Sermon for 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Homily

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Use money to win you friends
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Lk 16:1-16)
 A clear message in the gospels: Renunciation
The gospel of this Sunday took a lot of effort to prepare a sermon on.  For one, this is one of the repeated themes in the gospels:

In the Beatitudes, Jesus begins with a counter-cultural statement, “How blessed are you who are poor: the kingdom of God is yours” (Lk 6:20).
In his preaching, particularly in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus would often repeat: “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. Get yourselves purses that do not wear out, treasure that will not fail you, in heaven where no thief can reach it and no moth destroy it” (Lk 12:33).
In the parable of the rich man, God said, “Fool! This very night the demand will be made for your soul; and this hoard […]

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Expected Competencies among Psychology Graduates

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There is a global ongoing discussion on developing some guidelines on the Expected Learning Outcomes of undergraduate psychology programmes, led by Susan A. Nolan (Seton Hall University, USA), Jacquelyn Cranney (UNSW Sydney, Australia) and colleagues.

The outputs of these discussions have been collected together on a new website: www.icupo.org.

They are also conducting survey among students and educators on the acceptance and application of the Undergraduate Psychology Outcomes globally. You can learn something about Undergraduate Psychology Outcome and contribute to the ongoing discussion:

Take a survey if you are student:https://clementine-sphere-mh54.squarespace.com/student-survey  

If you are teacher, here is your version:https://clementine-sphere-mh54.squarespace.com/educator-survey

I was privileged to collaborate with the team in one of their publications, See: https://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2025-33203-001

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Being the Executive Director of DBDON

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What am I currently busy with – that has taken me away from academics and even from the public? I managing a Don Bosco NGO in Nairobi: Don Bosco Development Outreach Network. Visit our website for more details: https://dbdon.org/.

The Don Bosco Development and Outreach Network (DBDON) is an NGO operating under the auspices of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), who are registered trustees in Kenya.

DBDON is committed to the advancement of educative pastoral development in Kenya and managing donor-funded projects in alignment with the Salesian charism and the educative pastoral objectives of the SDB.

DBDON develops project proposals to seek funding from various national and international donors to assist the 13 Don Bosco institutions and other agents in Kenya to reach out to over 15,000 children, youth, […]

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