Sermon for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C Homily

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Seek the Things that are in Heaven
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Lk 12:13-21)
I begin with a story from Tony de Mello:

“What stone?” asked the sage.
“Last night I was told in a dream that if I went to the outskirts of the village at dusk, a sage would give me a stone that would make me rich forever.”
The sage rummaged in his sack and, pulling out a stone, he said, “Your dream probably referred to this one. I found it in the forest yesterday. Here, it’s yours if you want it.”
The man gazed at the stone in wonder. It was the largest diamond in the world—the size of a man’s head.
All night he tossed about in bed. At break of day, he woke the sage and said, “Give me the wealth that makes it possible for you to give away this […]

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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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