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A Reflection of a Pastoral Counseling Volunteer
In July 2021, I committed myself to being a volunteer pastoral counselor at St. Clement’s Pastoral Care and Counseling Ministry. I knew about this program from the ministry’s Facebook page. I am happy knowing that counselors whom I know (since we are from the same university) are volunteers of this program. It caught my attention, […]
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Response-ability
December 18, 2022 – Fourth Sunday of Advent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121822.cfm) Normal for any man to defend himself when being held accountable for the things he did not do. Normal for us to ask why and to demand justice for being held responsible for the actions we did not commit. Saan ang […]
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IN GOD’S OWN TIME
As we approach the end of the Advent season and embrace the spirit of the Christmas season, let me offer this reflection. Because we Christians have regularly entered into the four-year period of Advent for a very long time through the centuries, there are times when we hardly give full attention to the significance […]
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Eye & Ear-WITNESSES
December 11, 2022 – Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121822.cfm) Once after Eucharist, a man approached me and asked for an advice. He said, “Father, my daughter is engaged to her boyfriend. But it seems that the guy’s family does not approve of their relationship because they have learned […]
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NAGMAHAL AT UMASA
An Advent Reflection by Mabie Gonzales. Mabie is the Assistant Over-All Goal Animator of RYM-Iloilo (Redemptorist Youth Ministry) and a Youth Mission Volunteer. Advent is a “Season of Joyful Waiting, a Season of Hope.” This is what the song, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” beautifully describes to us. This season prepares us for Christmas. Well, […]