Last week, I have shared to you the difference between Fasting and Abstinence which we Catholics practice during the season of Lent. Now, let us learn about: Fat Tuesday and Palm Sunday 7. FAT TUESDAY (MARDI GRAS) Mardi Gras (French), or literally “Fat Tuesday” is a popular celebration...
What is the best thing about being a woman? [caption id="attachment_6238" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mother and Child Oil on Canvas by Herodion Lovino[/caption]Many say, “It’s motherhood!” Some declare, “It’s simplicity bounded by principles.” Others pronounce, “It’s the uniqueness of the contribution that she gives to the family.” March is Women’s...
Last week, I have shared to you the Biblical basis for abstaining from meat as a sign of repentance and the reason why Fridays are days of abstinence. We’ve been talking about fasting and abstinence lately but I know some of us may still don’t know...
DC Herald’s KNOT opens this March with stories of successes of ladies. Here is Ms. Gamao of Panabo. Thank you Jessa Antonette Lumangtad for sharing this article. A Gem in the Making MS. JOANNA MARIE SIM Gamao, Panabo How many times do we ask God “Why?” In the midst of...
Growing up as a child in a Catholic family, I have fond memories of the Lenten Season and Holy Week. Days of fasting and abstinence were strictly observed in our house in Malabon, having a very religious paternal grandmother, whose house was just a few...
Modesty usually conjures an image of how we are dressed and how we carry ourselves in the face of success. From the Latin modestia and first used around 1531, it is defined not only as “propriety and decency in dress, speech and conduct” but also as...
Last week, I shared to you two things: First, reckoning the forty days is not importantly numerically exact. Second, the 40 days of self-examination, fasting and penance is called Lent because that is the Old English word for spring, the season of the year during...
I cannot now remember when I visited Sagada and the Banaue Rice Terraces. It must have been sometime in the late 1990s or in the early years of 2000. As far as I can remember, I was still using a film camera then, and not...
I met Ken (not his real name) about 6 years ago. We were once good friends but have since parted ways. Recently, we caught up on Instagram. He followed me and liked some of my photos. And we began to share stories. Our conversations took...
[caption id="attachment_6089" align="alignright" width="300"] Gitandog ni Fr. Fernando Suarez, ang gibantog nga healing priest sa nasud, ang unom na ka-tuig nga balati-an nga Disc Protrusion kon sakit sa spinal cord ni Bro. Rowel Bron Torrejos.[/caption]Pinaagi sa atong maayo ug dili maayong mga kasinati-an sa atong...