Celestine Designs and Media

MEMORIAL OF SAINT JEROME, Priest and Doctor of the Church FIRST READING Have you ever commanded the morning, and entered into the springs of the sea? JOB 38: 1, 12 - 21; 40: 3 - 5 The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? It is changed like clay under the seal, and it is dyed like a garment.  From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken. Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?  Declare, if you know all this. “Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? You know, for yo...

TWENTY-SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C FIRST READING "How can a man be just before God? ” JOB 9: 1 - 12, 14 - 16 Job answered his friends: “Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be just before God? If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times.  He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength — who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? — he who removes mountains, and they know it not, when he overturns them in his anger; who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble; who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars; who alone stretched out the heavens, and trampled the Waves of the sea; who made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the chambers of the south; who does great things beyond understanding, and marvellous things without number.  Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him. Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? Who will s...

MEMORIAL OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, Priest FIRST READING “Why is light given to him that is in misery?” JOB 3: 1 - 3, 11 - 17, 20 - 23 Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. And Job said: “Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night which said, ‘A man-child is conceived.’ Why did I not die at birth, come forth from the womb and expire? Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should suck? For then I should have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then I should have been at rest, with kings and counsellors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. Or why was I not as a hidden untimely birth, as infants that never see the light? There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures; who rejoic...

By G.A Chavalla,  St. Maurus Kurasini. Bwana kama wewe ungehesabu maovu yetu, (nani angesimama)*3 mbele yako. 1. Lakini kwako kuna msamaha, ili wewe uogopwe, nimemngoja Bwana, roho yangu, na neno lake nimelitumaini. 2. Nafsi yangu inamngoja Bwana, kuliko walinzi, walinzi waingojavyo asubuhi Naam walinzi waingojavyo asubuhi. 3. Ee Bwana toka vilindini, nimekulilia. Bwana sauti yangu usikie, masikio yako yasikie Dua zangu.

This outline by (New York State Legislature, 1970) may not apply to all institutions but it applies to most of them. The sequence is as follows: There are periods of indefinite duration during which real or imagined grievances build up. The grievances usually build up when students’ experiences in the institutions do not match their expectations.   An attempt is made to reach out to someone who will listen and do something. Unfortunately the person they report to may not have the answers to their grievances and their requests made through the channels get lost in the administrative bureaucracy. This makes students to become frustrated and demand immediate action.  Normal channels are exhausted and communication breaks down. When this happens, emotions replace reason, threats are perceived and fear is felt, and a distrust of verbal reassurances which is superseded by militant language and sloganeering is developed.  Efforts are made by a few hard core individuals to b...

Communication competence refers to the knowledge of effective and appropriate communication patterns and the ability to use and adapt that knowledge in various contexts (Ralph and Deborah, 1984).  Interpersonal competency allows one to achieve their communication goals without causing the other party to lose face. Competent communicators get their messages across as they intended; misunderstandings rarely occur. The following are components of communication competence. Empathy. It refers to sharing the feeling of your audience. President Obama displayed this component as he was addressing the community of Orlando when he told them “Today, the vice president and I, on behalf of the American people, that our hearts are broken, too, but we stand with you and that we are here for you, and that we are remembering those who you loved so deeply.”  Adaptability. This refers to the ability to adapt to a communicative environment. When President Obama addressed youth during his visit t...