Podcasts about Makassar

This month we are featuring a feed drop from The Penumbra Podcast one of the brilliant shows on the RQ Network. This episode is called “Knight of the Crown Lord of the Swamp Part 1 “and is from the 2nd season of the Second Citadel, a fantasy epic where friendships and romance are forged across enemy lines, which follows the fierce Sir Carolinem the first female Knight of the Crown, leading an eclectic team of warriors against mind-manipulating monsters. In this episode The Festival of the Three is the most important day of the year in the Second Citadel – or the most important three days, as the case may be. Battles and music and drink run free in Citadel's square, and nearly every knight is in attendance… which leaves very few to guard from the monsters' constant threat.Luckily, Sir Damien is on guard tonight, standing outside the Queen's chambers with his trusty bow in hand. But Sir Damien is injured, and when a monstrous threat crawls in, he may find that it's a very different sort of challenge from what he's used to.Introduction and outro by Karim Kronfli. You can listen to the next exciting episode of The Penumbra Podcast by clicking on this link, or by searching for The Penumbra Podcast wherever you find podcasts, on the Rusty Quill website and at www.thepenumbrapodcast.com If you would like to support the creators of The Penumbra and access behind-the-scenes content like production scripts, commentaries, blooper reels, and more you can find more information at The Penumbra Podcast: Special Edition.Transcript:You can find transcripts for all the episodes on the Penumbra Podcast here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharingAttributions: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657“hang_drum_310513.WAV” by miastodzwiekow http://www.freesound.org/people/miastodzwiekow/sounds/194584/“Ueno Shamisen – Japan” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/195521/“Bhutan – Festival folk song” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/179389/“Indian Ganpati Drums - Mumbai India - Track 1 – WAV” by loganbking http://www.freesound.org/people/loganbking/sounds/353143/Ganpati Drums - Mumbai India - Track 3 - WAV by loganbking http://www.freesound.org/people/loganbking/sounds/353141/“Javanese Angklung Music – Indonesia” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/253962/“Pakacaping Music 1 - Makassar, Indonesia” by RTB45 http://www.freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/253616/Street_Hulusi_short.flac by Zabuhailohttp://www.freesound.org/people/Zabuhailo/sounds/194910/“20140212 - Chiang Rai mountains at night 10.wav” by LG http://www.freesound.org/people/LG/sounds/345151/“Regular Arrow Shot with Rattle” by brendan89 http://www.freesound.org/people/brendan89/sounds/321553/“Regular Arrow Shot” by brendan89 http://www.freesound.org/people/brendan89/sounds/321552/“Arrow Hit 02” by Yap_Audio_Production http://www.freesound.org/people/Yap_Audio_Production/sounds/218463/“cape-swoosh” by CosmicEmbers http://www.freesound.org/people/CosmicEmbers/sounds/161415/“Ambient battle noise: swords and shouting” by pfranzen http://www.freesound.org/people/pfranzen/sounds/192072/“Earthquake” by hiriak http://www.freesound.org/people/hiriak/sounds/187857/“Waves.wav” by juskiddink http://www.freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/60507/“dragon wings.wav” by vedas http://www.freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/175381/“Thunderclap.wav” by shaka9 http://www.freesound.org/people/shaka9/sounds/160514/“panic” by Erdie http://www.freesound.org/people/Erdie/sounds/165613/“CR Sharktopus Roar3” by cmusounddesign http://www.freesound.org/people/cmusounddesign/sounds/126312/Content Warnings:- Sudden loud noises- Depictions and descriptions of violence and death- Close, claustrophobic spaces- Depictions of illness (poison)- GaslightingFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novelBuy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield in July: crossedwires.live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

„Iran blockiert Straße von Hormus“ – das war Anfang des Jahres 2026 eine der Schlagzeilen, die weltweit für Aufsehen sorgte. Durch den Krieg in Iran konnte vom Persischen Golf kein Öltanker mehr durch diese Meerenge in den Indischen Ozean fahren. Die Benzinpreise stiegen – nicht nur in Europa. Ein Beispiel, warum der Indische Ozean mehr mit uns tun hat, als wir oft glauben. Seit Jahrtausenden ist dieser Ozean ein bedeutender Handelsraum und ein Ort des kulturellen Austauschs. Aber er ist auch ein Meer, auf dem der Sklavenhandel schon im Mittelalter blühte, in dem westliche Kolonialmächte wie England, Portugal und die Niederlande jahrhundertelang herrschten und das uralte Handelssystem veränderten. Und dann gibt es da noch den Indischen Ozean als Sehnsuchtsort für Millionen Touristen, die jedes Jahr auf Bali, den Seychellen oder den Malediven Urlaub machen. Ein Podcast über die Kraft des Monsuns, kosmopolitische Inseln und die Frage: Warum gibt es im Indischen Ozean eigentlich so viele Erdbeben? InterviewparterInnen: Colin Devey Jürgen Nagel Himanshu Prabha Ray Beate Ratter Bernhard Schnepel Alpers, Edward A. and Burkhard Schnepel (Hg). (2018): Connectivity in motion: island hubs in the Indian Ocean world. Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Fauconnier, Bram (2012): Graeco-Roman merchants in the Indian Ocean: Revealing a multicultural trade, in: Topoi. Orient-Occident, Suppl. 11, S. 75–109. Guyot, Alain (2021): „Le voyage de Théophile Gautier en Égypte ou les leçons d'un accident de parcours“, in: Viatica, Nr. 8, S. 1–16. Huber, Valeska (2010): Multiple Mobilities. Über den Umgang mit verschiedenen Mobilitätsformen um 1900, in: Geschichte und Gesellschaft, Jg. 36, Heft 2, S. 317–341. Mann, Michael (2011): Arbeitsnetzwerke im Indischen Ozean. Sklaven-Sträflinge-Kulis-Gastarbeiter, in: Südasien-Chronik – South Asia-Chronicle, Jg. 1, S. 7–40. Nagel, Jürgen (2025): Abenteuer Fernhandel. Die Ostindien-Kompanien. Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. Nagel, Jürgen G. (2024): Indischer Ozean und Malaiischer Archipel vom 16. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert, in: Mark Häberlein und Markus A. Denzel (Hrsg.): Handbuch globale Handelsräume und Handelsrouten. Von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Berlin: De Gruyter, S. 341–387. Nagel, Jürgen G. (2017): Schifffahrt auf dem Indischen Ozean im 19. Jahrhundert. Technologie und Wissen in der Transportrevolution der Moderne, in: Zeitschrift für Weltgeschichte. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven, Jg. 18, Heft 2, S. 61–80. Nagel, Jürgen (2003): Der Schlüssel zu den Molukken. Makassar und die Handelsstrukturen des Malaiischen Archipelsi m 17. und 18. Jahrhundert. Schriften zur Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Bd. 3. Hamburg, Dr. Kovač-Verlag. Osterhammel, Jürgen (2012): Das 19. Jahrhundert (= Informationen zur politischen Bildung, Nr. 315), Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Pargas, Damian A. und Juliane Schiel (Hrsg.) (2023): The Palgrave Handbook of Global Slavery throughout History, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Ramseyer, Urs (2016): NUSANTARA (21). Die Gewürzkriege und ihre Auswirkungen im Indonesischen Archipel. Teil II: 15. – 17. Jahrhundert. Konsequenzen des Geschmacks. Eine kommentierte Chronologie. Online verfügbar unter: http://ursramseyer.blogspot.ch. Ratter, Beate; A. Hennig; Zahid (2024): Section 5.10. Small Island Adaption in the Maldives. In: Engels, Anita et al. Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2024. Conditions for Sustainable Climate Change Adaption. Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change , and Society” (CLICCS), S. 127-130. Ray, Himanshu Prabha (2020): The Archaeology of Knowledge Traditions of the Indian Ocean World, London: Routledge India. Schnepel, Burkhard (Hg) (2017): Max Planck Fellow Group “Connectivity in Motion: Port Cities of the Indian Ocean.” Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Report 2014/2016. Halle/Saale: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. Shyam, Radhey (1968): Life and Times of Malik Ambar, Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, S. 149–150. Ziolkowski, Tobias, Colin W. Devey und Agnes Koschmider (2025): Detecting small seamounts in multibeam data using convolutional neural networks, in: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol. 12, Art. Nr. 105572. Internetquellen https://de.statista.com/infografik/35913/volumen-des-durch-die-strasse-von-hormus-transportierten-rohoels-nach-ziel/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Zanj-rebellion https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/zanj-rebellion-ancient-coin-reveals-fight-freedom https://www.dw.com/de/sklavenhandel-in-ostafrika-ein-verschwiegenes-kapitel/a-50101582 https://forschung.tmw.at/70897 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/59295/59295-h/59295-h.htm https://www.mpg.de/10998872/eth-jb-2017 https://www.mpg.de/10546858/ozean-kulturraum https://www.focus.de/wissen/raetsel-um-140-millionen-jahre-altes-loch-im-indischen-ozean-geloest_531afc5a-65a2-45f9-9389-3cdc9223e0e3.html https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/oase-des-friedens-a-32026fb6-0002-0001-0000-000008510067 Mehr zum Thema in der ZDF-Mediathek https://www.zdf.de/dokus/inseln-im-indischen-ozean---leben-im-bedrohten-paradies-movie-100 https://www.zdf.de/play/reportagen/collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93oju2ywqxywywymy2nmzmodk-226/page-video-ard-sri-lanka-perle-im-indischen-ozean-102?q=indischer+ozean https://www.zdf.de/play/reportagen/collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93omizmzk2zjjjnmmyzddmmdc-250/page-video-ard-290-fasching-im-indischen-ozean-100?q=indischer+ozean https://www.zdf.de/dokus/terra-x-expedition-europa-mit-colin-devey-100 Weitere Links Piraten und Freibeuter: Die Geschichte der Seeräuberei Mythos Südsee: Die Geschichte des Pazifiks Atlantik: Die Geschichte eines Weltmeeres Deutsch: Eine Sprache und ihre Geschichte Sprache: Eine Geschichte von Babbelfischen und Dichtkunst Tsunami 2004: Die Chronologie der Flutkatastrophe Tödliche Welle überlebt! Tsunami 2004 | Terra X Podcast-Tipp: NS-Cliquen: Von Menchen und Mördern. https://1.ard.de/ns-cliquen-S3?pc=txhistory Team: Moderation: Mirko Drotschmann Sprecher*innen: Juana Guschl, , Dominik Freiberger, Andrea Kath, Nils Kretschmer Buch und Regie: objektiv media GmbH, Janine Funke und Andrea Kath Technik: Sascha Schiemann Musik: Sonoton Produktion: objektiv media GmbH im Auftrag des ZDF Redaktion ZDF: Katharina Kolvenbach und Arne Peisker

From a bowl of bubur ayam to the story of Makassan sailors, engaged couple Kris Redden and Ruby Healey shed light on the stories of Melbourne's Indonesian diaspora through their newly released book. - Dari semangkuk bubur ayam hingga kisah pelaut Makassar, pasangan Kris Redden dan Ruby Healey mengangkat cerita diaspora Indonesia di Melbourne yang selama ini jarang terdengar melalui buku karangan mereka.Dengarkan SBS Indonesian setiap hari Senin, Rabu, Jumat, dan Minggu jam 3 sore.Ikuti kami di Facebook dan Instagram, serta jangan lewatkan podcast kami.

In this episode, Michael interviews organizers of the upcoming IASC 2027 conference: Yanti Kusumanto, Nurhady Sirimorok, and Micah Fisher. Together they discuss the conference's theme, sub-themes, and the significance of hosting it in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, a region with deep relevance to commons governance.   The conference website is live! For more information, go to https://2027.iasc-commons.org/ This is the first in a new series of episodes exploring each of the conference's subthemes, so stay tuned for more!

Delivered by Randy from the Parish of Christ the King in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 2 Timothy 2: 8-15; Rs psalm 25: 4bc-5ab.8-9.10.14; Mark 12: 28b-34.THE HEART OF LOVE Our meditation today has the theme: The Heart of Love.Usually love is beautiful in words. But love becomes perfect if it is done orpracticed. So love that is expressed in words and manifested in actionsfollowing their words, is actually the heart of love. But there is a problem with love here. The problem is thatpeople practice love as a theory or formula, and so they have all ideas,notions and norms of love. For example, in such expression like “Don't speakharshly”, “Don't look dirty to other people”, and many similar otherprohibitions, we see that people practice love by observing those standards. That was something made by the Jews, especially thescholars and scribes. They had more than 600 formulas of rules for people to bebetter and have faith. But it turned out that they didn't have the heart or the core of love. Too obsessed in theory and formula, thenthey forgot to practice that love. And Jesus himself taught them: the heart oflove is to love God and others, both of which are equally important and true. So, the fundamental condition is not to go to extremes,namely to be fanatical for one, while forgetting or hating the other. The Apostle Paul advised Timothy in hissecond letter that proclaiming and deepening faith about the death andresurrection of Christ is a basic method for growing in faith. The content ofthe proclamation was started by the Apostle Peter in the first days after Jesusrose. He preached before all those who believed and those who did not.  Another aspect that is also very important is livingout one's faith and understanding of that faith. The Apostle Paul continued hisadvice, that his disciple Timothy and all of us followers of Christ should alsodie with Christ so that we will live with Him. We should persevere so that wecan reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will deny us. If we are unfaithful, Heremains faithful, because Jesus cannot deny Himself. Maybe our life today is full with things in our busy daysindicating our practice of love through words, illusions, pictures, promises,theories, formulas, rules, dreams, personal ambitions, money, careers and allmatters related to the needs of the world. It can be true in reality, that theheart of love, namely the act of loving God and others is real, direct, anduseful beyond calculation. Perhaps it is also true that our minds are stilllooking for the heart of love that is already blurred or lost. Is the heart oflove now with you or far from you?  Let'spray. In the name of the Father... O Lord Jesus Christ, may we remain under theguidance of Your Spirit in faithfulness and obedience to love You and ourneighbors, through which we are able to become Your true disciples. Bless usfor this intention. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit... In the name of the Father...

Delivered by Fabian Lukitananda from the Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mamajang, in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 2 Peter 3: 12-15a.17-18; Rs psalm 90: 2.3-4.10.14.16; Mark 12: 13-17.TAKING THE FACE OF GOD The theme for our meditation today is: Taking the Faceof God. We the followers of Christ are like coins. The image of God was put onus at the moment of our Baptism. We have been sealed and bound by the HolySpirit through the Sacrament of Confirmation. This image and seal confirm tothe world that we really belong to God. Like cows and buffaloes marked on their bodies bytheir owners, people who saw Roman coins would immediately said of who theyreally were or who they belonged to. The face of the Emperor was put on everyRoman coin. Therefore, when Jesus saw the coin that people brought to Him, heimmediately said that it belonged to the Caesar, therefore, devotion and honorshould be given to the Caesar, the emperor. Taxes and all state bills should besubmitted to the Emperor. Whereas we who have been branded and sealed with theimage of God, we should give attention, dedication and worship to Godthroughout our lives. This means that we display and present to the world theimage of God: especially before the emperor, the ruler and the power of thisworld, that there is a God that has a different and even a higher quality thanall those of this world. Coins can be seen and desired every where, dependingon human activities. They have prices from the cheapest to the most expensiveone, from buying a piece of paper to billions for buying land or house. Likethose coins, we who are branded in the likeness of God must also be able toreach and act every where in the world, in various places and situations tobecome the salt and light to the world. For example, the face of a merciful God who forgivesis present and working in you as a true follower of Christ, when a publicpolicy or a state institution launches a specific rule that will unfairly treatyour personal rights. It is here that the act of forgiveness will be verynecessary before the law establishment that implements its own course inupholding justice and truth for many people.                               If the world or most people do not give theirattention or not practicing forgiveness, peace, and tolerance, perhaps becausetheir lives are controlled by the power of emperor of this world. Whereas thecoin for the followers of Christ, namely the face of God, should shine morebrightly so that His Kingdom can rule the entire world and every human person,and will ultimately save them. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... Lord Jesus Christ, we are aware that theimage of your Father is in you and we also take the same image because we havechosen to follow you. May we continue to be enthusiastic and diligent in usingYour face in every moment of our lives, now and for ever. Glory to the Fatherand to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Josephine Mercy Ho from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 2 Peter 1: 1-7; Rs psalm 91: 1-2.14-15ab.15c-16; Mark 12: 1-12.BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD FRUIT Our meditation today has the theme: Between bearinggood and bad fruit. The Gospel of St. Mark that we have just heard describes aparable of the workers or tenants, which refers to the religious leaders ofJesus' day. The point is to warn them to accept Jesus as the Son of God and notto accuse and slander with various negative perceptions. Jesus himself experienced firsthand how they resistedthe love that He taught and did. They were so hostile, then persecuted, andeven killed all of God's messengers, including Jesus himself. They felt theyhad done good by upholding their Judaism law.  That was in the days of Jesus Christ. What's happeningnow? We do not have the same attitude as the brutal tenants toward the LordJesus. Instead, we accept and acknowledge Him as a real God. We do not let ourhearts betray Him, because if were to deny Him, in vain we persevere every dayto hear and meditate on His words. One thing so important is this, that after we havebeen poured out by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, Jesus wants toremind us that under the guidance and teaching of the Holy Spirit we should beable to bear fruit and that the fruits are expected to be good, not the otherway around. If the Holy Spirit lives with us, our fruits must indeed be goodand useful both for ourselves and for others.  The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit must be the targetof what kind of fruits we are. May we strive to bear good fruit in wisdom,understanding, counsel, strength, knowledge, piety, and the fear of God. If weneglect one or two of these gifts, we may become as brutal and wicked as thosevineyard tenants.  For example, if you don't have good wisdom,understanding and knowledge, it's very likely that you'll replace it withanger, win yourself and act blindly towards others. If a person may appear tobe pious, but has no fear of God, he may become a vengeful who will secretlyexplode and be very dangerous.  So the gift of the Holy Spirit, at least one of theindications that if we want to bear good fruit, we have to submit and bediligent in the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Letus pray. In the name of the Father... O almighty God, thank you for this newday that gives us the opportunity for one more day to pursue this life in theguidance of Your Spirit. May our minds and hearts always be open to welcomethrough the words conveyed to us. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to theHoly Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Jovinson and Grace from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral and Dwi Setyo from the Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mamajang in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Genesis 34: 4b-6.8-9; Rs psalm: Dan 3: 52.53.54.55.56; 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13; John 3: 16-18.THE TRIUNE GOD The theme for our meditation on this Sunday, Solemnityof the Most Holy Trinity is: The Triune God. Mario, a 5th gradeelementary school student, was doing homework but because he couldn't find ananswer, he asked his father: "Dad, God is one but has three person, whatdoes that mean?'" The father was silent for a moment and replied,"That's very difficult to answer, son. Ask your mother there." Marioapproached his mother, "Mom, 'God is one but has three persons, what doesthat mean?'" Mom replied, "I can't answer, there is still a lot ofwork. You just study there!" The next day at school, Mario reported to the teacher,"Teacher, there is no answer. My father and mother could not answer. Sinceyou are a teacher, what is the answer?" The teacher was silent for amoment, then replied: "I will answer later, Mario. It's better for us tocontinue the lesson." Mario was disappointed. In his notebook he answeredthe question himself more or less like this: We keep asking about the meaningof the Holy Trinity, the answer is not necessarily available now, or perhaps wedon't need to know either. The important is we can say His name andbelieve." A common difficulty for believers is that they do notfully know and understand what the Trinity is like. One God, three persons arein our lessons and memory. We mention His name in prayers and worship. Wecelebrate His solemnity and feast. We have faith in Him since baptism and are confirmedby Him in the Sacrament of Confirmation. But our knowledge of Him is limited.We have heard and learned here and there, but we are still not satisfied. Sothe answer doesn't have to be now, or maybe we don't need to get a reallysatisfying answer. How or what the circumstances and real life of one Godof the three persons are exactly unknown to anyone. There is no scripture andtradition of their own. We only know in a certain definition because the LordJesus Himself says and teaches in the Gospels. He says that it is the greatmystery of our faith, the inseparable communion of the trinity. Jesus' task isto reveal the glory of God to us: God the Father, God the Son, God the HolySpirit, and to unite us all with God in one fellowship of love. The fellowshipof love in the world is the Church. The final goal that we believers will achieve is toenter into perfect communion in the eternal glory of the Trinity. The messageof Jesus and the Holy Spirit is the same, because Jesus told the disciples andall of us that it is the Holy Spirit who will teach us in all truth. This meansthe truth about God, the great mystery of the Holy Trinity. Although ourknowledge of the Holy Trinity is limited, the important thing is that we mustnot lose our faith and faithfulness to Him. Letus pray. In the name of the Father... O  most Holy Trinity, may God the Father protectand fill us with all graces, may God the Son unite and save us as one flock ofYour beloved people, and may God the Holy Spirit continue to teach andenlighten us in all truths about the greatness of Your glory. Glory to theFather and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Svara Nirmala and Stella from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 1 Peter 4: 7-13; Rs psalm 96: 10.11-12.13; Mark 11: 11-26.BE A SHARER OF GOD'S GRACE Our meditation today has the theme: Be a Sharer of God'sGrace. There was an elderly priest who died some time ago at the age of 100 inthe local parish rectory where he had worked for the past 45 years. He was aspecial priest and was entrusted to work in that parish for a long time untilthe end of his life. There are so many interesting stories told byparishioners. His life is engraved in the hearts of every parishioner. There was a parishioner who shared his story likethis. In his family, there were 5 levels of lineage whose marriage was blessedby the Priest. Other sacraments such as infant baptism, First Communion,Sacrament of Confirmation and Marriage are also served by the Priest. The storyof this one family is also the same as many other families in the parish. Fromhis hands, families received an outpouring of grace from God. From his mouth,they heard and received God's Word that illuminates life. From his heart,parishioners get every sense of love and appreciation as people living in aspirit of peace. In short, this late Pastor was a sharer of God's grace likeJesus Christ. The priest died and went to the heaven leaving behindhis fame, especially his fragrant name and his extraordinarily good deeds. TheFirst Letter of Saint Peter in today's first reading speaks about love thatshould be shared sincerely and freely, because love really covers a lot of sin.Love demands nothing more than the necessity of sharing God's grace withothers. Today's Gospel reading encourages us to share gracewith our neighbors and what is asked is the grace of forgiveness of sins. Noone escapes the fact that one, two or more people have already been guilty ofus. Mistakes big and small have had negative consequences for us. However,those of us who are victims or those who are harmed never run out of Allah'sgrace. God always bestows His grace on us through our various types ofspiritual activities and experiences every day.  So it is not difficult for us to share the grace offorgiveness with those who have wronged us. May we not delay the opportunity toforgive others who have wronged us. The Lord Jesus advises us, that "Whenyou stand praying, first forgive if there is anything in your heart againstanyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses."Never forget to forgive as a result of too often and long delays to do so.Otherwise, sin can freeze and rust inside you. Letus pray. In the name of the Father ... O Allah most gracious, may we trulybecome true distributors of Your mercy through the spirit of always forgivingour neighbors. Our Father who is in heaven... In the name of the Father ...

We take a look at another 'lost' story featuring Richard E Grant's Doctor from Scream of the Shalka. Paul Cornell's story for Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the 2006 Doctor Who Annual, The Masks of Makassar, started life as his proposed sequel to the animated adventure. We take a look at the story - with a full reading of the annual adventure - and see how it would have worked as an animated story, for a different Time Lord.

Delivered by Stella from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 1 Peter 1: 10-16; Rs psalm 98: 1.2-3ab.3c-4; Mark 10: 28-31.REPENTANCE THAT IS NOT IN VAIN Our meditation today has thetheme: Repentance That Is Not in Vain. Saint Peter as the leader of the earlyChurch had a very big responsibility to maintain and defend the faith of his fellowChristians. The members of the Church that were increasing day by day hadbecome the new baptized Christians. They came from other beliefs or ideologies,most of whom were considered pagans by the Jews. Their choice to abandon their old beliefs or ideologiesand embraced Christ-led Christianity was generally seen as a form ofconversion. The apostle Peter taught and guided them to repent sincerely whichmeans to have a repentance not in vain. Peter was not speaking without reason aboutrepentance not in vain. Its basis was his own experience with the companions ofthe apostles and the first disciples of Jesus. At first around Galilee in the area of ​​Judea, Peter andhis companions were Jewish ordinary people. They were like all other Jews. Someof them were fishermen in the sea of Galilee. They had the books of the Mosaiclaw and all its religious traditions. But Jesus Christ came and brought achange in their lives. The new life brought by Jesus had indeed completed whathas been handed down by Judaism and its traditions. It was then later calledChristianity. Peter and his companions experienced repentance for themselves,and that repentance was not in vain. What is meant by repentance not in vain? The evangelistMark today gives one definition. Repentance is not simply leaving an old lifeand acknowledging the new one. It is the same as a person leaving one place andarriving at a new destination. It is simply as that. In a new place he didn'tknow what to do or what to behave. This is not a repentance requested by theLord. It is tantamount to futile repentance. On the other hand, the apostle Peter and his companionsmade a repentance with the content of self-denial and all that is attached tooneself even like family members, then what is even more challenging is willingto endure suffering and persecution. This is a very meaningful repentance. So,someone who is truly converted is he or she who remains as a human person inthe world but with the clothes, body, and attitudes of Jesus Christ. A personwho follows his or her culture and traditions, but whose heart, mind, will,pattern of life, and spirit of life is Jesus Christ. It is a genuine repentanceor a radical new life. It is this repentance that revives the Church throughoutthe ages. Let'spray. In the name of the Father... Our Father in heaven, bless us so that thefaith we profess in Christ endures from now to the end of time. Our Father whoart in heaven... In the name of the Father...

Delivered by Chendani from the Parish of Our Lady of Assumption Mamajang, Maria Delie and Kezia from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 2: 1-11; Rs psalm 104: 1ab.24ac.29c-30.31.34; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7.12-13; John 20: 19-23.BLOWING OF THE DIVINE BREATH The theme for our meditation on this Pentecost Sundayis: Blowing of the Divine Breath. There is a husband and his wife who are over60 years old. Their children and grandchildren live in their respective homesleaving this couple enjoying their happy retirement. The wife suffers fromcataracts in both eyes which makes her not being able to see at all. Thehusband must accompany and help her in all times. Children and grandchildrenoften take turns serving as well. The woman can recognize and mention exactly the nameof the person at her side who helps her. She smells the person who helps andshe knows that the smell of every helper is different. The husband gives her adifferent smell from the children, children-in-laws, and grandchildren. Eventhough the person who is serving not speaking any words to her, she canascertain who exactly that person is by recognizing the odor that comes from thatperson's presence. According to her, this ability is not a sign of her extraordinaryquality as human person, but it is really the fruit of a habit she has beenpracticing all the times since the beginning of her blindness. Our relationship with the Holy Spirit is like that ofa blind mother with the family members who serve her. We cannot and will notsee what the Holy Spirit looks like. In the Early Church of Jerusalem it wastruly occurred that the believers witnessed with their own eyes the risen Jesusstanding in their midst, He was talking with them, sending them to the wholeworld, and breathing His Spirit upon them. Our situation today is verydifferent. We can only know the Holy Spirit by feeling its presence, which isHis wonderful smell that attracts all of us to God.                                                                                                                                        The smell of the Holy Spirit is actually the smell ofGod's love. The Holy Spirit gives us the breath of God's love so that we arefilled with a new spirit and have an ability to speak the language of lovewhich is understood by many people, especially when we are in the moments oftrouble and hardship. We, therefore, carry out the duty to breathe into thisworld, that every one can find for one's life a wonderful fragrance of God'slove and mercy. In this world there is a mixed smells of love andhatred, diligence and laziness, courage and fear, intelligence and foolishness,humility and pride, kindness and stubbourness. This is found in differentsituations from one person to another, from one place to another or from oneoccasion to another. But the breath of God's love is only one, which is theblowing of the Holy Spirit to unite and animate all. The blowing of humanhatred is overcome by the blowing of God's love. The blowing of laziness andhopelessness are overcome by the divine love that pours out a new spirit forrenewal and a new life. And there are still much more. So, the divine breath isthe Holy Spirit who blows on us the love of God that all of us really need. Let'spray. In the name of the Father... Almighty and ever living God, we are gratefulfor this Pentecost Sunday, which brings us right in the presence of Your HolySpirit, and grant that we may continue to commit ourselves under His guidancenow and forever. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Fiona from the Parish of Mary Queen of Rosary in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 28: 16-20.30-31; Rs psalm 11: 4.5.7; John 21: 20-25.THE NECESSARY INTERVENTION Our meditation today has the theme: The NecessaryIntervention. There is a 7 years old boy who was playing with his new bicycle.He enjoyed going with his bicycle through the small aisles near his house,before returning home. When he was about to enter the yard he lost his balanceand fell into the ditch. He managed to get out from the ditch but he could notlift his own bicycle out from there. He did not cry and tried to bear the pain. He was justspeechless and continued to look at his bicycle down there bathed in mud. Hedid not want to shout to his father who was at the side of the house and wasworking on something because he was afraid of being scolded. When the fathernoticed that his child was having a problem, he came in haste to him. The boybegan to cry when his father approached him. Then the father took the bicycleout  from the ditch. What the father did was an example of giving a hand oran intervention at the right or appropriate moment. His son really was in needof help, and at that moment he came to help. For the apostle Peter, it is clearthat he was rebuked by Jesus because he interfered in the affair of thedisciple who was loved by the Lord and Jesus' own affair as well. According toJesus, Peter should just take care first his own business, before he could giveattention to another one's business. In other words, the apostle Peter was notin a right moment to intervene. This also happened with the Roman authority andthe Jewish leaders who were in conflict of interests over the hardships andsufferings of the apostle Paul while he was undergoing the trial in Rome. Our interference in the interests of others isbasically inevitable. That's part of paying attention to others' lives. But inorder to make an intervention positive and also as a form of service, we shouldbe able to avoid the two extremes that make one's interference wrong and bringbad consequences both for ourselves and others. The first extreme is an unnecessary intervention. Itis an overacting interference which is done out place and time. A person who isso distress and sad, but we with or without intention involve him in theconversation or discussion on the issues that make him more difficult andoverburdened with the problem he is facing at the moment. And the secondextreme is to do nothing or not doing intervention at all. A friend was verysorry for not being able to help his friend, when in fact he could do the help.In consequence, his poor friend suffered a more severe accident. We, therefore,by avoiding these two extremes, we have one choice remains, namely, thenecessary intervention. And what is it? It is an intervention at the right timeand place according to needs or interests of others.Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... Listen to our prayers that we invoke toYou, O Lord, and grant that we may always give attention to one another'sproblem so that we can improve the quality of our lives for our betterrelationship and cooperation among us. Hail Mary, full of grace... In the nameof the Father ...

Delivered by Fiona from the Parish of Mary Queen of Rosary in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 25: 13-21; Rs psalm 103: 1-2.11-12.19-20ab; John 21: 15-19.OUR JUSTIFICATION FROM THE LORD Our meditation today has the theme: Our JustificationFrom the Lord. There is a teenager, a junior high school student named Thomas,who is known to be very naughty both at home and at school. He has receivedvarious types of punishment. Almost everyone consider him a bad boy. Only hisparents still have hope that Thomas can change one day. His mother oftenadvises, that when he goes to and returns from school he has to pray in theChurch for he always passes in front of the church. One day there was a commotion in the classroom andonce again Thomas was accused of being the main cause of the problem, but infact it wasn't like that. He was cornered and he knew well that it was aslander. All blamed him. When the classes hour finished he entered the churchand prayed. He cried out to God: "O my Jesus, I am naughty and I am verysaddened by all my actions. But not all mistakes come from me. It's only that Iam very easily accused of all the mistakes and chaos. I want to leave all thisto God as my true judge, because in this world not all judgments are true". This experience of Thomas was also the experience ofJesus Christ and Saint Paul in each of their difficult moments. They did notfind justification from this world, so they came to God who has the absolutetruth, to whom they could complain about injustices inflicted on them. Theyjust wanted to see the real truth that should be upheld. The justification ofthis world is really contrary to the Lord's justification, because theinterests and aims of justice in this world are often influenced by world desiresand human temporary gains. In short, if we in this world maintain thejustification from God, we will definitely bear all the sufferings of thisworld. There is also another type of trial experienced by St.Peter, the first apostle of Jesus. Jesus personally brought Peter into a momentof judgment. If Jesus Himself prosecutes the matter, it will come a directknowledge to everybody present who is the right person or the one justified andwho is not. Peter was interrogated about his sincerity, his faith and hiscommitment to follow Christ. He must face that trial to prove his commitment toHis Lord and to make himself ready for the important mission he shouldundertake. Every process of trial in the court must obey itsfundamental condition, namely objectivity. It is the conscience of many peopleand will of the public that shape that objectivity. Whereas the voice of one ortwo persons will be very subjective and they cannot represent the truth desiredby all. Our faith teaches that God's will is acquired through what the HolyChurch says and acts, which are facilitated by her leaders. This is where wefind justification for our growth in faith. For instance, when you receiveabsolution in the Sacrament of Reconciliation given by the Church through aconfessor, that is a form of justification that you deserve. So in essence, Godjustifies us in this world through the sayings and actions of the Church. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord of goodness and truth, increase ourcourage and wisdom so that we can face various kinds of difficulty and evilinfluence of this world. Hail Mary, full of grace ... In the name of the Father...

Kementerian Imigrasi dan Pemasyarakatan terus berkomitmen meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan bagi calon jemaah haji asal Indonesia melalui optimalisasi program Makkah Route. Melalui kerja sama strategis antara Pemerintah Indonesia dan Pemerintah Arab Saudi, layanan pemeriksaan dokumen serta klirens imigrasi kini dapat diselesaikan langsung di tanah air, salah satunya melalui Bandara Internasional Soekarno-Hatta. Kepala Kantor Imigrasi Soekarno-Hatta, Galih Perdhana, menjelaskan bahwa fasilitas ini berhasil memangkas waktu pelintasan secara signifikan, sehingga setibanya di Arab Saudi, jemaah dapat langsung menuju penginapan tanpa perlu mengantre lagi di bandara tujuan. Saat ini, kemudahan layanan efisien tersebut tidak hanya dinikmati di Jakarta, tetapi juga telah diperluas ke tiga bandara internasional lainnya, yaitu di Surabaya, Solo, dan Makassar.

Polisi berhasil menangkap pelaku dugaan penyekapan dan pemerkosaan terhadap seorang mahasiswi di Makassar saat hendak melarikan diri ke Surabaya. Dari hasil penyelidikan, pelaku diduga menjebak korban menggunakan modus lowongan kerja palsu yang disebarkan melalui media sosial, lalu menyekap dan melakukan kekerasan seksual di sebuah rumah kontrakan. Bagaimana kronologi penangkapan pelaku dan pengungkapan kasus ini? [Talk] : Kapolrestabes Makassar, Kombes Pol Arya Perdana

Delivered by Vici from the Parish of Saint John the Baptist in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 19: 1-8; Rs psalm 68: 2-3.4-5ac.6-7b; John 16: 29-33.THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS US TO CARRY THE CROSS The theme for our meditation today is: The Holy SpiritHelps Us to Carry the Cross. A student asked his teacher in one the religionclasses: "We are in the Easter season and awaiting with joy of the comingof the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, but why is our lesson about thecross and the suffering? Where's the joy here, Miss?" The lady teacher responded him by using the analogy ofa pregnant mother. This coincided with the boy's mother who was pregnant withher second child which was a daughter. "All of you at home are happilywaiting for your sister's birth, right? That is the good news. But your mothercarries a heavy burden every day, and it will be more painful during the birthof your sister. All of these are about the cross and suffering. But after thebirth of your sister, your family will be happier than you are now." The boy was quiet and agreed with his teacher. We allalso agree that the Lord gives every one of us the cross according to one's ownability, and this is indeed a burden that one should carry. We must carry itevery day, and when time comes, we will rejoice because the cross gives usconfidence to achieve happiness in God. At the end of suffering and the crossthere is happiness which is already promised by the Lord. The Holy Spirit has a duty to teach us in all truth.One of the elements of this truth is the cross. What we mean by the truth ofthe cross is that our suffering and sorrow with Jesus Christ become ourjustification, because through this cross we are freed from sin and we areallowed to enter into the glory of God. The cross is a victory and glory aswell. We should not see it as a futile suffering, foolishness or a scandal.Jesus had taken up the cross and with that He conquered the world. So we don'thave to worry or be ashamed of the cross. Jesus gives us the best gift, namely His own Spiritand this means that we are baptized in the Holy Spirit. We have all receivedthe Holy Spirit through the sacrament of Baptism. The person named Apollos andhis friends, stated in the first reading today, received the same gift of theSpirit that enabled them to do the evangelization of the Early Church withgreat success. This Spirit filled experience then followed by the laying on ofhands to signify the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation that makes aperson fully anointed with Holy Spirit. We the followers of Christ and membersof the one Church will renew the moment of the outpouring of the Holy Spiritupon us on the Day of Pentecost which is to be celebrated coming Sunday. The Holy Spirit indeed makes us able to face manyobstacles and difficulties already waiting for us. The Holy Spirit is presentwith us and always accompanies us as we each carry our own cross. It is thesame Holy Spirit who remains with us in all our joy and success, after weendure the difficulties and sufferings that come along our journey in thislife.Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... God the almighty Father, may we remain inthe hope and zeal to welcome your Holy Spirit, and we thank you for Jesus yourSon as our only way to come to You. Hail Mary, full of grace ... In the name ofthe Father ...

Delivered by Greg and Kezia from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral and Dwi Setyo from the Parish of the Assumption of Mary Mamajang in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 1: 12-14; Rs psalm 27: 1.4.7-8a; 1 Petrus 4: 13-16; Yohanes 17: 1-11a.ALL IS ONE HEART IN PRAYER The theme for our meditation on this 7thSunday of Easter is: All Is One Heart in Prayer. There were a dog and a catalways gathered as friends behind the church. Leftover food from the rectorykitchen and the parish canteen made them together. But when renovations wereunderway at the rectory and parish canteen, all cooking and food salestemporarily stopped. So there was no more food for the dog and cat. The cat asked his friend, "How can I get food,because the kitchen and canteen are barely stocked? Where are the mothers andsisters who usually cook and sell food in the canteen?" The dog,understanding the cat's plight, immediately replied, "Don't you know? Theyalways order food online. That's the online world. So you have to be onlineuser too and diligently follow them wherever they go, and you'll getfood." Animals can experience our loss. We normally move fromthe church or chapel to the public space of online media. In the today'slifestyle, we constantly interact online. Even spiritual activities likeprayer, faith sharing, Holy Mass, and catechesis can be done online. The smallchurch is the heart of every one of us and online media has become a virtualchurch that bring us together to express their faith. Our spirit of prayer after the Ascension of Jesus and in waiting the day of Pentecost continuesto grow with joyful expectation. We all become one heart in prayer to prepareourselves for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We follow the example of theapostles and Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gathered in prayer togetherin a room in the city of Jerusalem, more than 2000 years ago. Our preparationfor welcoming the Holy Spirit must be in the way of prayer in one hearttogether, and not the activities and undertakeings that do not provide spacefor prayer.                                                                                                             Today the Lord Jesus teaches us about praying with allour hearts, and in unity with our brothers and sisters in the same faith. Aprayerful person who is faithful and holy will contribute to a fervent andfruitful prayer of the community of the people of God. This way of our prayerswill certainly help shaping our community prayers pleasing to God. The presenceof the Virgin Mary as Mother of the Church in every moment of our prayertogether is a best offering that our Church can give to the Lord. This is avery lovely active participation of all beloved children of God in the makingof one heart of all faithful in prayer. Virgin Mary as a caring mother willremind or reprimand us if our disposition in prayer is not in line with whatthe Holy Church practices. We are supposed to do what Jesus says in the Gospeltoday, namely: We should know the Father as the only true God and the One whomthe Father sent, Jesus Christ, if we remain in this spirit of prayer. The HolySpirit helps us to grow in this spirit of prayer. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O most loving Father in heaven, make usprayerful people so that we become the members of Your Church who alwaysglorify You with our prayers. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name ofthe Father ...

Pemberangkatan calon jemaah haji terus berlangsung dari berbagai embarkasi di Indonesia termasuk Jakarta dan Makassar. Suasana haru dan antusias terlihat saat para jemaah bersiap menuju Tanah Suci untuk menjalankan ibadah haji tahun ini.

Delivered by Ariel from the Parish of Saint Albert the Great in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 1: 1-11; Rs psalm 47: 2-3.6-7.8-9; Ephesians 1: 17-23; Matthew 28: 16-20.PERFECT AT NUMBER 40 Our meditation today has the theme: Perfect at Number40. A man celebrated his 40th anniversary of his birth and hiseldest 10-year-old daughter wrote a little note to him. The note was affixed tothe gift parcel prepared by her mother. It reads like this: "Father isperfect at number 40!" Her father asked about the purpose of that writing,and the girl revealed a hope that her father should be the best father and thebest husband for the family. In the scriptures, 40 is a very important number. Thenumber 40 means completeness and it's a very beautiful thing to enjoy. Moseswent to the mountain and enjoyed his meeting with God for 40 days and 40 nights.After that he received the 10 commandments from God.  The Israelites wandered for 40 years ofpreparation to enter the promised land. Elijah walked 40 days in the middle ofthe wilderness to the mountain of God then he met God there. For 40 days afterresurrection, Jesus appeared to his apostles, and after sending them into thethe world, He ascended to heaven exactly on the 40th day. Our key word here is completeness. We normally arehappy and satisfied when everything and everyone is complete. This means thatwe are already fully booked by God with tickets for our pilgrimages on earth asfollowers of Christ. With that, we will walk with confidence towards heaven.The Ascension of Jesus into heaven gives us assurance of the booking tickets.On each ticket are written several spiritual menus of food that make us happyto enjoy the pilgrimage. The first menu says: "The risen Lord is alwayswith us now and forever." He ascended to heaven but he will always bepresent with us at all times in a different form. His presence is in the HolySpirit. The second menu says: "The risen Lord strengthens us to continueHis works". We carry out our duties, ministry and profession with theenergy of Jesus Christ, the style of Jesus Christ, the heart of Jesus Christand the face of Jesus Christ. The third menu says: "You are my witnesses to allcorners of the world". Through the activities of preaching the Good Newsof the Lord which is supported by the media communication today, everyone inthe world can easily be reached with the Gospel. And the fourth menu says:"Everyone of us are official messengers of Jesus Christ". We must beconsistent with this "official" status in order to distinguish itfrom those who are already using the name of Christ for non-Christian and nonecclesiastical ends. We hope that with these fully booked tickets we areincreasingly excited to welcome the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day ofPentecost and ready to be guided by Him in every moment of our lives. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O most loving Jesus, grant us the grace ofjoyful expectance in looking always forward to heaven as our ultimate goal.Hail Mary, full of grace... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Kezia from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 15: 1-6; Rs psalm 122: 1-2.3-4a.4b-5; John 15: 1-8.ABUNDANT FRUITS IN JESUS Our meditation today has the theme: Abundant Fruits inJesus. In this Easter season, besides we have interesting themes on "theBread of Life" and "the Good Shepherd", we have also anothervery interesting theme, which is "the True Vine". The Lord Jesusreveals His identity through various symbols or images, and one of them is thetrue vine. In essence, God Himself always unites with His peopleand grants His precious gifts to every believer. Thus, we as individuals andthe community of God's people too, can pursue our lives on this world accordingto His plan, by using all the gifts we have and make them bear fruits. Thetrue vine is an appropriate symbol to teach us in this point of our reflection.Jesus is the true vine, we are its branches, and the Father in heaven is theowner. The fact that there are always differentunderstandings and attitudes among the people in the Church, it is part of thedynamic of the branches which are often shaken because of wind and rain. Thesedifferences or maybe criticisms and protests from within will not ruin the lifeof this Holy Church because there is the vine, which is the Lord Jesus Christas the only head and leader who protects it. All problems are directed to findtheir solutions in Jesus Christ alone. So instead of bothering ourselves with thedifferences, it is more important to give our attention to the abundance offruits as the outcome of our life in Jesus Christ, from which we strengthen theunity among the believers and enrich one another with the love of the Lord.These fruits certainly sustain our journey of faith. First is the fruit ofholiness and evangelization. We as individuals and the People of God or theChurch professes that holiness is our goal. We want to see ourselves that thisgift of holiness is also reaching out others through our works ofevangelization. Second is the fruit of will and courage to removethose branches that are already dry and useless, to be gathered and burned.This is the fruit of correction, improvement, repentance and renewal ofoneself. Third is the fruit of opportunity for growth and the new life ofpersonal and community achieved after the process of correction or renewal.Fourth is the fruit of happiness and thankfulness for being connected withJesus as the true vine, because apart from Him will be very dangerous for us. Fifth is the fruit of becoming one always with Jesusand we will be abundant. The fruits will never come from other trees, exceptfrom Jesus Christ our true vine. Sixth, we therefore, have a valid reason toalways praise and glorify our God and Father. Seventh is the fruit of ourdignity as sons and daughters of the Father as a very special and precioushonor for us. Eighth is the fruit mission, which is our duties as persons sentby God to go and to produce many fruits. And ninth is the fruit of patience-endurancethat will be the cloth we wear when we encounter difficulties and sufferings. Let'spray. O Lord, make us always able to bear fruits that can benefit us and alsoour neighbors. Our Father who art in heaven... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Jeril from the Parish of Saint Joseph in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 14: 5-18; Rs psalm 115: 1-2.3-4.15-16; John 14: 21-26.WITH DILIGENCE, SUCCESS IS GAIN Our meditation today has the theme: With Diligence,Success is Gain. There was a husband and his wife often quarrel each other overhow to educate and raise their two children who were still in grade 4 and 1elementary school. The wife wanted thechildren to be smart and intelligent. They must take seriously extra tutorial learnings outside the school hours. Forher, the excellent people are the successful ones. But the husband was notconcerned with intelligence. He preferred his children to be diligent in theirlearnings and their daily activities. To such situations like this one, the Lord JesusChrist especially through the Gospel of today tells us that diligence is morenecessary. Jesus says that the Holy Spirit sent to us is our Comforter andTeacher. And we who are guided by the Holy Spirit are children or disciples whomust diligently follow and learn under His guidance. We are not encouraged to be smart and intelligentpeople as the Holy Spirit teaches us. Because if we all become smart andintelligent, many of us might want to compete the Holy Spirit, or even the HolySpirit Himself is confused to guide and teach us one by one. So, the virtue that is more important for us accordingto the scripture readings today is diligence or perseverance, rather thatintelligence or excellence. The life of the Early Church proved that theapostles were not smart and intelligent people. But because they were diligentand committed to Jesus Christ, the true Master, they became capable, mature and qualified in all knowledge and wisdomabout Jesus Christ and His teachings. Paul and Barnabas determined to fully commit to JesusChrist and His gospel even though they were dealing with intelligent and verycritical persons from various cultural backgrounds that were totally differentfrom the Christianity. Their perseverance and Christian commitment were so firmin their testimonies, so as to convince all newly baptized Christians to reallybelieve that through diligence and perseverance as Christians their success infaith was a gain. Diligence must start from oneself because in it thereis a will to achieve the goal expected. Through a combination of hard work,focus and passion, one can achieve the desired result. Those who are good inmathematics have their beginnings and stories of much labor and pain in thisfield. A soccer player has pursued from the simplest techniques along withongoing physical training with a lot of sacrifices before he becomes a greatplayer. Likewise, if we commit ourselves as diligent sons anddaughters of God in our following of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we willsucceed in enjoying what Jesus says today, which is to occupy a place in theFather's house in heaven that has been provided for each one of us. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord Jesus, may we always be diligent andfaithful in the guidance and teaching of the Holy Spirit in order to becomeyour true disciples in all situations of this life. Glory to the Father and tothe Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father …

Sebanyak 393 jemaah calon haji Kloter 17 Embarkasi Makassar kembali masuk Asrama Haji sebelum diberangkatkan ke Tanah Suci. Dari jumlah tersebut, dua jemaah merupakan penyandang difabel yang akan mendapatkan pendampingan khusus selama perjalanan dan ibadah.

Delivered by Melissa Heidy from the Parish of Christ the King in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 9: 1-20; Rs psalm 117: 1.2; John 6: 52-59.TO BECOME GOD'S CHOSEN INSTRUMENT The theme for our meditation today is: To BecomeGod's Chosen Instrument.When a baby is still in the womb, and later when thechild is born and begins to grow, people naturally have many hopes and dreamsfor the child's future. For example, a couple married for one year may alreadyhave many expectations for their newborn, even if the baby is only two weeksold. That baby brings great joy to the parents. The father may say that his son will grow up to belike him, suited for work in politics or social life. The mother, on the otherhand, may think the child resembles her and is better suited to become aneducator, like herself. But who truly knows what the child will become in thefuture? Often, reality turns out differently from human expectations. We mustaccept that only God knows the future of every person. It is true, then, that while we make plans, God is theone who ultimately determines the outcome. Still, preparation is necessarybecause it is part of God's will. Scripture and the teachings of the Churchremind us to be ready and vigilant. The purpose of preparation is to make usready to be used by God as His instruments for a particular mission. After the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, theChurch received a great mission: to preach the Gospel to the whole world, notonly in Jerusalem and its surroundings. This mission required seriouspreparation. One remarkable example is the conversion of Saul on the road toDamascus. Saul, once known as a persecutor of the early Church, experienced agreat transformation. He became Paul, an apostle chosen by Jesus to preach tothe nations, even though he was not one of the original Twelve Apostles. Saul's conversion was a turning point in his life.Once he became part of Christ's mission, he remained faithful and never turnedback, despite many difficulties. He fully committed himself to the missionentrusted to him. Today, the Lord Jesus teaches that to be His true disciples,like Paul, we must partake in His Body and Blood. Through baptism, we are allcalled to this mission. Letus pray.In the name of the Father…O Lord Jesus, renew us so that we may become Your true followers in our dailylives.Hail Mary, full of grace…In the name of the Father…

Sebuah PuisiCATATAN SEORANG PEDAGANG DI PASAR TERONG MAKASSARDitulis Oleh M. Aan MansyurDisuarakan Oleh Ardi Kamal KarimaDalam Buku: Melihat Api BekerjaAku benci berada di antara orang-orang yang bahagia. Mereka bicara tentang segala sesuatu, tapi kata-kata mereka tidak mengatakan apa-apa. Mereka tertawa dan menipu diri sendiri menganggap hidup mereka baik-baik saja. Mereka berpesta dan membunuh anak kecil dalam diri mereka.Aku senang berada di antara orang-orang yang patah hati. Mereka tidak banyak bicara, jujur, dan berbahaya. Mereka tahu apa yang mereka cari. Mereka tahu dari diri mereka ada yang telah dicuri.“Menikmati Akhir Pekan”(Mendengarkan Larik-larik Aan Masyur) Beberapa pilihan puisi M Aan Masyur dalam Melihat Api Bekerja Sajak buat Seseorang yang tak Punya Waktu Membaca Sajak Kata-kata bukan jembatan yang bisa membuat sepatumu tidak tersentuh lumpur. Kata-kata bukan kendaraan yang pandai melayang dan menghindarkanmu dari kemacetan. Kata-kata tak ingin jadi senjata untuk kau gunakan membunuh atasanmu. Kata-kata adalah awan yang mengamati jendela kamarmu menjelang matahari tenggelam. Pernahkah kau membayangkan bagaimana rasanya memiliki awan sebagai hewan peliharaan? Ia lebih setia dari kebiasaan buruk.“Aan adalah salah seorang dari dua atau tiga penyair kita yang berhasil memaksa kita dengan cermat mendengarkan demi penghayatan atas keindahan dongengnya.“ Sapardi Djoko Damono#ardikamal #literasi #penulis #monologue #jurnal #luka #perspektive #monolog #menjadimanusia #filsafat #sastra#puisi #poem #poet #penyair #kutipan #poetry #sajak #mentalhealth #syair #aanmansyur #melihatapibekerja

Delivered by Lukita Nanda and Svara Nirmala from the Parish of Our Lady of Assumption Mamajang in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 6: 8-15; Rs psalm 119: 23-24.26-27.29-30; John 6: 22-29.THE FIRST WORK OF GOD The theme for our meditation today is: The First Workof God. This sentence does not mean to show the work that God is doing up therein heaven. What is meant by it, is the divine command or the will of God thatwe humans must do in the first place. When thousands of people who had beensatisfied with the food after the miracle of the multiplication of bread andkept looking for Jesus only to fulfill their bodily needs, they were thenreprimanded by Jesus because of their foolishness. According to the Lord, they should come to Him andchoose the first thing from Him, which was His work, and not the food. This isthe divine wisdom that teaches us to do the work in the first place if we wantto earn food for a living. The first work in this sense is to believe in Godand to entrust our entire lives in the hands of the Father who sent JesusChrist into the world to be our Redeemer. Through this filial act to theFather, the first food we obtain is His own Word that already became human likeus, namely Jesus Christ of Nazareth. This first work was already performed by all thosepeople shown in the scriptures. It starts with Jesus Christ Himself whotestified that He came to do the will of the Father who sent Him. The VirginMary and St. Joseph had focused their lives to fulfill the plan of salvation.The apostles who in the beginning seemed at a lost about their following ofJesus, yet they finally proved themselves to be the genuine messengers of theGospel. Abraham is known as the father of the believers. Moses is famous forthe law instituted for the people of God and the prophets had the high qualityof their faith to lead and renew the people's hearts. Our today's profile of faithful and genuine servant ofGod is Stephen, a disciple of the Lord and a witness of Christ's resurrection.He was filled with the grace and power of the Almighty God as a sign of thequality of his faith. He dared to face the challenges of the Jews who opposedhim. Through this work, the first food consumed by Stephen was to drink the cupof suffering just like what Jesus Christ experienced. Following Christ is our basic vocation, which must befulfilled with the first work of faith and filial devotion to God. The reasonfor our baptism and inclusion in the Church is faith, and not things, goods,position, world enjoyment or good name. It is only after baptism that othersacraments received or performed. Prayers, devotion and various services in theChurch are strongly supported by this foundation of faith. The virtue of faithand obedience are the first criteria for the official process of making abeliever saint by the Holy Church. So our first work from God is of thespiritual, and not the physical one. You will be happy or not as the followerof Christ, the measure that can qualify you is your faith in God, lived out orpracticed daily with good will. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Jesus Christ, our good and wise Teacher.Teach us and show us how to be perfect through the faith and devotion that wepractice everyday. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Stella, Michaela and Bryan from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 2: 14.22-33; Rs psalm 16: 1-2a.5.7-8.9-10.11; 1 Peter 1: 17-21; Luke 24: 13-35THE PATH OF FAITH IS NOT EASY The theme for our meditation on this 3rd Sunday of Easter is: The Path offaith is Not Easy. A teenage girl was having a hard time and locked herself inher room. No one in her family could approach and give her advice orconsolation. Her boyfriend who broke their relationship could not be contacted,with the intention that he should be the one to speak with her. A priest in the parish was willing to talk with the girl. On the telephonethe pastor first gave her understanding, then opened the opportunity for her tofreely speak out her problem without feeling any distress. After that thePastor directed her to see the light in the Lord who is always kind andwelcoming those who are facing difficulties. In the end, the girl could beconvinced that she must forgive her boyfriend, then went to the church forconfession, and proceeded to receive Holy Communion in the Eucharist. The experience of that girl is common to many of us. Normally, weexperience a kind of crisis in life. Then there is the help from others whoopen our awareness that we can acknowledge ourselves who are in crisis or introuble. This help proceeds to lead us to see the light of God's word andwisdom that we need to listen and follow. And finally, we come to the point ofsolution by meeting the Lord whom we mostly need. This can happen through thecelebration of faith or in a specific spiritual experience. Such an illustration really happened with two of the disciples of Jesuswho were on their way to Emmaus when they met Jesus. They were in crisis, butGod intervened and resolved their crisis of faith. Their meeting with the Lordwas when they listened to the interpretation of the scriptures and when Jesusbroke the bread and shared them. The event of faith manifested through the Wordof God proclaimed and the Eucharistic bread distributed takes place in thecelebration of the Holy Mass. In this celebration we must be able to know Godin a real and personal way. It is not an easy thing to know God in a real and personal way. The pathof faith is not an easy one. Before attending the Holy Mass to listen to theWord of God and to receive Holy Communion, our lives are in certain crisis.There are conflicts and negative feelings like annoyance, distress, envy andanger come along with us during the week. There are also pride, slander, gossipand lies that always disturb our consciences. We are always reminded that theLord Jesus calls us to be perfect like Himself and the Father who are everperfect. He rose from the dead to redeem and save us. Directed by this light,we go to meet Him in the celebration of the Eucharist. There we will receiveforgiveness from our sins, be comforted and strengthened by His Word, then benourished with the spiritual food from His own body. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord Jesus, come and touch us with Yourhands so that we will be strong again from our frailties and unworthiness. OurFather who art in heaven ... In the name of the Father...

Persiapan penyelenggaraan ibadah haji di Embarkasi Makassar dipastikan sudah mencapai 100 persen, baik dari fasilitas asrama hingga administrasi seluruh jemaah. Kepala Kanwil Kemenag Sulsel, Ikbal Ismail, menyebutkan bahwa visa seluruh jemaah calon haji telah selesai tiga minggu lalu. Saat ini, petugas tengah menyusun paspor berdasarkan kelompok terbang. Persiapan semakin matang menjelang keberangkatan, dengan 10 kloter telah siap dengan paspor dan proses koordinasi dengan bandara serta otoritas terkait.

Delivered by Erica Tanzil from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 5: 17-26; Rs psalm 34: 2-3.4-5.6-7.8-9; John 3: 16-21.FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT The theme for our meditation today is: From Darknessto Light. Easter is our real experience of faith in having and using the lightof Jesus Christ. As a sign of the great power of the Lord, His resurrectiondoes remove the power of death. His powerful and everlasting light dispelsdarkness. In essence, our main spirit of Easter is to walk in the light ofJesus Christ. Easter makes a major change for this life for ever, that is themovement from darkness to light. Although we have not yet obtained eternal life, thespirit of Easter, which is the transition from darkness to light, is an elementof faith that is everlasting. Before His death, Jesus had already spokenplainly about this truth of faith to Nicodemus. He presented Himself as thelight that had come into the world. Because He is the light itself, the worldthat had been in darkness and totally covered by sins was penetrated by Him andthis light overcame that darkness. Some people encountered and embraced that light,but many others were not willing to accept and acknowledge that light.Nicodemus was the representative of many who were drawn to the light, so theyhad a very precious opportunity to arrive at and lived with that light. Many of our faith experiences prove that we do havedesires to come to that light. But having desire or feeling the need alone isnot enough. What actually needed is the realization of that desire and it is inthis point that people choose to leave their darkness of life and then come toaccept, acknowledge and believe in the light, which is none other than the LordJesus Christ. Many of us the followers of Jesus have passed through thesestages, it maybe sometimes ago or it may be also very recently, until we arrivenow at this moment being the children of the light. There are so manyexperiences found here among us that explain how the children of light live outtheir commitment always guided by the light of Easter, which is the movementfrom darkness to light. The story in the Acts of the Apostles about theapostles who were set free from the prison and returning to preach the gospelin the temple, is a good example for us. It is about one's being guided by thespirit of Easter when he or she is in danger or in trouble. The implementationof the spirit of Easter in daily life is obligatory for everyone who hascommitment to the risen Christ. We are convinced that when we fall intosufferings and sins, lost in the darkness of this world, encounter various difficulties,and face the dangers that come along our ways, we must be able to see the lightthen rise up to walk again in the spirit of true faith. Surely, the spirit Easter "from darkness tolight" continues to animate our entire lives. If this spirit is alive andactive within you, just keep it up. But if it is fading and passive within you,then regain its vitality by invoking for it from the Lord Jesus himself.Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Jesus Christ, may we always live and walkin Your glorious light. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name of theFather ...

Delivered by Cendani from the Parish of Our Lady of Assumption-Mamajang, in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 4: 32-37; Rs psalm 93: 1ab.1c-2.5; John 3: 7-15.ONE HEART ONE SOUL Our meditation today has the theme: One Heart OneSoul. The Acts of the Apostles in the first reading today tells us about thefirst Christian gatherings, as they committed themselves to follow Christ andone principle that bound them together as the Church or the People of God, wasthe spirit of one heart one soul. An example of this type can better explain about thespirit of one heart one soul of the early Church. People and families outsidethe circle of the apostles of Jesus put their belongings together under onemanagement of the community. This manner served the creation of justice andequality for all members of the Church. Meanwhile, the apostles themselvestook responsibility in the teaching and preaching the Gospel, and building upspiritual bonding among the faithful. The immediate outcome for this was thatthe community and the Church became a lovely home for everyone. Each took careof one's neighbor so that the shortcomings would be avoided and the holinesswas well preserved. This is the spirit of one heart one soul, and it indeedstrengthens unity in the community. In other words, the spirit of one heart one soulreflects the virtue of balance. The heart represents a physical or biologicalpart of the human body. So, if we say we are of the same heart, it means that wehave a concrete unity of different people, regardless of various categoriessuch as  young, old, fat, thin, black,white, short and other physical features. Different cultural backgrounds,races, languages, nations and so on indicate the real world where Jesus Christdirected His mission. To fulfill the will of the Father, He unites all peopleunder the power of His Kingdom in the form of Christian fellowhip, andeventually to provide them salvation.   The soul signifies life and consciousness that existin the heart. The soul is the center of all human feelings and emotions. Energyof life and enthusiasm come out from the human soul. Without this element ofsoul, human heart and body are lifeless, no enthusiasm, and dead. So, if we saywe are one soul, it means that we have a shared unity among brothers, sisters,friends with the same feelings, emotions, passion, and spiritual energy. Whenpeople from the same village and culture feel their similarities, when husbandand wife experience the same emotions, or if the wife is treated unfairly byothers and the husband's reaction followed, and there are many more examples,can give us assurance that one soul is so vital for living together. So, one heart one soul really speaks about the life offaith that needs balance of physical and spiritual elements. To Nicodemus,Jesus assured him that the Son of God sent from above, from the Father, isdefinitely full of Spirit. Only when people of the world accept, acknowledgeand believe in Him,  the physical realityof the faith in the world comes to complete it. This is in order to realizeGod's will to perfect our world. One heart one soul is a very real sign of ourfaith. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord Jesus Christ, make ourcharacteristic of one heart one soul becomes a reality in our lives at alltimes. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In thename of the Father ...

Wali Kota Makassar meninjau langsung kawasan Tempat Pembuangan Akhir (TPA) di Kecamatan Manggala, Sulawesi Selatan, dalam rangka memastikan kesiapan lahan untuk percepatan proyek Pengolahan Sampah Jadi Energi Listrik (P‑SEL).

Delivered by Ariel from the Parish of Saint Albert the Great in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 4: 1-12; Rs psalm 118: 1-2.4.22-24.25-27a; John 21: 1-14.IN THE NAME OF JESUS ​​CHRIST Our meditation today has the theme: In the Name ofJesus Christ. The Easter message of peace continued to be preached and sharedto many people. The proclamation of the gospel of the risen Christ showed evena significant growth and brought along its fruits. Peace as the Easter greatestgift is not just a beautiful word that can be employed to be just an emptypromise, but it truly embodies the person of the risen Christ. God himself isforever our peace and this cannot reduce over time until His message of peacemeets its end. The peace that we pursue and create in this life takes itssource from the peace of God. Our growth and practices of faith really help us tocreate peace in this life on earth. This is expressed in every act of lovewhich is the greatest divine law that we must practice. On this basis, Peterand the rest of the apostles were sure of love and mercy that they put intopractice so as to bring peace to the people they served. To bring peace toeveryone and the environment around us, we are taught to use this basicformula: In the name of Jesus Christ. It is mostly hoped that with this phraseof prayer,the Lord Jesus Christ as our Peacemaker enters and dwells in thosewho receive the gift of His blessings.  On another occasion at the beach, when Peter and therest of the apostles returned to their routine fishing activities, the risenJesus appeared and showing them a gesture that brought peace and joy. He gavean example of service by providing them food to eat as the fishing worksalready exhausted them out. The washing of the apostles' feet during theoccasion of the last supper was the main inspiration for all other forms ofservice. The spirit and act of service must be practiced continually in reallife by this first community of believers. Jesus wanted to emphasize that eventhough the apostles and disciples would return to their normal and routinelives, service must remain their primary spirit and act of growing as Hisfaithful followers. The inspiration from the two readings today illuminateour growth of faith with a wisdom from above, that every form of our act oflove which is manifested in various services should always be in the name ofthe Lord Jesus Christ. The legitimacy or justification for this manifestationis Jesus Christ Himself. By using "in the name of Jesus Christ", wetruly believe that this name is above all forms of name, label, status, andfigure. With "in the name of Jesus Christ", all the rulers of theworld and even the power of darkness such as Satan and his servants are madeobedient and are under the control of the almighty God. So with "in thename of Jesus Christ", we live our lives every day under God's protectionand guidance. As an expression of faith integrated in our Christian prayers, wealways pray by saying: "In the name of the Lord Jesus" or"Through the intercession of Jesus Christ", and by this we entrustourselves to God, our Father. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Father in heaven, send us your Spirit tostrengthen and guide our lives as every time we say: In the name of JesusChrist. Hail Mary, full of grace ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Fiona from the Parish of Mary Queen of Rosary in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 3: 11-26; Rs psalm 8: 2a.5.6-7.8-9; Luke 24: 35-48.PEACE OF EASTER Our meditation today has the theme: Peace of Easter. Aseries of apparitions of the risen Lord may be considered as the Easter gifts.The encounters on various occasions really left also various stories and theirmessages. If we may say something of all these messages, the most central andimportant one is the message of peace. When the eleven apostles gathered to share storiesabout their encounters with the risen Christ, then followed by the twodisciples who had just returned from Emmaus, a community of followers of Christwas formed though they were still in great loss of the Master. This communitywas filled with a mixed of things all together, namely stories, belief,confusion, questions raised, and of course sense of wonder. In the context ofthat community and togetherness, Jesus once again appeared in their midst and offeredthem a gift, from His own words: Peace be with you! This message of peace becomes the main point in theapostle Peter's preaching to the crowd, after the miracle of healing aparalytic he performed. The miracle bore fruit along with a mixed of feelings,such as awe, wonder, suspicion, doubt, grateful and believing. So, Peterrecalled the truth from the risen Lord in order to create peace, calmness andsecurity rather than to leave the situation out of control. The result was thatmany people could resolve their perception about what was being preached and came to believe in Jesus Christ. A message of peace from the risen Christ to theapostles who were confused, afraid, suspicious, and hard to believe, aimed tomake them the true believers. Peace is able to eliminate all negative feelingsand thoughts. Peace presents serenity, comfort, and joy in one's soul so thatin the end people will decide what is right to be followed and evil or false tobe avoided.  But sometimes the message of peace tends to be simplya theory and a sort of belief. This will make our life does not fully live inpeace. The reason for this maybe because it is hard to find efforts to createpeace or have some true living examples of peaceful life. It is not enough forpeople to just talk, teach, convince, and illustrate ways about obtaining alife in peace. People must be able to live it out, or at least to practice inreal life ways to create peace in living together with neighbors and theenvironment. One example made by the risen Jesus is how He was sosincere and straightforward about himself, He involved Himself, and becomingone with the apostles and disciples. This really eliminated fear and doubt thathad been disturbing them so far after Jesus's death and resurrection. Becausewhen doubt, fear, suspicion, lack of trust still exist in this life, peace willnot find its place there. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Almighty Father, may Your Spirit fill uswith peace from You that makes us always rejoice in sharing the gifts fromourselves to others. Our Father who art in heaven... In the name of the Father...

Delivered by Josephine Mercy Ho from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Acts of the Apostles 2: 36-41; Rs psalm 33: 4-5.18-19.20.22; John 20: 11-18.RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PREACHING The theme for our meditation today is: Response to theFirst Preaching. When the truth or fact of an event revealed for publicconsumption, the coming responses are not always uniform: yes or no. There arethe responses of welcoming that show agreement, while others show disagreementand rejection. There are also unsure responses because they are not in linewith either welcoming or unwelcoming. In other words, when you present a fact,you cannot please and satisfy everyone at once. Like when Jesus was still alive, who was not acceptedby many, the first preaching by Peter who was accompanied by other apostles anddisciples, was believed to have the same fate. But the passage from the Acts ofApostles today highlights a fact that people who listened to the preaching ofPeter agreed and accepted the teachings on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Thepreaching on the Pentecost Day has this point to say: God had made Jesus, whomyou crucified, the Lord and Christ. Then the Jews who heard that preachingresponded with their hearts were deeply moved. They understood well but aboveall they inclined with emotion and will to believe. And then they asked Peterand the apostles what they really needed to do in order to progress in thisprocess to the real faith. They understood with clear minds the contents of thepreaching, then they were moved with feelings of glad and interest, and thenext step was their wills that already opened to be filled with truth andwisdom of the Gospel. Those responsible for this work were the messengers ofthe Gospel, which is in this case the apostles and disciples of Jesus. Thatopenness gave them the possibility to make a confession and eventually embracethe faith. But before arriving at this point, the process of growth in faith requiredan act of repentance, then followed by baptism in the name of Jesus Christ asway of the remission of sins, and the outpouring of the gifts of the HolySpirit. So in the context of the first preaching on the Gospelof Jesus Christ, what really happened was the initiative of the fundamentalresponse from the first believers. In the Church, we make our fundamentalresponse of faith through the reception of the three sacraments of initiation,namely baptism, holy communion, and confirmation. All three are the initial andfundamental stages of Christians and Church life. The Word of God that is heard and received, directs aperson towards the renewal of his option of life. Then he is prepared toreceive baptism which brings him to meet and to see the Lord personally. He iseven called by his name, similar to the risen Jesus who called the name"Mary" in the apparition story of the resurrection. This is like theexperience of receiving God personally in the Holy Communion. Furthermore, thestrengthening of the faith is then made in the following step through theoutpouring of the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of confirmation. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord Jesus Christ, may we do not fail torecognize You properly and truly through the proclamation of Your word everyday. Hail Mary, full of grace... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Jesi Patricia, Michaela, and Kezia from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Isaiah 50: 1-4; Rs psalm 22: 8-9.17-18a.19-20.23-24; Philippians 2: 6-11; Matthew 21: 1-11.JESUS CHRIST, THE SUFFERING GREAT KING Our meditation on this Palm Sunday of the Lord'sPassion is entitled: Jesus Christ, The Suffering Great King. Congratulation toevery one of us as we enter the holy week of this year! We are heading for thetop of all the Lenten preparations, in the celebration of the three holy days:Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with its conclusion on the Sunday of the Lord'sResurrection. The start of the holy week is marked by the celebration of PalmSunday of the Lord's passion. We are all under the guidance of the crucifiedChrist, that from this Sunday until Holy Saturday, the focus of our celebrationare on the sacred events of Jesus Christ, from entering the city of Jerusalemas the Great King, to such a bitter and cruel suffering on the cross which hewas willingly to endure. By looking at the Crucified Jesus while following Hispassion narrative so well expressed in the today's Gospel, we receive guidancefrom Jesus Himself about His passion experience. He personally speaks to us, toyou and to me. Some follow this naration by reading and hearing its dramaticstory. Others perhaps follow in online media because certain difficulties thatprevent them to come to the church. The story shows His obedience to the willof the almighty Father. We who follow Him are brought into this mystery of Hispassion. If we do not take part in this special celebration, this means that weare not with Him at His very dramatic moment. He opens our understanding of faith about the basicreason for his mission into the world. He was sent by the Father into the worldwith the main task of doing the will of the Father through His act ofrenunciation. The consequence of this self-emptying act is to become even themost humiliated human person on earth in order to lift up the humiliated humanbeings due to sin and the world's power of evil. He was born in the most humblecondition, His public ministry was always to the poorest and least of thesociety, and finally he was sentenced to death in a very humiliating way, whichis death on the cross. This guidance from the Crucified Jesus does not onlyenlighten our understanding of faith, but also forming our faith commitment tolive out the spirit of renunciation. We commit ourselves to Jesus because weare drown by his way of renunciation. We are always encoureged to struggle inlife, to offer ourselves in the services and sacrifices for our neighbors, andeven to die for the sake of God's Kingdom. The prophet Isaiah advises us thatin making sacrifices in the name of God and for the goodness of our fellow men,we must not be ashamed and afraid for having some experiences of suffering,because the Lord Jesus already promised to be always with us. The crucifiedJesus becomes our standard for bearing any kind of struggle, suffering andsacrifice. This standard does not intend to humiliate or frighten us Hisfollowers, but it truly becomes our strength. The one who experiences sufferingin calmness, patience and willingness in the name of Jesus Christ, he lives outthe spirit of Jesus Christ, the suffering great king.Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Jesus the King, strengthen our faith toalways recognize You as our true King, so that our lives always aim to do thewill of the Father. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Svara Nirmala and Dwi Setyo from the Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mamajang in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Jeremiah 20: 10-13; Rs psalm 18: 2-3a.3bc-4.5-6.7; John 10: 31-42.SPIRITUAL WAR The title for our meditation today is: Spiritual War.In this war, the commander in chief on the one hand is the Lord and Satan is onthe other. Angels and saints are on the Lord's side carrying out their dutiesas warriors, while on the other side there are Satan's soldiers. This war isnot to come up with the result on who wins and who loses. We know very wellthat in dealing with strength or weakness, it is certain that God is far morepowerful than Satan. This war always aims to capture the number one qualityof God's creation, which is we human beings. We are His beloved people. Everyperson is called and determined to be what he or she will be from the moment ofconception in the mother's womb. This first call is complemented by ourservices and missions in the world. But Satan does not care about all theseprecious qualities. Satan and companions actually envy at every human being.They have ambitions to bring people into their kingdom which is dark and evil.When Satan is able to capture some human persons, he must enjoy using allhuman qualities to strengthen and preserve his kingdom. Prophet Jeremiah was famous for his intelligence inpreaching the word of God. But he was hated and opposed by his opponents whowere actually possessed by demons, the enemies of God. This spiritual warcentered on the truth of God's wisdom that the prophet maintained and defended.But his courageous effort was paid by the various evil treatments from hisenemies who also opposed the Lord. This war also took place between Jesus andhis enemies, namely the Pharisees and the scribes. The real truth to be maintainedand defended is on the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Jesus is thetrue messenger of the Father in heaven, and He is united with the Father. Forthe enemies, this is no other than a blasphemy of the God whom they believed.They were not in the same mind with Jesus, because they could not accept thatthe almighty God is equal with Jesus of Nazareth who was just an ordinaryperson like them. This war is a spiritual one because it is full ofbattles on the basis of argument, thought, belief, and the principle of faith.When each party stands by its own principle, division or separation will be thefinal result. The lord of darkness and evil, Satan, remains a constant enemy tothe Lord of truth, the almighty God. This division and battle continue tohappen to this moment. As long as the world still exists, the division andbattle also exist because Satan has never stopped working with all his strategiesto capture human beings who are given freedom to live and walk on this earth. There will be no longer experience of this spiritualwar, only when one's own death comes to take him or her away from this world.What will be the reality after our death is a determination whether we will goto the kingdom of Heaven or the vice versa to the kingdom of Satan. After ourdeath, there is no more spiritual war. There is only a journey to our eternaldestination. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O God, our Lord of life and death, may wealways be strong during every moment of temptation and deception of the devil,so that we can always be on Your side. Our Father who art in heaven... In thename of the Father ...

Delivered by Maria Delie and Delon from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. THE CROSS OF GLORY Our meditation today is entitled: The Cross of Glory.The crossbar or commonly called the cross, before becoming the crucifix ofJesus was a sign of extraordinary humiliation. The human person condemned onthe cross was the most useless criminal. But when it began with Jesus Christbeing severely punished until His death on the cross, the meaning of the crosschanges. For followers of Christ, the cross is a sign of glory. In addition, intheir spiritual understanding, the cross is a sign of death for sin, evil andweakness. The cross as a pillar of glory for Jesus Christ hasthe meaning of salvation. In the days of Moses and the Israelites wandering inthe wilderness, the cross was unknown to them. The crossbar or wood of crossonly became popular when the Roman colonists made it a means to punish great criminals. Butas a pillar planted in the ground and has purpose of bringing salvation wasalready known to Moses and the chosen people. According to the book of Numberschapter 21, the bronze snake placed on a pole was the object of view for peoplewho were bitten by wild snakes, and they became healed. They did not die orperish because of the poisonous snakes, but recovered and saved. As Jesus carried the cross on His shoulders in Hispassion story and especially when He was nailed until he died on the same cross,salvation that is signified with cross is perfected to glory. The simple crossmade of wood had become the crucifix of the Lord Jesus. Salvation is a momentof liberation from the torments of pain, suffering and death. From salvation, aperson is raised to a high place where Jesus Christ is with the Father and theHoly Spirit. On that crucifix the body of Jesus dead and hung mercilessly on itbut His Spirit is alive and gloriously united with the Father, as He Himselfsays in the Gospel today: "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realizethat I AM." We are heading for the agony of Jesus Christ beginningfrom the garden of Gethsemane to the Calvary. This reminds us of theexperiences of each of us or many people around us. Jesus suffered terriblywith the fact that He died on the cross, which reminds us of the severity andcruelty of sufferings that we also might have experienced. Our spirits and soulsdo not have to be bound by a body that is nailed on the cross of suffering. Ourbodies will eventually die and destroyed, but our spirits and souls will cometo a new life by achieving salvation and embracing glory. Following JesusChrist means we must go through the sufferings of our bodies, because we havebeen promised by Him the best result that will follow after our death.Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O glorious Jesus, may we always be happyand joyful with the cross that each of us bears every moment of life. Hail Mary,full of grace... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Xerafina and Svara Nirmala from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Jeremiah 11: 18-20; Rs psalm 7: 2-3.9bc-10.11-12; John 7: 40-53.THE LORD SPEAKS Our meditation today is entitled: The Lord Speaks. Intoday's first reading, the prophet Jeremiah mentions an important response whenthe threat of persecution confronts us. He said that God had told the believersthat suffering and persecution would come anytime. Knowledge or awareness thatprecedes the real persecution indeed helps shaping our response. Normally wereact to it in two ways, namely to fear and avoid the danger or with allcourage and strength we fight or stand on our feet to face it.  Jeremiah had a special vocation from God, so doesJesus Christ. They carried out the mission entrusted to them by the Father.Along with this, the Father in heaven also told them that for the realizationof that mission, they should pass through various obstacles, threats ofviolence, and persecution. In this sense, our two examples, Jeremiah and JesusChrist, are presented today by the Scriptures like a lamb brought to thedesignated place to be slaughtered and sacrificed. When accepting what God hadentrusted, both of them were mentally and spiritually ready to face the worstof this world culture, which is death. The Lord does speak and make known the imminent dangerthat really benefits those who are persecuted. Because the Lord will be withthem, He arranges everything happens under His control. But on the part of thepersecutors, there is chaos happening among them. They are controlled by muchanger, hatred, and evil plans because of the many interests involved and theyare mostly divided. The Pharisees and the scribes were not in agreement abouttheir evil plans. This is true enough to represent the fact that every form ofevil plan and action will never bring calmness, peace, joy and happiness. Itinstead produces troubles in our minds and souls. God always tells us about what will happen when itcomes to our responses to the faith, namely fundamental option, vocation, andministry. He reveals truth and divine wisdom to us in various ways and throughvarious instruments. He is the one who chooses and calls us, then entrusts toeach of us or together with different responsibilities and works. It also meansthat He is putting in our consciousness and belief not only the goals we willachieve, but especially the risks we will encounter. There is always risk andbad impact in each of our work or service. But because we are continuallyilluminated and strengthened by the faith we profess, we make our ways forwardwith the belief that God will be with us. The Lord continues guiding us with orwithout our request. We need to encourage one another that our thoughts, wordsand actions should be always in the light of the Lord.Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O wise and good Lord, englighten always oursteps in this very moment of fear and doubt that disturb our active andpeaceful life . Hail Mary, full of grace ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Johana from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Wisdom 2: 1a.12-22; Rs psalm 34: 17-18.19-20.21.23; Yohanes 7: 1-2.10.25-30.HIS TIME DOES NOT YET COME The title for our meditation today is: His Time DoesNot Yet Come. Soon we will celebrate the holy week. It's about two weeks fromnow. The passion and death of Jesus Christ is the ultimate experience of Hissuffering. In anticipating this great celebration, we encounter the days thatprecede, including today, filled with various difficulties befalling on Jesus.The threats were truly real, direct, and certain for Him. He was on the vergeof persecution. Long before the real experience of Jesus Christ, thebook of Wisdom already described such persecution which was eventuallyrealized in Jesus Christ. He said: “Come, we try him with persecution andtorture, so that we know the gentleness and patience of his heart. Let uscondemn him to death, because according to him he must have received help” (Wis2, 19-20). The Gospel of John that we have just heard reaffirms the describedpersecution by saying: “The Pharisees tried to arrest Jesus but no one touchedHim, because His time had not yet come” (Jn 7.30). His time had not yet come because it should haddepended entirely on the Father's Will. Holy Thursday night and Good Friday hadnot yet arrived. All of us and everyone are subject to this particular timelimit. All of us must respect the important aspects to be happened in this timeof the Lord Jesus Christ. Although the waves of anger, jealousy, hatred, andviolence from His opponents seemed unchallenged, they were obliged to restrain.Even though man's will is very strong, God has the power to determine the timefor His Will to happen. What does it mean the imminent persecution of JesusChrist? First, we interpret it with our response "Amen". We acceptthis reality and believe it as a way of fulfilling the Father's will on thepart of Jesus, and as the content of our faith. In the prayer of "IBelieve" we express our faith by saying in this way: He who suffered underthe Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. We agree and acceptthis evil treatment towards Jesus which means we also accept the Lord's teachingand invitation to follow Him in every moment of suffering that we face in ourlives. We also interpret it as our act of faith, which meanswithout fear and doubt we continue to maintain the truth and wisdom in ourfaith responsibility to take part in God's work. Usually, the temptation forthose who are in a situation of suffering and persecution is fear andeventually surrender to the influence of the tempter. This is what an authenticfollower of Christ should not do. In an imminent trial or persecution we dohave courage to cry out: our courage and willingness to face is only for the sakeof our participation in the way of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O merciful Father in heaven, strengthen usalways especially when we are in the midst of suffering and persecution, sothat we may remain always in Your way. Our Father who art in heaven... In thename of the Father ...

Delivered by Dwi Setyo from the Parish of Our Lady of Assumption in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 2 Samuel 7: 4-5a.12-14a.16; Rs psalm 89: 2-3.4-5.27.29; Romans 4: 13.16-18.22; Matthew 1: 16.18-21.24a.JOSEPH, A MAN OF SOLUTION Our meditation today is entitled: Joseph, a Man ofSolution. The history of salvation told in the scriptures shows great figureswho have a great influence on us. A person as great as Abraham, as the secondreading from Saint Paul's Letter to the Romans, is the father of many nationson the basis of his faith. A person as strong as King David, as the firstreading from the prophet Samuel's second book says, occupies the throne ofgovernment provided by God to be passed down from generation to generation in orderto realize God's will for the coming of the Messiah. But in their times, the coming of the Messiah wasstill limited to the promises and prophecies of the prophets. The commonunderstanding of the figure of the Messiah is a warrior, fighter, liberator,and ruler of humanity. Period after period and character after character,discussions about the figure of the Messiah seem to clash God's will withlimited human understanding and belief. This continued until the time was rightfor God to give sign on the coming of the true Messiah, beginning with the goodnews from heaven to a humble and sincere virgin named Mary of Nazareth. The Messiah must give up all power and might which aregenerally held to be supernatural in nature. The most sensitive and publicscandalous problem was that the virgin conceived the Son of God who became ahuman person and must become the Messiah. Who could be the solution, inanticipation of the spread of a huge scandal, so that the child to be bornlater would be declared to have biological parents. Without giving room forpeople to raise polemic or question it, God already had an answer, which was aman of David's descendant who lived in Nazareth. He was Joseph, the carpenter,made the husband of the Virgin Mary. Joseph was a very modest, sincere, and righteous man.God made him the solution to the plan of salvation about the coming of theMessiah, Jesus Christ. Thus, the Nazareth family is a perfect solution to thereal situation in the world because it gives testimony on simplicity,sincerity, humility, willingness, and purity of life. The Virgin Mary standsout with a powerful image because she is as simple and sincere as her husbandJoseph. They are united with the Savior, Jesus Christ, who presentstogetherness and unity as a solution from God for the problems that befall ourpersonal, family, Church, and society. Simplicity and sincere life is thesolution to the currents of materialism and greed of the world. Unity as afamily and community of faith is the solution to the threat of division anddisintegration. Let'spray. In the name of the Father ... O Jesus Christ, make our hearts sincere andpure like Saint Joseph so we can better serve Him and our neighbor. Glory ...In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Stella from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Isaiah 49: 8-15; Rs psalm 145: 8-9.13cd-14.17-18; John 5: 17-30.GOD ALWAYS REMEMBERS US The title for our meditation today is: God AlwaysRemembers Us. The book of Isaiah describes God as a God who never abandons Hispeople. The Lord declared that He would restore His people, rebuild the earth,and bring hope to those who felt left behind or forgotten. God not only createdthe world but also continues to care for and renew it. He made a covenant withman who believed in Him, a promise that life would be restored and the futurewould be filled with hope. God's covenant with humans reached its climax in thecoming of Jesus Christ into the world. Jesus came not only as a teacher orprophet, but as a tangible sign of God's love for mankind. Through his life andwork, Jesus taught God's truth to many people. He proclaims love, forgiveness,and salvation for all. However, the truth he brings is not always well receivedby everyone. In today's Gospel it is told that the Pharisees oftenopposed Jesus. They accused Him of breaking the Sabbath rules and even accusedHim of blasphemy for saying that He was one with God. To them, Jesus' teachingswere considered to interfere with the order they had held. This rejectioneventually led Jesus to great suffering. He was condemned to death and died onthe cross. But the cross is not asign that God has abandoned the beloved people of faith. It is precisely therethat God's love is most clearly expressed. Even though Jesus suffered and died,God never forgets His people. Jesus' resurrection is a sign that God's love isstronger than death. Jesus' promise remains: He will be with us until the endof time. Often, we also feel like the Israelites who said,"God has forsaken and forgotten me." But God answered very gently: amother may be able to forget her child, but God will never forget us. God'slove is far more faithful than anything in this world. There was a small child who got lost in a crowdedmarket. She cried because she felt alone and was afraid of being abandoned. Butactually, her mother kept looking for her in the crowd. When the mother finallyfound the child and huged her, the child realized that she has never reallybeen abandoned. The same is true in our lives. Sometimes we feel that God isfar away or indifferent, but in fact God is always looking for, guarding, andremembering us. In every circumstance, God remains faithful to His promise tobe with us. Letus pray. In the name of the Father ... O Almighty God, keep us away from allthe deceptions of the evil one that threatens and takes us away from the LordJesus Christ, our Savior. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit... In the name of the Father ...

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Delivered by Johana from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Isaiah 65: 17-21; Rs psalm 30: 2.4.5-6.11-12a.13b; John 4: 43-54.GET THE ANSWER Our meditation today isentitled: Get the Answer. We are always satisfied, calm and at peace when ourquestion or search gets its answer. We certainly do not feel peaceful andsatisfied if we do not get the answer. Agreement is the answer to thediscussion on the different perceptions. Concept is the answer to theinterconnection of various arguments. System is the result of the integrationof different elements. Method is the fruit of the experiment process andanalysis of different variables. As followers ofChrist, we know that faith is the answer to the process of knowing andfulfilling God's call to every human person. By achieving and having faith, aperson is gifted with rights and obligations as a true follower of Christ. Theentrance to this faith is baptism that characterizes a person believing inJesus Christ as the Son of God who lives with the Father in communion with theHoly Spirit. The most importantright of a believer is his or her participation in Jesus Christ with the dignitybeing a brother or sister of Christ, or having special adoption as a son ordaughter of the Almighty Father. This basic right brings about awareness andestablishment of a Christian identity which is formed along with the calling ofeach individual to be the follower of Christ. The sons and daughters of God arecalled to become professionals such as teachers, public servants, technicians,business people, farmers, or politicians. Others are called to the service ofGod's people as priests, religious men and women, and married spouses.  The obligation as afollower of Christ is to be the sign of Christ's presence, light, and truth inthe world. Through baptism we are made witnesses of Christ, that through ourwords and deeds we become salt and light for the world. Our dignity as sons anddaughters of God and our Christian vocations will be fruitful and perfect if weresponsibly fulfill our obligation. And so, faith is thefoundation or beginning for the growth and work of our Christian life, thatexpresses the love of Christ and the hope to achieve a new heaven and earth,which is the kingdom of heaven, said the book of the prophet Isaiah in thefirst reading today. The royal official found the answer of faith, followingthe miracle happened in his family. That faith brought his whole family to God.They consecrated themselves to be part of Jesus Christ, and they had rights andobligations as the followers of Jesus according to the religious standard andcondition of that time. Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O Jesus Christ, thank you for the gift of your call to each one of us, andmay we always renew our faith in you. Hail Mary, full of grace... In the nameof the Father ...

Delivered by Dwi Setyo, Johana, Bryan Darwi and Karen from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 1 Samuel 16: 1b.6-7.10-13a; Rs psalm 23: 1-3a.3b-4.5.6; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41.SEEING THE GLORY OFGOD The title for ourmeditation today is: Seeing the Glory of God. A boy of grade 1 elementaryschool attended the Holy Mass with his parents. Before the Mass began, he askedhis parents, "Father, in here, where can I see God?" His father andmother confused to answer him. His father then founda way to answer. He hugged his son, then pointed to the top of the altar nearthe church roof. Glass windows were decorated with colorful sacred images, aswhen sunlight penetrates, radiate their lights into the church. They looks verybeautiful and gives the impression of majesty and holiness. "Thatillustrates there is God right here." The boy understood and did not askquestions anymore. The presence of Godrequires us to see Him. God is certainly unhappy and disappointed if we cannotknow him through our senses and our faith to acknowledge Him. What happens ifwe are not seen and acknowledged? We must be disappointed, angry and hurt. Therefore,in His relationship with humans throughout the history of salvation, God alwaysgives orders by saying: Look! or listen!. We are commanded tosee the glory of God present in us and around us. God gives us the ability tosee, in general there are two kinds. The easiest thing we do is by using oureyes, we can see everything that is in us and around us. The blind people or thosehave lost their ability to see with their eyes surely cannot see all the beautyand glory of God that they should see and admire. If you at this very momenthave certain sickness in your eyes that cause you cannot see properly andnormally, try some ways of healing and recovery, because that is the way youfollow the will of God. What is moredifficult to do is to use the eyes of faith or the eyes of our hearts. Thisability to see is strongly supported by a spiritual maturity, namely theability to see under the guidance of the divine light. With the faith we haveand live, we actually have the ability to see as God sees. The prophet Samuel,when choosing David from among his elder brothers, actually teaches us that wemust use the way to look from the heart and find its meaning in the heart. We need to educateourselves to always live as children of light, that is, in the guidance ofGod's Word and empowered with His love. Thus, the eyes of our bodies and theeyes of our hearts can help us to receive, acknowledge and embrace the glory ofGod in our lives.Let's pray. In the name of the Father...O most generous God, may with this Sunday celebration we will be moreexcited in preparing ourselves for the great feast of Easter which we will sooncelebrate. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Matthew and Karen from the Parish of Saint Albert the Great from the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Daniel 3: 25.34-43; Rs psalm 25: 4b-5b.6.7c.8-9; Matthew 18: 21-35.CONDITIONS OFFORGIVENESS  The title for our meditation today is: The Conditionsof Forgiveness. Even though God is merciful and forgiving, and this gift fromHim is free, it does not mean that forgiveness He gives is immediately obtained.Our faith teaches that to obtain the remission of those sins, the Churchprovides the sacrament of penance. We call it also the Sacrament ofReconciliation. In it there is a material element which is the real sinsconfessed by the sinner, and the formal element, that is the formula ofabsolution delivered by the confessor, which declares a person's liberationfrom the sins confessed. Regardingthe material element, there are conditions to support the disclosure of sins onthe occasion of confession. These conditions refer to the attitude and mannerin which a person prepares oneself to make a confession. The officialrequirements of the Church are usually related to guidance or guidelines to befollowed by the faithful preparing to receive this sacrament. In addition,there are personal conditions that are very important to be the responsibilityof every penitent that shows one's faith and appreciation of this sacrament. As for personal preparation, the two readings todayprovide the ways of the importance preparation for confession. The Prophet Daniel'sprophecy in the first reading emphasizes the role of the sinner's remorsefulattitude. Regret or feeling sad is a very important condition to provide thequality of confession of sin as a negative and firm attitude towards sins. A contriteheart and humble spirit indicate that the sinner is sad and angry at hishumiliation. He felt sorry for himself who had a bad fate. Thus the AlmightyGod can give His attention and love to him. A person who does not show remorseor regret, usually seeks a scapegoat for his sins or is proud and happy becauseby sinning he can fulfill his evil intentions. The Gospel of Matthew says that if we are unwilling toforgive those who have wronged us, our Father in heaven does not forgive us.The "Our Father" prayer emphasizes this, because it is God's own act.That means before we can get a formal act of forgiveness when we makeconfession, we must first forgive those who have wronged us. Therefore, inaddition to conveying the material elements, namely the real sins, the sinnerneeds to honestly admit also that he has forgiven those he mentioned in hisconfession. An effective and fruitful confession of sin occurs because of theforgiveness of the sinner who has sinned against us, before we receiveforgiveness from God through the ministry of the Church.   Letus pray. In the name of the Father... O Lord Jesus Christ, teach and encourageus not to be ashamed and afraid to forgive. Our Father who art in heaven... Inthe name of the Father....

Delivered by Jessy Patricia from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 2 Kings 5: 1-15a; Rs psalm 42: 2.3; 43: 3.4; Luke 4: 24-30.HEALING LEPROSY OFBODY AND SOUL The title for ourmeditation today is: Healing Leprosy of the Body and Soul. Saint Ephraim ofSyria who lived in the 4th century AD, wrote like this about the healing ofNaaman, the Syrian army, because of God's grace through the prophet Elisha:"Therefore Naaman was sent to the Jordan River with the aim of healingbecause the water can restore human sickness. Indeed, sin is a leprosy in thesoul, which cannot be sensed, but intelligence can prove it. Human nature mustbe freed from this disease by the power of Christ kept in baptism. It was veryimportant for Naaman to recover from two illnesses, his body and soul. This isfitting to represent a grace of purification and sanctification of all nationsin the ongoing baths, which begin in the Jordan River, mother and beginning ofbaptism." Naaman was a personoutside the Jewish faith community and was certainly considered an infidel. Buthe was without obstacle convinced that there was a power of God that couldprovide healing for his leprosy. He got this information from the Israel servantwho worked for him. People of this category are quick to open up and respond tothe important message about faith, because they basically need God. Naaman representsmany people today who are far from God and do not know Him. They want to havefaith in God through a process of healing their bodies and souls. Their bodieshave shortcomings and even pains because they are far away and apart from closenessand fellowship with God, the source of faith. Their souls are in need ofabsolute truth about life and hope for salvation after death. This process ismade available in Jesus Christ through baptism. After Naaman, there have been somany people outside Jewish community who receive baptism and are members of theChurch today. Naaman's actionscontrasted with those around Jesus even from His place of origin and thecontemporaries of Naaman. They were already strong in their own beliefs,moreover Jesus was considered no less than one from their cricle . They knewvery well the simplicity of Jesus' biological family, so it was impossible forthem to believe that He had powers that exceeded them. The Lord Jesus wants usas His obedient followers to accept Him. By accepting and owning Him, whereverand whenever we are, He is present through us in doing good and renewing thisworld.Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O God, almighty Lord, strengthen our faith that we may become your truewitnesses in this world. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name of theFather  ...

Delivered by Stella, Eveline, Maverick and Michaela from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Exodus 17: 3-7; Rs psalm 95: 1-2.6-7.8-9; Romans 5: 1-2.5-8; John 4: 5-42.ENDLESS AND TOTALLOVE The title for ourmeditation today is: Endless and Total Love. There was a young man really madeall efforts that the girl of his choice accepted him, and finally they couldget married. The girl's family was not all sure about the young man's seriouseffort. In their eyes, he was indeed kind and honest. But all this was just apreception and assumption. There was no concrete proof yet of his sincere love.The girl's family reaction became a challenge for the young man. Then the moment ofwedding eventually came. There were no obstacles in all the processes andevents of the wedding itself. All parties involved felt joyful and satisfied.In one occasion of meeting, the families of both parties had an opportunity togive messages to the newly married couple. Of all the inputs received, theyoung man then expressed his deepest conviction. He said in this way: "Myfaith in the Lord Jesus requires me to love sincerely. For my true love, I willprove it in the life together with her from the moment of our marriage." Love proofs itselfonly through action. The man wanted to prove his love by living with his wifein all situations of their family life. In works, services and sacrifices hewanted to show that his wife felt loved. Jesus is his main example. Like thatman, we the followers of Christ really make Jesus our most special example. TheLord Jesus Christ, as the second reading conveys today, has proven His love forus by the sacrifice of Himself to die on the cross. The love of JesusChrist is revealed to everyone to the point of removing the boundaries of race,ethnicity, culture, and nation. His love does not count who are the believersand who are not. Those who have been baptized long time ago and those who havebeen just baptized yesterday are entitled to receive the love of God. His loveis basically endless. Unbelievers and their cultures like the Samaritans andespecially the woman who met Jesus are the good examples for us today. Love to all or anendless love is indeed a total love. God heals the sick and wounded. Godcompletes and fulfills what is lacking. God returns what is lost and abandoned.God embraces those who are not yet included and those who are scattered. God isthe solution to all forms of life's problems, even though it is very unlikelyto be solved according to human calculations and abilities. God fills the waterof life into the empty and discouraged soul of the Samaritan woman and thesouls of all other mankind. We are so special to receive the Lord's total love. Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O Lord, fill us with Your love and blessing so that we can prepareourselves with all our hearts for this year's Easter celebration. Glory to theFather and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

The tamarind tree, which has significant meaning in the culture of the Bugis people of South Sulawesi and Indigenous Australians of the Northern Territory, is a highlight of the exhibition in Australia. - Pohon asam, yang memiliki makna penting dalam kebudayaan suku Bugis di Sulawesi Selatan dan Penduduk Asli Australia di Northern Territory menjadi sorotan dalam pameran di Australia.

The journey of Nirmala Syarifuddin Baco, an Indonesian Maritime Studies graduate, in traditional Makassan boatbuilding and sailing, was captured in a documentary titled Wangany Mala. - Perjalanan Nirmala Syarifuddin Baco, seorang lulusan Ilmu Kelautan di Indonesia, saat mendalami dunia pembuatan dan pelayaran perahu khas Makassar, diabadikan dalam film dokumenter berjudul Wangany Mala.

Faisal Oddang, penulis dan dosen sastra dari Makassar, tampil sebagai pembicara di the Emerging Writers' Festival (EWF) 2025 di Melbourne, berbagi perspektif tentang tantangan penulis pemula dan peran kecerdasan buatan (AI) dalam dunia kepenulisan.