ECCCLC 2007 BIlly Chan's Witness

Chicken ALA Carte

Hello everyone, I would like to share a video to you. his film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 25,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who lives on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people. Directed by: Ferdinand Dimadura, 2005

Enjoy...

THE WAY 6 - A Different Way 不一樣的路

THE WAY 6 - A Different Way 不一樣的路 reached MONTREAL !!!!!!

熱爆全城 Photon 音樂光子推出 THE WAY 6 - A Different Way 不一樣的路

收錄05及08年度世青節主題曲中文版、加東營07及08年主題曲、加西營08主題曲，以及多首全新本地創作天主教歌曲。

THE WAY 6 和你結伴走向天主國

Billy Chan 全力推介 !!!

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Hello everyone,

Yes, The Way 6 is here in Montreal. Please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to get a copy. The original price is $20. If you get it before Oct 31st, you can get the special price >>>> $ 15 ONLY!!!!! Get it fast.

Thank you,
Billy

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** My song Light our Way - 祢光照我途 is also in this album.

Prayer of Salvation

Prayer to be Said Every Day to Obtain the Graces Necessary for Salvation, by St. Alphonsus

Eternal Father, Thy Son has promised that Thou wilt grant us all the graces which we ask Thee for in His name. In the name, therefore, and by the merits of Jesus Christ, I ask the following graces for myself and for all mankind:

And first, I pray Thee to give me a lively faith in all that the holy Roman Church teaches me. Enlighten me also, that I may know the vanity of the goods of this world, and the immensity of the Infinite Good that Thou art; make me also see the deformity of the sins I have committed, that I may humble myself and detest them as I ought; and, on the other hand, show me how worthy Thou art, by reason of Thy goodness, that I should love Thee with all my heart. Make me know also the love Thou has borne me, that from this day forward I may try to be grateful for so much goodness.

Secondly, give me a firm confidence in Thy mercy of receiving the pardon of my sins, holy perseverance, and, finally, the glory of paradise, through the merits of Jesus Christ and the intercession of Mary.

Thirdly, give me a great love toward Thee, which shall detach me from the love of this world and of myself, so that I may love none other but Thee, and that I may neither do nor desire anything else but what is for Thy glory.

Fourthly, I beg of Thee a perfect resignation to Thy will, in accepting with tranquility sorrows, infirmities, contempt, persecutions, aridity of spirit, loss of property, of esteem, of relations, and every other cross which shall come to me from Thy hands. I offer myself entirely to Thee, that thou mayest do with me, and all that belongs to me, what thou pleasest; do Thou only give me light and strength to do Thy will, and, especially at the hour of death, help me to sacrifice my life to Thee with all the affection I am capable of, in union with the sacrifice which Thy Son Jesus Christ made of His life on the cross of Calvary.

Fifthly, I beg of Thee a great sorrow for my sins, which may make me grieve over them as long as I live, and weep for the insults I have offered Thee, the Sovereign Good, who art worthy of infinite love, and who hast loved me so much.

Sixthly, I pray Thee to give me the spirit of true humility and meekness, that I may accept with peace, and even with joy, all the contempt, ingratitude and ill-treatment that I may receive. At the same time I also pray Thee to give me perfect charity, which shall make me wish well to those who have done evel to me, and to do what good I can, at least by praying, for those who have in any way injured me.

Seventhly, I beg of Thee to give me a love for the virtue of holy mortification, by which I may chastise my rebellious senses, and cross my self-love; at the same time I beg Thee to give me holy purity of body, and the grace to resist all bad temptations, by ever having recourse to Thee and Thy most Holy Mother.

Give me the grace faithfully to obey my spiritual father and all my superiors in all things. Give me an upright intention, that in all I desire and do I may seek only Thy glory, and to please Thee alone. Give me a great confidence in the Passion of Jesus Christ, and in the intercession of Mary Immaculate. Give me a great love toward the most Adorable Sacrament of the Altar, and a tender devotion and love to Thy Holy Mother. Give me, I pray Thee, above all, holy perseverance, and the grace always to pray for it, especially in time of temptation and at the hour of death.

Lastly, I recommend to Thee the holy souls in Purgatory, my relations and benefactors; and in an especial manner I recommend to Thee all those who hate me, or who have in any way offended me; I beg of Thee to render them good for the evil they have done, or may wish to do me. I also recommend to Thee all infidels, heretics, and all poor sinners; give them light and strength to deliver themselves from sin. O, most loving God, make Thyself known and loved by all, but especially by those who have been more ungrateful to Thee than others, so that by Thy goodness I may come one day to sing Thy mercies in paradise; for my hope is in the merits of Thy Blood, and in the patronage of Mary. O Mary, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me! So I hope; so may it be!

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"Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."

祢光照我途 Light our way

Yes, this is the song I have composed with very talented people last year. I composed mostly the chorus and the Chinese Lyrics. Elaine made the verse. Michael composed the bridge and to arrange the whole song!!!! Elaine, Jance and Micky worked hardly on the English lyric as well!!!!!

祢光照我途 Light Our Way
(加拿大東岸天主教華人生活營2008年主題曲)

作曲：Elaine Chau, Billy Chan, Michael Wu
填詞：Elaine Chau, Billy Chan, Janice Wong, Michael Wu
編曲：Michael Wu

Set on different paths
We are called to Him
Called to something greater, infinite, far from sadness, hatred, sin

Fallen, lost, astray
We are weak and long’ng for what You teach
Show us how to be the light of the world,
shining in the glory of God

By Your cross, our lives are saved
Flame of hope, You came and gave
Weary heart, have no fear
God is with us forever near

Blessed with grace, amazing love
Guided by You from heav’n above
God ignites our hearts
Peace and joy for all our days
Oh Lord You light our way

想起那天 你點亮我
但我竟然不懂珍惜這光中的愛寵
主再燃點 提示我要以愛心照亮人
齊重拾十架 無懼怕 高舉這火
* 靠著你 照我途
感激終於可看到
叫世上蒙召的人
黑暗內我們齊發亮 *

照亮你 無限期
將這褔音交托你
光可見證並會宣揚主的救恩
昐世代傳下去

每天禱告這願堅持路途是個好開始
懷著信 努力傳遍 要叫這世界得享永生
重唱 *

Blessed with grace, amazing love
Guided by You from heav'n above
God ignites our hearts Peace and joy for all our days
Oh Lord You light our way

Earth Day Today - How to Be Green At Work?

Can you do the following?

Can God create a rock he cannot lift?

Can God create a rock he cannot lift?
(Chinese version after English) 神能否做出一塊祂搬不到的石?

We will need to use the Proof by Contradiction:

Definition of Proof by contradiction:
If there is a sentence named "P", if we need to prove P is false, then we can try to assume that P is true first, then logically write down what we know about P. If it ends up something contradict P, then P must be false.

P => Q => S => …….=> ~P　　　　(~P means not P)

Of course, "Q, S...." statements must be true.
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Proof: God can create a rock he cannot lift.

First, people want to proof this because they want to proof that God is not almighty. Of course, we need to assume God is Almighty.

If God is almighty (P), then God can create any rock.(Q)
If God can create any rock, then God can create a rock he cannot lift. (S)
If there is a rock that God cannot lift (T), then God is not Almighty(~P)
If God cannot create this rock(Q), then God is not Almighty(~Q)

So P is wrong!!!!!!!! God is not almighty!!!!!!!!

***NNNN NO NO No no no oooo ***

There is something wrong in the proof. "S" is contradict "P". This is logically wrong and contradict to the hypothesis (God is Almighty). This is the same thing as when we ask somebody to create a "circular square" which is contradicting itself.

Therefore, please do not ask me anymore about if God can create a rock he cannot lift. Thank you.

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先要明白這推論所用的方法：

We will use the PROOF BY CONTRADICTION
假設有一個句子P。若要証明P是假的或錯的，只要能作以下一連串的邏輯推論：
P => Q => S => …….=> ~P　　　　(~P即not P)
若中間所有的步驟在邏輯上沒有錯誤，那麼即說明由P這假設開始，竟能推論出 ~P！

那麼問題一定在P本身！P一定是一句錯或假的句子了。這叫做「反証法」(proof by contradiction)。這方法的特色就是要從一個假設開始。

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「神能否做一塊祂舉不起的石頭 ?」

本身就是想使用反証法來推翻「神是無所不能的」這假設的。
它背後的過程是：假設「神是全能的」(P)
=> 如果神是全能的 , 祂必定能造出任何石頭 (Q)
=> 但如果神能造出任何石頭, 祂必定能做一塊祂舉不起的石頭 (S)
=> 那麼就有一塊石頭是祂舉不起的(T)
=> 祂就並非全能(~P)；
=> 若果神不能造出一塊這樣的石頭(~Q)
=> 那麼祂也不是全能的(~P)。

以符號來表達，P => Q => ( S => T => ~P) or (~S => ~Q => ~P) => ~P∴ P本身不能成立。

因此，「神是無所不能的」這假設不成立。

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不過，S本身已經和預先假設了的P有矛盾，因為S的意思是指有一塊神舉不起的石頭存在，這與最初的假設P有矛盾，在這情況下，邏輯上不能將S應用在申述之內。另外~S的意思是指有一塊石頭是神不能造出的，本身與P這假設有矛盾，也不能應用在申述之內。因此，在假設了神是全能的前題下，我們不能用「神能否造塊祂舉不起的石頭？」來否定這前設。總括來說，若假設了神全能是對的，這一句：「神能造塊祂舉不起的石頭　or 祂不能造塊祂舉不起的石頭」是一句內在矛盾的句子，就如「神能造個方形的圓　or 神不能造個方形的圓」矛盾一樣。(「方形的圓」的矛盾很容易看到，因為方和圓並不相容；而上述句子的矛盾是因「神是無所不能的」這前設下產生的．)

Thank you,

[P.S:

Note: One possible objection to this line of reasoning is "God is not bound by the rules of logic, as he created logic, therefore he can do the logically impossible as they are only logically impossible from our point of view". If this were the case, however, it would seem to be impossible for anyone to ever know anything about God at all, or attempt to understand him using reason and logic. It would make no sense for any theist to attempt to describe the character of their god as, for instance "good, merciful and loving" because there would be no reason to think that this could be true. You could not say, for example, that God is good because he has healed a person, as an illogical God could just as easily have done it for any reason at all other than goodness - by our standards it might appear to be "good", but that would be no reason to assume that it was good as far as God was concerned. ]

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