The Gospel of the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time is telling the Christian world to love their enemies, pray for their oppressors, and become perfect because the Heavenly Father is perfect. But this article is addressed to the seminarians who are still in the formation whether...
[gallery columns="2" size="full" ids="38567,38568"] After 17 years of offering college courses, the Holy Cross College of Sasa held its first pinning ceremony. About 30 interns of Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (BSEd) and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) received their respective pins to...
The first time I heard this song “Christmas won’t be the same without you” in 1987 I immediately fell in love with the lyrics and the melody that it has become one of my favorite Christmas ballads. I so love this song of Martin Nievera...
For the Catholics, there are four liturgical seasons to celebrate every year: Advent season, Christmas season, Ordinary time and Lenten season. I was always told that Jesus Christ is the focus of these seasons of which these can be translated in simpler meanings: waiting for...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines or CBCP formed the prison ministry in 1975 which is named as CBCP Commission on Prison Pastoral Care. This ministry takes holistic care of the prisoners. My prison ministry started in 2010 by conducting free basic literacy program in...
[gallery columns="2" size="full" ids="36730,36731"] The New Testament is silent on Mary’s birth and childhood. Mary is first mentioned in the Gospel of Luke as a thirteen-year old girl betrothed to Joseph. But early Christians soon began to write extra-biblical accounts of Mary’s early life. In Milan, Italy,...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="24522,24523"] Closer to 7 thousand crowd attended the “Sugat” or “Salubong” which was held in the HCDC gym (formerly known as CYO gym). The pictures would speak for itself. This is due to the fact that for the past six years, the “Sugat”...
I grew up in a place where noise is an ordinary occurrence; barking of dogs, meow of cats; horns of speeding cars; rings of our telephone or my cellphones; sounds of TV programs or music from the radio. Actually, I practically live in a city...
“That’s not fair!” is an expression with exclamation point to convey the strong feeling of frustration or disappointment. I was listening to a homily last Sunday (3rd Sunday of Lent). The priest was talking about “Is God fair?” of which he threw that question first to...
Earning a diploma is always a milestone for me. In this lifetime I have wished for 5 diplomas: 1 for elementary; 1 for high school; 1 for college; 1 for masteral; and 1 for doctoral. I am struggling to complete my Ph.D. in applied linguistics...