Bishop Mesiona visits his flock in Inagawan, Palawan

Inagawan, PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN—According to Canon Law, “a bishop is obliged to visit the diocese in whole or in part, so that he visits the entire diocese at least every five years either personally or, if he has been legitimately impeded, through the coadjutor bishop, an auxiliary, vicar general, episcopal vicar, or another presbyter.” (CIC…

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Reflection: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Prv. 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thes. 5:1-6; Mt. 25:14-30 Next Sunday will be the last Sunday of Ordinary Time in our Liturgical Year when we celebrate the feast of Christ the King and we call to mind the Second Coming of the Lord at the end of time to judge the living and the dead.…

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Fray Bitancor: Delayed but Never Extinguished

Mira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—Even in the midst of pandemic, Fray Ramon Bitangcor III, OAR, from Tagbilaran City, Bohol solemnly professed the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience before the Holy Mother Church with Fray Dionisio Selma, OAR, Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, who received his profession. Fray Monmon, as he…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XXXIII Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Translated by Fray Dunstan Huberto Decena, OAR Mt. 25:14-30. A. Invoking the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine. Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ, is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant…

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SARF de Filipinas online celebration: “Holding on to Faith in the Midst of Suffering”

by Sis. Yolanda V. Zaragoza (SARF de SEMoNoRe Chapter) and Lino Sumbillo Jr. (SARF de UNO-R Chapter) QUEZON CITY—God is good, all the time. The current pandemic did not hinder the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity (SARF) from celebrating the feast of St. Magdalene of Nagasaki, Patroness of SARF, last October 20, 2020, with the theme “Holding…

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CST-R hosts SCCPSA Webinar Series 2020; Speakers focus on Stress Management and Social-Emotional Learning

San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos, Inc. hosed the first of a series of webinars sponsored by the San Carlos City Private Schools Association (SCCPSA) last November 7, 2020. “Stress Management Tools in the New Normal” featured Dr. Junrel Zarco, Vice-President for Academics of Asian College of Technology-International Educational Foundation, and Dr. Jeralden…

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Reflection: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time,Cycle A

Wis. 6:12-16; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Mt. 25: 1-13. We are now on the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time; two Sundays from now we will celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, the Lord as he comes at the end of time. Our second reading today explicitly speaks of the Second Coming of the Lord. St.…

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