Vespers 2: If I Could Touch You

Vespers 2 features lighter, occasionally happier reflection tunes. These guitar and flute songs are instrumental versions of Philippine liturgical music. Performed by Lionel Valdellon (guitars and arrangements) Ray Sison(flute)

Tracklist:
1. Papuri
2. Pagbabalik
3. Panalangin sa Pagiging Bukas-Palad
4. Pag-aalay ng Sarili
5. If I Could Touch You
6. Prayer of Rupert Mayer
7. Ang Pagdalaw
8. Entrance Medley
9. Shalom
10. In My Heart
11. Hesus ng Aking Buhay
12. Pananalig
13. Humayo’t Ihayag
14. Medley: Huwag Limutin / Huwag Mangamba
15. I Seek You for I Thirst
16. Vespers (Nocturne 1): Dance the Dream Tower

Download my album as a single zip file from Mediafire (File size: 92.29 MB)

And if you like the mp3s and want a disc, buy the CD here.

Ferdinand.cc just launched their first fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com. Their  goal is $50,000, in order to build a school on their property for teaching underprivileged Filipino students to become designers. Their deadline is March 14, Central Standard Time.

On the altar: Jesus the Word of God, and Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist

In giving us His Son, His only Word, He spoke everything to us at once in this sole Word - and He has no more to say… because what he spoke before to the prophets in parts, he has now spoken all at once by giving us the All Who is His Son.

- Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) Priest, Doctor of the Church

Are Catholics required to go to Mass on Sunday?

The short answer: Yes. (CCC 2041-2042) And not only are we required to go, but it is considered a grave matter of sin if we do not go (and otherwise reasonably could have gone).

Vespers - guitar and flute instrumental album

Vespers is an instrumental prayer meditation album produced by the Jesuit Music Ministry, Philippines. The soothing instrumental music of primarily Jesuit liturgical songs arranged and performed by Lionel Valdellon (guitar) and Ray Sison (flute) serves as an aid to personal and communal prayer.

Tracklist:
1. Kaibigan, Kapanalig
2. Kapuri-puri Ka
3. Pintig ng Puso
4. Dakilang Pag-ibig
5. Tanging Yaman
6. Aba Ginoong Maria
7. Panginoon, Aking Tanglaw
8. Abang Maria
9. Liwanag ng Aming Puso
10. Stella Maris
11. Pasko ng Paglaya
12. Hesus na Aking Kapatid
13. Narito Ako

Download my album as a single zip file from Mediafire. (62.01 MB)

And if you like the mp3s and want a disc, buy the CD here.

“A push to spread the gospel about the 2010 Census this Christmas is stoking controversy with a campaign that links the government count to events surrounding the birth of Jesus.”

5 Tips for Unmotivated Bloggers

Darren Rowse’s 5 tips to get you motivated about blogging again:

1. You’re not alone - all bloggers go through this.

2. Draw a line in the sand - perhaps its just me but I find that in order to break through these times I need to make a decision to get my blog back on track. Just like our bodies don’t usually just happen to get fit and healthy when they’re out of shape - blogs don’t just fix themselves and get in shape, bloggers do something to get them going again.

3. Set time aside to blog - when I get unmotivated I set myself a schedule. I don’t normally have a tight schedule but when I’m ‘aimless’ I need something to bring me back on track. Set aside specific blogging time each day over the next week. Start with a session immediately after reading this email if you have the time - even if it’s just 15 minutes.

4. Brainstorm Topics and Set an Editorial Calendar - in the first session that you scheduled spend 10 minutes brainstorming topics to write about. Use the Mind Mapping technique that we outline in Day 11 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. I find that the hardest thing about being motivated is coming up with topics to write about. Once you’ve brainstormed at least 10 topics set them out into an editorial calendar/schedule for the next week. Bonus Tip: try to choose some topics that you’ll enjoy writing about. Topics that get you excited, that you find inspirational and that will come easy for you. Also don’t choose massive topics - sometimes a short sharp post on a topic you enjoy is all it takes to get your juices flowing again.

5. Tell Someone - don’t just make some plans for your next week of blogging… tell someone about them. Tell another blogger, tell your partner, tell your kids, tell someone on Twitter - tell anyone. The key is to tell someone who you give permission to hound you about it over the next few days - accountability is a great motivator. Bonus Tip that works for me: try to find someone you want to impress or that you feel a little scared by - someone you’ll feel a little ashamed to report back to if you’ve not done what you set out to do. I find that if I tell someone like this that I’m much more likely to take action.

Again - I know the feeling of a lack of emotion, it’s not easy. The key is to set up a structure that will help you get back into the rhythm of blogging. Don’t set yourself unrealistic goals - rather aim to create a few posts in the next week that help you get going again.

Darren Rowse

Twitter: @ProBlogger

This is true of so many;they have everything for the world &nothing at all for God because to them,the world is everything &God is nothing..

-St. John Vianney