Noah's Arkhives

      The Midnight Mass is a Netflix mini-series that I have recently watched and have found very interesting.  Although, to be honest, I felt a bit conflicted about it from beginning til the end.  I guess to summarize the ending, this is exactly how it would be when devout believers of God/Allah become vampires. They'd sin and then they repent back to God and accept their fate and face death by facing the sunrise instead of choosing eternal life here on Earth as immortal monsters. I couldn't understand at first why the good priest would mistake that demon to be an angel.  Furthermore, as a priest, he should be the first to know that the eternal life that God is promising isn't one in the current world we live in which is full of pain and suffering.  I do like the character of Riley Flynn. Look, he's made a mistake, paid time for it and yet he is haunted by his sin regularly.  He finds healing and comfort with Erin Greene whom he loves purely. So ...

      Is it unfair Would you be aware If I might Catch you in a stare Now tell me if it's okay If I walk past your door today I'm runnin out of happy things to say But I don't need a funny line 'Cause nobody laughs at a castle That's crawling down With every word you Every game you Every hate Come on now tell me Would it be a better day for you If you bring me down? You got your coat and tie And you're lookin' so cool In front of the TV camera All that just to tell us we'll be gone Now tell me is it all okay If I tell you you're fuckin' gay Don't anyone have a happy thing to say But I don't need a funny line 'Cause nobody laughs at a castle That's crumbling down With every word you Every game you Every hate Come on now tell me Would it be a better day for you If you bring me down? Kill me a little Kill me a little every day Is it unfair (is it unfair) To be aware (come on kill me) If I might ever catch you in a stare But I don...

    Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh All I can say is that my life is pretty plain I like watching the puddles gather rain And all I can do Is just pour some tea for two And speak my point of view But it's not sane It's not sane I just want someone to say to me Oh, oh, oh, oh I'll always be there when you wake, yeah, yeah You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today, hey So stay with me and I'll have it made (I'll have it made) And I don't understand why I sleep all day And I start to complain that there's no rain And all I can do is read a book to stay awake And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape Escape Escape Escape All I can say is that my life is pretty plain You don't like my point of view and I'm insane It's not sane It's not sane I just want someone to say to me Oh, oh, oh, oh I'll always be there when you wake, yeah, yeah You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today, hey So stay with me and I'll have it m...

  There has recently been a petition filed against the receiving of a Nobel prize of one, Maria Ressa of Rappler.  And when the signatories almost reached 200,000, it was taken down by change.org hence change.org is a big fake site.  It was supposed to be a platform of change, but it seems when people start petitioning against their allies, they'll shut us up.  So much for freedom of speech, they've just managed to silence the nearly 200,000 who signed and contributed to this. After years of believing that this site was legit, it is disappointing to know that the petitions you start there are only reserved for people or for events outside its circle of friends.  Maria Ressa has been seen in various forums where she painted exaggerated stories and numbers about the situation in the Philippines.   More disappointing was the Nobel organization that awarded her.  Freedom of speech was never curtailed in the Philippines during Duterte's regime.  L...

  Another episode by Bishop Barron that I find very informative and interesting.  In this episode, he talks about the top questions he got in 2 of his Reddit AMA (ask me anything) experience.  Click here for the link of one of those reddit sessions. The link of the Youtube video below is where he summarizes the top 3   questions and he gives very good explanation to each of them. The first question is that they ask him to prove God's existence. Does God exist?  And I liked Bishop Barron's answer by answering from the perspective of science. The second question is that why does evil and suffering exist?  And the last one is, how do you know that your religion is the right one?  I encourage you to listen for his answers to all 3 questions. Spare a few minutes and you'll be satisfied.            

        Good day readers, today I would like to share with you another episode from my favorite friars.  In this episode they tackle and review an important portion of the movie, "An Interview with God" . I have seen this movie and I've liked it a lot but I kind of liked more the conversation between Father Casey and Father Patrick.  I encourage you to watch this review in the link I will provide below and also to read the novel or see the movie.  The portion being reviewed here is the  part where Paul meets an elderly man in the middle of a park for an interview and this man says that he is God.  Along their conversation, they tackle a lot of interesting questions and like my two favorite friars, I also thought, what if I was the one given this opportunity, what would have I asked God? ---------------------------

Do not make a display of your wisdom when you do your work, and do not boast when you are in need.   Better is the worker who has goods in plenty than the boaster who lacks bread.   My child, honour yourself with humility, and give yourself the esteem you deserve. Who will acquit those who condemn themselves?  And who will honor those who dishonor themselves? The poor are honored for their knowledge, while the rich are honored for their wealth. One who is honored in poverty, how much more in wealth. And one dishonored in wealth, how much more in poverty! -Sirach 10: 26-31