Part 3 Understanding the Contract When you enter a nursing home, you must sign a contract with the facility. It is important to read the contract closely and to do so before the day of admission. The contract sets out all of your costs and all of the...
This title refers to organized groups of believers in our country. The number of these believers ranges from the thousands to millions. The Catholic communities are the biggest in number followed by the Protestants. Both groups are generally called Christians. The third largest are the Iglesia...
Nia na kita sa ika napulo’g tulo ka bulan sa Tuig sa Pagtoo nga gisaulog sa tibuok Simbahan pinasikad sa pagdeklarar ni kanhing Papa Benedikto XVI alang sa tuig 2012 - 2013. Magtapos na kining kasaulogan, sa Solemnidad sa Kristong Hari sa umaabot nga Nobiyembre...
THAT’S right. The month of November, which rhymes with somber and ember, all images of things dark and dying, actually invites us to broaden our mind and enter into a much bigger, brighter and richer reality that we tend to ignore, if not reject. ...
In the gospels we may at times hear the words of Jesus inviting us, especially in matters that might concern our love or justice for ourselves or towards our neighbor. It could involve some matter of justice or doing some important service to our...
One of the three states of the Church is the assembly of all the saints. We commemorate their triumph every first of November. Faith teaches us that they “are in glory, contemplating ‘in the full light, God Himself triune and one, exactly as He is’”...
(Part 2 of 2) When your family or friends meet with the administrator, they should ask to see the three most recent state surveys (also called inspections) of the facility. Your local ombudsman can also help them obtain these and can help them interpret the results....
DAVAO OCCIDENTAL --- A new province is born in Davao. The plebiscite that coincided with last Monday’s barangay elections overwhelmingly supported the carving out of DAVAO OCCIDENTAL from mother DAVAO DEL SUR. To compose the new province of Davao Occidental are the southernmost...
In last week’s Shalom I made mention of national healing through sincere repentance which is necessary for forgiveness. Without forgiveness there is no future for our country. Yesterday national media reported that President BS Aquino III will not apologize to Hongkong authorities for the Luneta...
“How can God fit in the host?” “Why can’t I see Jesus in the white thing?” “If I bite the host, do I also bite Jesus?” “How can Jesus fit inside me?” “Why do we eat Jesus, can I keep Him in my pocket?” “Will Jesus be mad with my...
