Unable to say goodbye, forbidden to take the last look, and now denied of a celebration of coming together, is an agony prolonging to families left by their dearly departed who lost to Covid-19. The grief remains at its sharpest since day one of their...
“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe...
Dear Ate Emz, Ako si Arnel 35 anyos ulitawo ug taga Davao del Norte. Dunay permananteng trabaho sa usa ka inilang plantasyon sa Sagingan sa among lugar. Akong kasinatian mahitungod sa akong gugma ngadto kang Richelle, akong girlfriend kaniadto. Akong mahinumduman sulod sa tuig 2005 ngadto...
Fort Pilar, the shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar, was built in the 17th century for the protection of Christian settlers against Moro (local Muslim) pirates. History says that Fr. Melchor de Vera, a Jesuit priest-engineer built the fort in 1635 to protect the...
“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It Stratford-upon-Avon was the last leg of a trip I made in the...
“I die the king’s good servant,” he told the crowd, “but God’s first.” – St. Thomas More, A Man for all Seasons The conference I attended in Oxford provided me the chance to visit London, and to do so in a less structured way. But with my...
Dear Ate Emz, Maayong adlaw sa tanan. Ako usa ka single Parent 40 anyos. Dunay anak nga lalaki 15 anyos. Itago na lang ako sa ngalan nga “BEA”. Kaniadto sa akoa pa siya nga gisabak napuno ako sa mga pagsulay, pagbiay-biay, pagtamay ug daghan pa. Namabdos...
Motherhood shaped my heart attitude. Every single day that I became a mother is a never ending testimony of how beautiful it brings to women who are given this privilege to be called a Mom, Nanay, Mama or Mommy. Over the years my life is...
Praying the Hail Mary, is a disposition to be observed carefully that our voices do not overpower the voice of God who always speaks through the silence like the still “soft whisper of a voice” (1 Kgs 19: 12). The moment I started to pray...
Over 1,000 religious brothers belonging to the Institute of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart now present in 33 countries all over the world will celebrate their 200th year founding anniversary, September 30, 2021. Way back in 1821, the congregation was founded by Fr. Andre Coindre...