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It was when I entered the Dominican seminary that I learned that the ashes used to mark the foreheads of Catholics with crosses on Ash Wednesday were from the dried palms blessed on Palm Sunday of the previous year. My teacher in the pre-Novitiate also...

Above is the title of a book I read years ago, written by a certain Guillamette. Especially this hearts' special day when we greet everyone "happy valentines day to you!," how come "pain"? The longing to be with one's beloved, the unmet expectations from a spouse, not...

At 3 PM, we heard that the Pope is along Roxas and Kalaw St. Suddenly, I felt new strength. Everyone felt it too, the weariness and tiredness disappeared, everybody gave a sigh of relief, smiled, rejuvenated by his coming. We stood up, craned our necks...