hummingbirds Liturgical Club here at Cor Jesu College, they have been a source of inspiration to me as they perform their ministry for the school. I really see most of them as future leaders. They are all talented, most of them can play instruments as well as they all can sing. They are just very gifted and I always appreciate all the times they ask me to sing with them. Thanks Hummingbirds!

Also I have to give acknowledgment to my friend Kathrina for having made a very nice comment to me regarding my blog. For her my blog has been a source of inspiration for her. It is a comment I appreciated because at times I feel like I am just saying what my dad consisted of, which is the point of the blog, but to know that someone is gaining something from it makes me glad that I do this.

This morning I went to the Freshman Formation Program just for a little while. I really think it is a great class for the freshman because it gives them a chance to meet other people as well as grow more confident about college life. However, I had to cut it short because other priorities that I have came up. We have set up an altar in the middle of the school with the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue on it. There are some candles and it is my job to make sure to check the candles periodically. I got caught up in the canteen with a large group of students watching the final game of the NBA. I was going for Boston, I think the Lakers are overrated, just like the Yankees in baseball. Well the Celtics lost and students let me know that.

One of the challenges I am facing is finding time for me to settle down and quiet myself. What's hard about this week and next week is that I have lots of things that need to get done for the fiesta. With the novena being prayed at a different time each day, my mind gets caught up on being where I need to be. Every day is nice because part of the Brothers prayer schedule is a 40 minute meditation prior to Evening Prayer. However, today the novena was later so I was able to go take some time. I spent it reading a section of our Rule of Life as well as a book called "Thoughts Matter." It is really helping me to look at different virtues as well as the vices they entail. Sometimes I can relate to exactly what the book is saying, but then there are those times where I really have to think about it. Today's topic was on vainglory, where one might make the assumption that they are better than someone else. I don't want my religious life to be like that. The challenge here in the Philippines is that religious and priests are so highly regarded that sometimes I feel like it is too much for me to handle. When the kids take my hand for a blessing or when the sports teams bow to me when I walk into the gym. I am definitely not letting this get to my head. Since I am in a different culture it is something I am just going to have to accept. When I am in the states I don't try to put myself higher than others, I see myself as there equals. For example, today I had one of the students give me a blessing and she was kind of shocked by it, like that doesn't happen often. It will take some time getting use to.

Played basketball tonight. My shoulder hurts, my shins hurt, my ankles hurt, gosh I am just one sore person.