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Haitian food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — tonight was Haitian food nite. Great food, especially the pumpkin “freedom” soup!
Equadorian food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — tonight was food from Equador. Good eatin’
Colombian food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — Tonight was Colombian food night. I forgot what everything was named, but it was all good, especially the dessert of banana in sweet orange sauce. Also showed some videos about Colombia … first one is sweet … second one is funny with lots of movie clips involving Colombia … check them out.
Colombia is Passion
Colombia: Are you willing to take the risk? (funny)
Talladega food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — Our seminary tradition of Tuesday Cultural Food Night has started up again this year with Talladega Food Night. Some great redneck culture with BBQ chicken, cornbread, potato salad, coleslaw, fried onions, fried mushrooms and peach cobbler for dessert. — country music for mood, of course!
Rhode Island food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today was Rhode Island food night with lots of shell food … clams, muscles, clam chowder, and the best part … SWEET ICED TEA with LEMON … delicious!
Texas food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today was “Texas Food Night” with awesome chilli, cornbread, chips and pecan pie. — God bless Texas!
[DOTS — “Book” — NT … Catholic Gospels]
Mid-West food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — this Tuesday was (American) Mid-West food night with ribs, steak, corn, potatoes and milk, with Buckeyes for desert. Since I’m originally from Chicago, my limited cooking efforts were contributed. Lots of work … lots of fun … lots of food (especially Buckeyes)!
Cuban food night
Tonight’s CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT featured Cuban food, which I helped (un pocito) with after classes. Chicken & rice (secret ingredient = Corona), plantains (chips & cooked). — Great eatin’ / delicioso!
blackout + Bohemian food night
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — tonight was Bohemian Food Night. Good eatin’ and a sweet desert.
DOTS — power blackout — Jericho
Chinese New Year food night — Sr Ann May
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — tonight was Chinese Food Night, especially since the Chinese New Year in of Feb 7th. Lots of great food and lots of work. We were entertained by a video of Chinese dancing and singing and after dinner, 2 of our seminary student sisters (Daughters of St Paul) performed a traditional Chinese dance. The sad part of the evening, however, was the announcement that Sr Ann May is being transfered to Philadelphia after our mid-semester break in 2 weeks. — we’ll definitely miss her and keep praying for her 😦
Jewish colloquy + Nicaraguan food — “PB”
NEW TESTAMENT – (Fr Michael) — today was “colloquy“ (discussion group) about chapter 5, “The Religious & Philosophical World of New Testament Times,” of Raymond Brown‘s An Introduction to the New Testament. Much of our discussion involved the clashing views of the Jewish Sadducees, Essenes and Pharisees, but also included Greco-Roman Cynics, Epicureans, Stoicism, Sophists and Gnosticism. — stimulating
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — tonight was Nicaraguan Food Night. — lots of good flavors.
DOTS — starting to get sick today — found out another seminarian has discerned to leave seminary [“PB“] — extra prayers for him
perhaps + Spanish Lord’s Prayer + NT culture + Argentinian food night
MASS – (Fr Santos) — [half sandwich Christmas gift] Jesus’ multiplication of 5 loaves & 2 fish. A supernatural miracle by Jesus … or PERHAPS a selfish crowd was moved to give from their personal stash. — Maybe? Just as fantastic of a miracle. Perhaps.
SPANISH 2 – (Dr Jimenez) — this is the second semester (the second part – I didn’t fail!) of Spanish 2. Among other things, we went over the Lord’s Prayer in Spanish (especially since the version in the Spanish Liturgy of the Hours books is completely different): [Lord’s Prayer in various languages]
Padre nuestro, que estás en el cielo
Santificado sea Tu nombre;
Venga a nosotros Tu reino.
Hágase Tu voluntad
En la tierra como en el cielo.
Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día.
Perdona nuestras ofensas,
Como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden.
Y no nos dejes caer en la tentación;
líbranos de todo mal.
[Porque Tuyo es el Reino, el Poder y la Gloria por siempre, Señor. Amén.]
NEW TESTAMENT – (Fr Michael) — today, we started the semester with the Cultural Settings of the New Testament.
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today was Argentinian Food Night for dinner. Great!
DOTS — “rejoice + divine compassion + slavery + freedom + sons of God” — watched Live Free or Die Hard
Austrian food night
EVENING PRAYER — today I led evening prayer before dinner.
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today’s theme is Austria. Great food with apple struddle for desert!
masculinity + Mexican food nite + garden Mass + floss
SPANISH – (Dr Jimenez) — chapter 14 vocab dictation test.
MIAMI VOCATION – (Fr Manny) — check-up interview with my vocation director.
OLD TESTAMENT – (Fr Michael) — Wisdom literature & Old Testament Masculinity to reflect on. Males: Warrior – Moses // Prophet – Jeremiah (lie detector) // Trickster – Jonah. Male Independence + Autonomy: Wildman – Elijah // Pilgrim – Abraham. Male Vulnerability: Healer – Elisha. Masculine Responsibility: The Patriarch – Abraham // The King – Solomon.
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today’s theme was Mexican Food Night. — we tried to stick with the theme and avoid drinking the water
GARDEN MASS – (Fr Michael) — 9pm to change from the “routine” … “calm storm” … hit by wave … firefighter hat
DOTS — Aristotle study group — floss run
leaking bucket + Hosea + Cuban food
MASS – (Fr Joseph) — Story of the “Leaking Bucket” … water flowers on path … just do what you’re asked to do.
OLD TESTAMENT – (Fr Michael) — we continued discussion on Major & Minor Prophets … then started Wisdom literature. I also turned in my “Bio-Poem” on the minor prophet Hosea:
Hosea
Israelite, prophet, husband, & father
Brother to Divine Empathy
Loves God, Israel, & Gomer
Who feels passionate, wounded, & righteous indignation
Who needs a family counselor, spiritual direction, & a “chillaxin” pill
Who fears self-righteousness, separation, & complacency
Who gives admonition, fidelity, & forgiveness
Who craves faithfulness, reunion, & restoration
Resident of (Northern) Israel
The Prophet
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today was Cuban Food Night. — Great eating!
DOTS — morning rainbow — lead evening prayer — The Unit — Cane
bio-poem + Chinese food nite
OLD TESTAMENT – (Fr Michael) — discussed Major Prophets and practiced writing a Bio-Poem.
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today was Chinese Food Night. — Great eating, even for the “Mail Men”!
DISCERNMENT GROUP – (Fr Manny) — a few of us Miami guys joined the monthly Miami Vocations Discernment Group on campus led by Miami Vocation Director Fr Manny Alvarez. Today was mostly older guys … great group of guys!
Panama food nite
CULTURAL FOOD NIGHT — today’s theme was “Panama.” Since there’s only 2 Panamanian seminarians here, a few of us (“honorary Panamanians“) helped Chef Ramon & Chef Randy to cook some great food, drinks and desert from Panama. They also showed a video on the “Panama Canal.” Lots of work … lots of Rum … lots of fun … and (again) lots of work. — I don’t know how the staff cooks 3 meals everyday for 70+ of us — God bless ’em!
SJVCS Seminary Life Album
July '09 -- hospital chaplains @ IPF
Easter '09 -- Miami SJVCS friends
the Son always finds a break in let the clouds
Feb '09 -- school vocation talks @ AMHS
Feb '09 -- cold breakfast with brothers (Matias, Fenly & Randy), now at SVDP and Imad (at SJVCS)
Superbowl '09 -- eating great @ SJVCS
Sept '08 -- Worklist Coordinators?
St Raphael Chapel mural @ SJVCS
Sept '08 -- retreats @ SJVCS
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