Celestine Designs and Media

TWENTY-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C FIRST READING "All are yours,’ and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s." 1 Corinthians 3: 18 - 23 Brethren: Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”  So let no one boast of men. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future, all are yours; and you are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s. The Word of the Lord. RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 24: 1 - 2, 3 - 4ab, 5 - 6 (R.) 1ab R/. The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness. The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,  the world, and all who dwell in it. It is he who set it on the seas;  on the rivers he made it firm. R/. Who shall climb the mountain of the Lo...

Every organisation is involved in public relations. However, in higher institutions of learning, PR has a critical role to play. Musepa(2003) advances that PR enables a college to maintain a good relationship with its interest groups (publics).  According to Jefkins (1998), employees and customers such as students form key publics of institutions of higher learning. However, Musepa (2003), argues that PR is especially important when dealing with students because they(students) constitute the largest interest group.  In order to ensure that effective mutual understanding exists between an organisation and its external publics, firstly, the relationship among all internal publics is supposed to be very cordial, Farrant (1980). However, this is not always the case. Ghose (1989) observes that “the relationship among members of certain departments, among the heads of certain departments, and at times between certain subordinate members and their departmental supervisors is quite di...

In every educational institution, a close and cordial teacher-student relationship should be cultivated to serve as a useful channel of smooth transmission of knowledge to students. In the act of transmitting knowledge from one to another, the personality of a teacher is an important determinant of the type of teacher-student relationship that is to follow (Farrant, 1980) The single important factor contributing to the dissatisfactions and disappointments among students is that students fail to receive the expected affection and attention from their teachers, lecturers and others in the educational world (Ghose,1989). This view is supported by Singhivi (1972) who states that nearly half of the student population participates in demonstrations as a result of being dissatisfied with their teachers.  A similar argument is further postulated by Lakshmi (2010), who says that there is no appropriate and clear communication between the teacher and the taught, thus making it the greatest c...

Men and women differ in the way they listen. Men rely more heavily on one side but women on the other side appear to use both sides of the brain. (Indiana University,2000) Both genders differ in terms of what they focus on when listening; men focus on the facts when women focus on “the mood of the communication”.( Canary and Hause,1993) Men often dominate conversations in public, even when they know less about a subject compared to women, because they use conversation to establish status. Women, on the other hand, often listen more because they have been socialized to be accommodating. These patterns, which begin in childhood, mean, for instance, that men are far more likely to interrupt another speaker, and not take it personally when they are themselves interrupted, while women are more likely to finish each other’s sentences . (Tannen, 1990) When women listen, they tend to maintain fairly steady eye contact. They often smile sporadically, nod their heads and make humming sounds. In ...

Corruption  People expect the media to hold to account corrupt  government officials and politicians. However, bribery based or "brown envelope" journalism is becoming common in Kenya. Some journalists are asked to write positive stories in exchange for luxurious gifts. Manipulation   Media manipulation is a series of related techniques in which partisans create an image or argument that favour their particular interests ( Coxall, 2013 ).  Such tactics may include the use of propaganda, suppressing certain information or perspectives that do not suit an agenda, inducing other people to stop listening to certain arguments, or by simply diverting attention elsewhere. The media is manipulated in all manners by government to broadcast propaganda as news. What may seem as credible news outlets can sometimes knowingly be pushing political agendas and propaganda. Hoaxing A hoax is something intended to deceive or defraud. For something to become a hoax, the lie must h...

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28TH 2022 TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C FIRST READING Humble yourself so you will find favour in the sight of the Lord. SIRACH 3: 17 - 20, 25 - 29 My son, perform your tasks in meekness; then you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.  The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself; so you will find favour with God. There are many who are noble and renowned, but it is to the humble that he reveals his mysteries.  For great is the might of the Lord; he is glorified by the humble. The affliction of the proud has no healing, for a plant of wickedness has taken root in them, though it will not be perceived.  The mind of the wise man will ponder the words of the wise, and an attentive ear is the wise man’s desire. The Word of the Lord RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 65: 4 - 5ae, 6 - 7ab, 10 - 11 (R.) 11b R/. In your goodness, O God, you provided for the poor. The just shall rejoice at the presence of God; they shall exult with glad rejoicing. ...

You are not alone. People felt the same even in biblical times. Psalm 31:10 For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away. Psalm 116:3 The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish Luke 10:41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.” What God Says Joshua 8:1 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed" Jeremiah 31:13  I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. Philippians 4:6-7 Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. John 14:1 “Let not you...

MASOMO YA MISA  JUMAPILI, AGOSTI 28, 2022 DOMINIKA YA 22 YA MWAKA SOMO 1 YbS 3:17 – 20, 28 -29 Mwanangu, wakati wa kufanikiwa uendelee katika unyenyekevu; hivyo utapendwa kuliko mwenye ukarimu. Kadiri ulivyo mkuu uzidi kujinyenyekesha, nawe utapata kibali machoni pa Bwana; kwa maana rehema zake Bwana zi kuu, na siri yake ni kwa wanyenyekevu. Msiba wa mwenye kiburi hauleti kupona, Mche wa uovu umepandika ndani yake. Moyo wa busara utatambua mithali, Na sikio sikivu ni tamaa ya mtaalamu. Neno la Bwana… Tumshukuru Mungu. WIMBO WA KATIKATI Zab. 68:3 – 6, 9 – 10 (K) 10 (K) Ee Mungu, Kwa wema wako uliwahifadhi walioonewa. Wenye haki watafurahi, Na kushangilia uso wa Mungu; Naam, watapiga kelele kwa furaha. Mwimbieni Mungu, lisifuni jina lake. Furahini katika Bwana, shangilieni mbele zake. (K) Baba wa yatima na mwamuzi wa wajane, Mungu katika kao lake takatifu. Mungu huwakalisha wapweke nyumbani, Huwatoa wafungwa wakae hali ya kufanikiwa. (K) Ee Mungu, ulinyesha mvua ya neema, Urithi, uri...