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God’s Mercy and Compassion: A Personal Encounter
I wanted to write my second reflection for “A Dose of God Today” during the Christmas break last year. However, a series of unpleasant events prevented me to do so. One significant hindrance was the demise of my elder brother. He died of cardiac arrest at the age of 62 last December 23, 2022 in…
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KUMUSTA NA, MGA MILLENNIALS?
Who are the millennials of the world today? They are those born between 1981 and 1996 (ages 27 to 42 in 2023). Previous to this group is Generation X and on the other hand, those born in 1997 onward are now referred to as Gen-Z. Ordinarily the onset of a middle life crisis hits only after 50…
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Heart’s point of view
March 19, 2023 – Fourth Sunday of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031923.cfm) It was told once that a prisoner happened to escape prison by digging a hole underground. And it also happened that he came out into a playground few distances away from the prison. And in his great joy, before a group…
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A DECADE OF PROPHETIC WITNESSING
Ten years ago, when I heard about the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Borgoglio from Argentina I wrote this piece on my FaceBook wall: I woke up this morning to the news that the newly elected Pope is from Argentina, is a 76-year-old Jesuit and took on the name of Francis. As I watched the…
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Meeting Jesus
March 12, 2023 – Third Sunday of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031223.cfm) Common rural village people teach us a simple wisdom: “If and when the well runs dry, dig deeper. (Kon ang atabay mahubsan, palawoman: Pag ang balon natuyo, hukayin ng malalim.) If we reflect on this deeper, these practical words tell us…
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BOOK REVIEW: A Heart That Does Not Cease to Dream – A Missionary’s “Jagged” Life Journey
(Fr. Antonio Ma. Rosales, OFM, is a distinguished Moral Theologian who has taught in a number of seminaries and theological institutes like the St. Aphonsus Theological and Mission Institute in Davao City. At one time in his life, he served with the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Philippine Embassy in Rome and as parish…
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God’s AGENDA First
March 5, 2023 – Second Sunday of Lent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030523.cfm) Coming back from the desert, a holy man was once asked to describe his experience of God. People asked him, “Tell us, how does God look like? How do we recognize God?” But the holy man was so confused, for how…