INFORMASI PENDIDIKAN

 The strange diseases of Jesus' time that the physicians could not treat were often viewed as the result of possession.  Such people are usually isolated.  But there was a man who was possessed and came to hear the message of Jesus.  Of course the news of the Kingdom of God is near, repent and believe in the gospel.  Apparently the evil spirit hiding in the man could not stand to hear the message of Jesus.  He shouted, using the poor man's mouth.  What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth.  Have you come to destroy us?  I know who You are, the Holy One of God.  The forces of evil do know who this Jesus of Nazareth is.  There is a sacred area that does not allow evil spirits to move.  And that territory belongs to this Jesus of Nazareth.  His superiority was clearly felt and this is what people witnessed then and is preached to us today.  They also wonder, who really is He whose authority is recognized even though...

 When a thief thinks not to repeat his actions, a liar is determined to act and tell the truth, a murderer thinks what he did is not good and an indifferent person realizes that what he did was not right.  It was clear that everyone was thinking of a change.  Changes from within that start from the mind, namely the determination to turn around, then encourage him to no longer do wrong habits that have been ingrained in him.  This is called repentance.  Repentance is a state in which a sinner repents of his actions by the Holy Spirit within him.  Then he changed his mind, turned from his mistake and turned his mind to God.  The cry of Jesus in Galilee is that the time has come, the Kingdom of God is at hand.  Repent and believe in the gospel.  The word time has fulfilled means that the presence of Jesus the Nazarene on this earth has fulfilled the prophecies of the prophets about His coming to this world.  The kingdom of God is at hand, i...

We celebrate the birth of Christ on Christmas Day.  The birth of Christ was then announced to the world on the Feast of the Apparitions of the Lord, when the Wise Men came to worship the infant Jesus and offered Him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to symbolize Jesus' identity.  The mystery of the Incarnation at Christmas reaches its climax with the Baptism of the Lord.  And with the Baptism of the Lord, the mystery of salvation moves from the Incarnation to the Mission.  Christ came into the world to save us.  At His Baptism, Christ was revealed to the world as the Beloved Son of the Father.  By this, we are also reminded of our own baptism, that we too, in Christ are lovers of the Father.  Love is the soul of the mission.  Without love there is no meaning or purpose and direction in life.  Without love there can be no mission.  Jesus came to save us by showing God's love for us.  Through baptism, we are united with Christ in ...

 We are not sure which came first but what we do know is that one leads to the other and we are plagued by these two great sins, and not only us but also the disciples of Jesus.  They envy each other and bicker about who comes first.  But John did not feel threatened or envious of Jesus.  John made it clear that his own mission was meaningless unless it had a divine purpose.  He said that he was not He, not the Messiah that was awaited.  John confessed that he was only a forerunner, a forerunner, a herald.   John was blunt, he knew and realized his true relationship with Jesus.  John liked that, accepted his assignment with pleasure and humbly said, I am not the Messiah but I was sent to go before Him.  It has to get bigger but I have to get smaller.    John reminds us to know Jesus.  He is our Lord and Savior.  Jesus must become increasingly important in our lives.  He must be Lord of our lives.  We have to...

 life is our health.  So people say health is wealth but wealth cannot buy health.  If the purpose of our life is to accumulate wealth at the expense of health then the time has come for us to use that wealth to restore our health.  In the Bible, leprosy is seen as a chronic, contagious disease.  Progressively and slowly the sufferer will die of the disease and also die of isolation.  The leper who approached Jesus because he was desperate and shouted, "Sir, if you want, you can cleanse me.  Jesus is his last hope.  I want you to be clean.  Jesus' answer was astonishing and the leper immediately left the sufferer.  With great compassion and love, Jesus came into the world to offer His healing touch.  Jesus will change us from unclean to clean (clean), from sick to healthy again, from death to life, from the darkness of sin into a shining presence of God.  Jesus came to heal us.  The blood that poured out of His side has th...

 every day because we long for spiritual staple food.  We come to Mass to hear the Word of God and receive it in Holy Communion.  We too experience the power to live in faith and find peace from this noisy and noisy world.  Mass is a celebration of love.  God's love for us, we respond with love and live that love life.  If we diligently come to attend Mass every day, then we will love more and grow in love for God and others.  But if not, we need serious reflection on our spiritual life.  Have I grown to be more loving and forgiving, patient and kind, true to truth and persistent in faith and hope?  As the apostle John said, I love God but hate his brother, he is a liar because he who does not love his brother whom he sees cannot possibly love God whom he does not see.  Let us pray that in attending each Mass we are filled with God's love and by His Spirit we are able to proclaim His love in our daily lives.