Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in Mexico as the pregnant Mother of God to Blessed Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian, in 1531 on December 9, 10 and 12. She left a Miraculous Image of her appearance on his cactus fiber cloak, or tilma, which still exists today for all to see in the Basilica ofContinue reading “Our Lady of Guadalupe”
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The Mouse & The Jar Of Grains
A “mouse” was put at the top of a jar filled with grains. He was too happy to find so much food around him. Now he doesn’t need to run around searching for food and can happily lead his life. As he enjoyed the grains, in a few days’ time, he reached the bottom ofContinue reading “The Mouse & The Jar Of Grains”
St. Nicholas – Santa Claus?
St. Nicholas was a Bishop who lived in the fourth century, in a place called Myra in Asia Minor (now called Turkey). He was a very rich man because his parents died when he was young and left him a lot of money. He was also a very kind man and had a reputation for helpingContinue reading “St. Nicholas – Santa Claus?”
St. Andrew
St. Andrew, also called Saint Andrew the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and the brother of St. Peter. He is the patron saint of Scotland and of Russia. In the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), Peter and Andrew—whose Greek name means “manly”—were called from their fishing by Jesus to follow him, promising that he would make them “fishers of men.” With Saints Peter, James,Continue reading “St. Andrew”
Do you know you can build Flutter apps in Python? 😮
I am guessing most of you have heard about Flutter. If not, here you go in just one sentence. Flutter is an open-source framework by Googlefor building beautiful, natively compiled applicationsfrom a single codebasefor iOS, Android, Web, MacOS, Windows and Linux. Dart is the programming language used to code Flutter apps and at the start most developers find it a littleContinue reading “Do you know you can build Flutter apps in Python? 😮”
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
The Archbasilica of St. John Lateran is one of the oldest and highest ranking Papal Basilicas in Rome. Holding the unique title of ‘arch basilica’, it is defined as the “mother and head of all the churches of the city and the world” Most Catholics think of St. Peter’s as the pope’s main church, butContinue reading “Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica”
When to Keep Your Mouth Shut (Bible Edition)
A dear friend shared this with me on WhatsApp, thought I’d add it here :)
iOS & Android Quick Actions
Quick actions are a great way to provide your users fast access to your app’s common functionality within the home screen. iOS 13 introduced the concept of quick actions, where a user can touch and hold an app icon to display a set of shortcuts or actions to perform right from the home screen. ManyContinue reading “iOS & Android Quick Actions”
Feast of St. John Paul II
Pope Francis canonized Saint John Paul II with Saint John XXIII in the Vatican City on April 27, 2014, a Divine Mercy Sunday, an observance that he established on April 30, 2000. October 22 was chosen as his feast day to remember the anniversary of the liturgical inauguration of his Papacy in 1978. Saint JohnContinue reading “Feast of St. John Paul II”
You’re a Rose
I once heard someone say,If you don’t change you do not grow,But I waved the thought away,For who were they to think they know,I’d always stayed the same,A heart that thrived within the cold,At least that’s what I had been told,But deep within my mind,A thought grew slowly, bit by bit,Until I felt trapped inContinue reading “You’re a Rose”
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