Sunday, January 18, 2026
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Christmas Letter 2025 (updated on Jan 17, 2026)
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Christmas greetings from New York!
How is your Christmas celebration? Hopefully all of you have a lovely Christmas celebration with family and friends.I attended the Christmas Eve Mass at Our Lady of Martyr: https://ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org/, Christmas Day Mass at Transfiguration Church: https://www.transfigurationnyc.org/, Christmas celebration with Chinese community at St. Mary's Nativity - St. Ann https://marynatstann.org/, Indonesian Mass of Holy Family Feast Day and Christmas celebration at Resurrection Ascension Church Resurrection-Ascension Parish - Rego Park, NY
I donated my 28th platelet donation on Dec 27: Anastasia Maryknoll: Poster: Blood Donation (updated on Dec 3, 2025)
Since there is a need for a Putonghua training on Marriage Preparation Program, I organized an online training besides online Marriage Preparation Program:
1. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: Online Training on Marriage Preparation Program for Chinese Sisters
2. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: 2025 Online Putonghua Marriage Preparation Program (updated on Dec 6, 2025)
The tea party at Love Cafe is still continued mostly on Saturday evening to celebrate the life and mission of our sisters: Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: 2025 Love Cafe (updated on Dec 13, 2025). The 80th tea party was held on Dec 30, 2025.
I joined research as healthy volunteer besides signed for organ, body, brain and spinal cord donation: Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: Healthy Volunteer for Research
As my first R1 visa was expired, I went to Hong Kong for the R1 visa interview, to Shenzhen while waiting the to pick up the passport and then went to Indonesia. Since this year is my 18th anniversary as a Maryknoll Sister, double 18th of Sacrament of Initiation and triple 18th of human experiences, I named all the trips as a Safari of Gratitude including trips to New York City, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC:
1. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: Safari of Gratitude in Hong Kong (updated on Jun 22, 2025)
2. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: Safari of Gratitude in Shenzhen （updated on Oct 4, 2025)
3. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: Safari of Gratitude in Indonesia (updated on Jun 22, 2025)
4. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: Safari of Gratitude in USA (updated Dec 2, 2025)
Several coincidences that happened this year, including getting consolation after "the excitement of Treasurer and community life", continue to be a reminder of Emmanuel, God with us, in my journey as a Pink Maryknoll Sister: doing simple things with simple love to make God's love visible.
This Christmas letter is the 619th article on my blog and the pictures are available on the bottom of the article. Here is the link for several pictures at Maryknoll Sisters Center and nearby:
1. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: 2025 Maryknoll Sisters Center (updated on Dec 19, 2025)
2. Anastasia Maryknoll: Sharing: Tri-State Area (updated on Nov 1, 2025)
Thank you very much for your gifts, support, love and prayers during 2025! I do appreciate it.
New York, December 24th, 2025
With love and prayers,
Sr. Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.
Let’s do simple things with simple love to make God’s love visible
P.S. All pictures of 2026 is in the 2026 article.
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Sharing: 2025 Online Putonghua Marriage Preparation Program (updated on Dec 6, 2025)
婚前辅导的好处
1.婚姻是一辈子的经营，期间一定会遇到危机问题，无需害怕面对，要彼此间有爱，天主的爱维持，建
立信仰来克服困难。
2.婚姻中，结婚不代表成功，而是开启全新亲密关系及家庭的生活，这个过程人并非就是全能，而是靠
不断学习进步，需要在双方中建立爱，奉献的关系，这样才经营长久乃至余生
3.婚姻中，男女在生理心理行为模式其实区别很大，学会分享，沟通各面对的困难可是一种极其良好的
健康办法，而漠视，长久不沟通排解，问题就变严重。学会沟通，分享，并让爱在双方中来主导。
感受最大的是通過上課可以比較全面的瞭解到關於信仰 男女關係 婚姻和家庭教育之間可能會遇到的
矛盾和問題。也讓我提前有了思考和心理準備，如果這件事情發生了，我們應該怎麼做。生活中遇到的
突發事件和衝突，還有兩人之間的情感關係的處理，不一定可以做到每次都很完美的處理和磨合。但像
课上所說的，我們彼此需要互相理解 尊重 陪伴還有鼓勵。更重要的是祈祷天主可以指引我们，這樣的
婚姻關係才可以更加穩定和諧幸福。（刘尊炬及黄淑彩， 2025 年 5 月 23 日）
感受是既庄重又实在，能深切体会到婚姻在信仰中的神圣性，被强调为天主见证的盟约，多了份敬畏。另一方面，会结合教义聊沟通、家庭责任等实际问题，还有信仰群体的分享和指引，让人更清醒也更坚定地准备进入婚姻。
打破滤镜，看见真实：课上会聊到很多婚前容易忽略的细节，比如金钱观（谁管钱、消费习惯差异）、家务分工、原生家庭等，这些话题会让人从“爱情滤镜”里跳出来，意识到婚姻不只是浪漫，更是具体的磨合。
学会沟通，确认共识，减少隐患。（蔡德斌及马艺玲， 2025 年 7 月 10 日）
感受首先在学习婚前辅导之前是抱着一种好奇的感觉学习了之后感觉很棒很愉悦，对接下来即将要面对的婚姻，更加有信心了。课下也有跟好朋友姐妹分享学习婚姻辅导课的快乐，每节课程下来有所收获，关系不是盲目的相处特别是婚姻关系，男生和女生的思维方式不同处理事情的结果也不同，所以需要多沟通，总之感觉婚前辅导课对我们很有帮助特别是在这段即将要结婚的这段日子，开始新的生活模式，对于亲密关系上需要更多了解相处和表达，感觉这个是上主特别为我们的安排，特别感谢黄修女，我们写之前一致认为感觉在学习的过程中真好，后面的周末没有视频中见到黄修女都会不习惯了
启发三个点：1:关于我们两个人从男女朋友升级为丈夫妻子财务管理上的启发
2:关于我们之间的关系上的启发，比如说多表达爱对方的方式通过爱的语言和爱的行为，女生希望多说我爱你，男生希望多赞美他，通过日常的多沟通让我们更懂得彼此。
3:关于育儿 孩子是天主给我们的礼物，他/她也是一个个体，在育儿方式上我们需要同心和统一，要以陪伴他们和正确引导上给予孩子支持，和孩子做好朋友，珍惜天主给予我们的礼物 （左静霖及元志斌， 2025年8月19日）
通过辅导我们了解婚姻需要具备的条件，以及婚姻过程所遇到的一些问题难点是如何发生，如何解决的？在天主的指引下更好的维系婚姻关系。婚姻并非是领取一张结婚证这么简单的事情，我们需要为彼此付出时间耐心，全心包容对方。且共同养育子女，共同承担家庭的责任。需要做好未来与对方共度余生的准备，要做好天主教内不可离婚的心里准备。以后相伴的日子里，我们要有一起携手面对困难和问题的决心，凡天主赋予的圣事不可拆散。阿门（张学城及陈珊燕， 2025年10月21日）
婚前培训为我们提供了难得的自省机会。黄修女抛出的一个个看似简单的问题，实则引导我们深入思考自己的价值观、性格特点以及对婚姻的期待。通过这些反思。我们学习以“我们”的角度看待问题，这种视角的转变对我们的关系产生了深远影响。婚前培训让我们认识到，我们需要共同建立祈祷的家庭氛围，让信仰成为家庭的根基。我们也学习了如何处理婚后可能面临的挑战：夫妻关系、婆媳关系、家庭财务管理、子女教育等现实问题。这些内容帮助我们对婚姻生活有了更全面的准备，而不是仅停留在浪漫的幻想中。总结而言，婚前教育为我们指明了好的婚姻应有的方向，让我们更有信心在往后的日子里同舟共济地一直走下去，感谢天主。(邬志斌及张诗敏， 2025年11月10日）
通过这次婚姻前辅导我们学习到的心得感受做简要总结如下:
1.建立起了我們的对踏入婚姻的信心。
2.对正式踏入婚前的我们心理準備，要为彼此付及包容支持理解。
3.婚後我们的生活规划及安排。
4.计划我们有了孩子后的生活變化及认真的去探讨家庭发展方向。
5.如何在日后的生活中彼此教導孩子的观点。
6.如何在平衡双方家庭关系跟工作中我們的工作安排。
7.如何對侍性生活，了解彼此的真实需求，坦诚相待。
8.婚姻不是彼此约束反而是通过婚姻我们能做到自我约束。
9.生活習慣要共同改變，互相迁就，良好表达，双方只有一个共同目标以家為中心。（李辉鹏及姚少娟， 2025年12月07日）
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Sharing: Healthy Volunteer for Research
Senior High School: Like Genetics, registered to Teknologi Benih IPB (Seeds Technology Bogor Agricultural Institute, was not accepted)
Aug 10, 2011: Signed Organ Donation in HKG Organ Donation
Prior 2019: Signed Bone Marrow Donation in HKG Bone Marrow Harvest | Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
Dec 5, 2021: Signed Body Bequethal Program of New York Medical College https://www.nymc.edu/departments/cell-biology--anatomy/body-bequeathal/
Jun 29, 2025: Signed Organ Donation in US https://www.registerme.org/register.aspx
July 24, 2023: Genotyped by 23andMe https://www.23andme.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorq5eH8FsnF6Q2BoPZCBbeqaOvtFXbnU86Fwk-56La---a0Odh4
Prior July 25, 2025: Joined Recruit Me https://research.columbia.edu/recruitme
July 26, 2025: Joined Research Match https://www.researchmatch.org/
Prior Aug 19, 2025: Joined The Mind Research Network https://www.mrn.org/research/volunteer
Aug 19, 2025: Signed MS Center Snapshot Study https://www.neurology.columbia.edu/
received ActiWatch on Oct 8, wore it starting Oct 10
Telehealth Appointment on Oct 10
Sep 1, 2025: Joined All of Us Research Program https://allofus.nih.gov/
Sent saliva sample Sep 5
Sep 3, 2025: Signed Intent to Donate Brain: received Brain Bank Card on Oct 8
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