[JOYnet] friendship

2003-03-30 Thread Francis Felix Coutinho
One for us ... and our friendship .. One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He

Re: Re: [JOYnet] Gospel-Truth or Lie?

2002-12-06 Thread Francis Felix Coutinho
hi Sanju, I liked your sharing but I beg to differ on some thing you wrote let me quote you ( please forgive me if I have mis-interpreted you and correct me) Any evangelization work driven by human intellect and not driven by the Holy Spirit is bound to fail. We see some christian

Re: [JOYnet] An Indian Saint

2002-12-06 Thread Francis Felix Coutinho
Dear Friends In Jesus Christ, A follower of St. Francis Xavier, Blessed Fr. Jose Vaz was declared blessed by the pope in Sri Lanka some years back I dont Know the exact year ( someone from Sri Lanka and Goa please help me ). Fr. Jose Vaz is from Goa , he was a missionary in Sri Lanka till his

[JOYnet] some thing to think about

2002-12-04 Thread Francis Felix Coutinho
Hi friends in Christ, Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. We miss out some warmth in human relationship to give each other support. Treasure what you have. Just a little story for you: A boy was

[JOYnet] lets be like this

2002-11-29 Thread Francis Felix Coutinho
hi everyone,please read this long mail I hope it touches us in some way. Praise God. well todays sermon too was lovely, preached at the novena of St.Francis Xavier . the gospel was of the good samaritan .the sermon began like this: there was a land lord who had a lovely garden with different

[JOYnet] FAMILY

2002-11-28 Thread Francis Felix Coutinho
hi everyone, we are celebrating the novenas of St.Francis Xavier. He is the patron saint of Goa and thousands come to the church where his body lays to this day. This year its a grand occasion on the feast day that is 3rd Dec. we are celebrating his 450th death anniversary. everyday for the

[JOYnet] Some interesting one-liners to ponder on

2002-11-19 Thread Francis Felix Coutinho
Hello Everyone. Some interesting one-liners to ponder on. 1. Give God what’s right – not what’s left. 2. Man’s ways lead to hopeless end – God’s way leads to an endless hope. 3. A lot of kneeling will help you in good standing. 4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone. 5. In the