Zombies, draculas, witches. It’s that time of the year again! Halloween, that is. In the Philippines, however, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day are basically called the “Undas” season. How does a typical Juan celebrate it? Filipinos remember their dearly departed on All Saints’ Day, November...
[caption id="attachment_9192" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo courtesy OurVoices FB Page[/caption]I first met AG Saño in 2008, when I was assigned in our mission station in Camiguin Norte, Babuyan Islands. AG, whose name stands for Amado Guerrero, is a landscape architect, a mural artist, a photographer and...
Get to Know the First Spouses Canonized as a Couple Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux were officially declared as saints by Pope Francis. They are the first spouses to be canonized as a couple --- a sign that holiness was...
His name means “Troublemaker.” He was the descendant of Zerah. He may not have been a bad man, but he may even have fed himself on dreams of what life would be like in the Promised Land, where he had built a life for his family. His...
Sr. Sheila B. Manalo, SM writes about her six-year involvement in the prison ministry. She said, “I still wonder how the people at the jail survive inside their cell especially during the times they are locked up. Therefore, I thought that asking questions will help...
[caption id="attachment_9251" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Bro. Nicer (middle) with the Bajaus going to one of the islands in Basilan to plant mangroves as a solidarity activity for Earth day Celebration.[/caption] It’s more than a decade that I joined the esteemed Claretian congregation. I entered the seminary when I...
Siya padayon nga nagahatag ug kadasig sa mga batan-on tungod kay nagmadaugon siya sa iyang pagsakripisyo. Taliwala sa ilang kapobrehon nagapadayon ug madasigon siya sa pagserbisyo sa simbahan. Walo ka kilometrong baklay padulong sa Parokya aron lamang makatambong sa binulan nga kalihokan ug mga...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="9209,9210,9211,9212,9213,9214,9215"] Mercedes Pandeling, 60 years old and Nerecelle Funcion, 29 years old are both women Lumad. They woke up early to join other tribes in the Indigenous People (IP) Sunday celebration in Barangay Kauswagan, Panabo City, a week ago. “IP Sunday is an annual...
Most people nowadays do not have any trouble logging in to every social media account. From the day it was made to email addresses and passwords everything was remembered; nothing was ever forgotten. People always had the time to tweet what they were doing, update their...
His name means “Yahweh is Salvation”. He had believed that God had already delivered Jericho into their hands. Joshua’s obedience was nourishing his faith and his faith nourishing his obedience. His work: He was Moses’ aide and successor, a military commander and statesman. He had been...