---------------------------------------------------------- What's On In Goa: * Oct 11: Konkani translation of Satre book, Alliance Francaise * Oct 11: Friday Balcao, Mapusa. Mental health, suicides 4pm * Oct 12: History Reading (Farar Far by Dr Pratima Kamat, Fundacao 5pm * Oct 12: Goa Orchestra performs at the Kala (Corelli, Bach) * Oct 13: Goa leg of National Karting Championships, Verna * Oct 14: Colva Fama * Oct 15: Magic in town... Illusion India show, Panjim then Vasco * Oct 16-17: Ornithology workshop, Bondla southernbirdwing.com * Oct 16-27: Vipasana meditation, Alto Porvorim * Oct 24: Antonio Pereira Puraskar (Award) ceremony, Porvorim ----------------------------------------------------------
Thankfully saints are not made by the Vatican, it may canonize them. Saints are made by the individuals themselves who live a saintly life and by the people who hold them in their hearts regardless of the "miracles" and the canonization by the Vatican. Miriads of people live a saintly life. They are saints because they lived a holy life - being good and doing good, and in their death they continue to inspire us, and may be they perform miracles too. Historically canonizations in the Catholic Church has been mired in the politics. Pope John Paul II has developed a penchant to canonize (by the latest count some 475 or so, more than any other Pope) and also developed a fondness for some individuals that he met in person, and he thinks lived a holy life, such as Padre Pio, Edith Stein, Escriva (founder of the Opus Dei) and Mother Theresa, just to name a few, and he has aggressively moved to canonize them. It is a personal "thing" for him. We do not need canonized individuals; we need saints who will continue to inspire us so that we can attain our best and live a good and fruitful life. For example I consider my father a saint, many of you do about your own fathers/mothers, etc. Like millions of other people lived a quiet but holy life and we hold them on the altar of our hearts without any fanfare. Mother Theresa is a saint regardless of miracles and canonization. People hold her on the altar of their hearts. For those who view the world and life through spiritual eyes, everything is a miracle, including the cure of an illness through the intervention of medicine and medical professionals. That most of us get along with each other is a miracle. Personally, that my doctor was able to successfully close a hole in my heart with a simple device within a two hour procedure and that I could go home the same day and resume my work the next day is a miracle of the medicine. For this miracle I thank God and the scientists and the doctors and all who contributed to this marvelous medical development. I stand in awe of human scientific achievement and that is a miracle. Scientists, doctors and human beings in general are God's agents of miracles who continuosly perform "mirabile" acts - acts of awe and amazement. The etymology of miracle is rooted in latin "mirabile". Miracles or no miracles, canonization or no canonization, there are saints all around us doing ordinary things in extraordinary manner. Basilio Monteiro __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ======================================================================== To view GoaNet's archives http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net ======================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't want so many e-mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead!
