Last Friday saw the first of our weekly Sing Song Sessions, which went well considering that so many people were down with viruses. We managed to sing about 5 to 6 songs, and then Br. Tony Clarke took over with his talk.
He introduced the term 'Post-modernism' and the influence it has on our lives. What sort of challenges do we face today that are different from that of our parents' time? Some brought up the difference in perspective of faith. Our parents used to somewhat blindly follow religion and just accepted what was taught to them as 'truth', while our generation questions and delves into religion's mysteries, and critically analyses the 'truths' brought to us. This openness of youths today is one of the elements of the ideologies of post-modernism, which also includes individualism and freedom of choice. The media plays a large role in promoting these values, with advertisements of 'Indulge' and 'Freedom'.
We came to the conclusion that post-modernism is good in the sense that we don't just blindly our faith, but that we explore it and make a conscious decision to believe. Br. Clarke also talked about how the view of the Catholic church is changing and moving with a more positive view towards post-modernism eg. how the church answers the questions people ask, and how the Pope apologises when he makes a mistake or says something wrong. However, post-modernism promotes 'the self' and individualism, which clashes with our faith. (In the original post I misquoted Sister here, and my sincere apologies to anyone who read that.)
After much debate and discussion, we ended off with a closing prayer and another National Day Song - Indonesia's! This time round, the Indos even had a guitar for accompaniedment as well as much expression of loyalty for their country.
The next session will be on 'The Liturgy of the Word and of the Eucharist', held in the Chaplaincy, with the SingSongSession starting at 6pm.
FON is next tues and wed, 28 and 29 Aug, and we'll be selling our oh-so-popular Ramly burgers again! So do keep your lunchtimes and stomachs free for those days! More details will be up soon.
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