OCTOBER'S PICKS

A Rainbow After the Rain (Part 2)

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CONCHITA G. BIGORNIA There was a night when he was very restless, gasping for breath, his feet going up as if someone was drowning despite the oxygen. By this time, we had used up more...

Consecration to the Blessed Mother

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MARIMIL ENAGE-VILLAREAL I want to share with you and my fellow trekkers some blessings I received after my Consecration to the Blessed Mother on December 8, 2023. A trip to Turkey had been on my bucket...

Faith and Miracles: Emerging Triumphant from a Difficult Pregnancy

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ANNA GICELLE HIMALA MEDINA I married my husband in 2017, and without a doubt in our minds, we wanted to start a family immediately. Since we were only in our early 30s, we were hopeful...

A Child of the Rosary

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  TERESITA TANSECO-CRUZ October is the month of the Holy Rosary for the Catholic Church. The Feast of the Holy Rosary is celebrated on October 7, established by Pope St.Pius V, to mark the miraculous victory...

“Samahang Walang Sawa” (SWS) Goes to France … In the Spirit of Service to...

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IMELDA SAULOG-REFERENTE, REMEDIOS SANVICTORES-OZAETA, ANGELINA ROA-MONTEMAYOR, RACQUEL DE LARA-FINEZA, & ROCHELLE ALMANZOR-MCARTHUR There are those whose lives are marked by the pain of illness, disability, or some other cause and who come to Lourdes regularly...

When You Come to Serve the Lord*

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JUN & JEAN URIARTE Sirach 2:1 My child, when you come to serve the Lord,  prepare yourself for trials. We were comfortable in our spiritual journey. We had upper and lower Couples for Christ household prayer meetings,...

Leadership of the Imperfect

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      TONY MELOTO I am honored and inspired to be among 650 ASEAN Christian Leaders in Business, Government, and Ministry at the EAGLES LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, whose bottom line is the greater good for our shared humanity. This...

Behind the Art of Jesus Stories

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CONRAD F. VIRINA THE BEGINNING It began with the Good Samaritan story and an insight I got after reading it for the nth time. The Lord allows a new understanding to surface each time I...

Lessons from My Garden

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  BERNIE CUEVAS My little balcony garden is my favored sacred space. On my balcony are pots of bougainvilleas in various colors. Even though walls and roofs of houses surround it, I can see the top...

When Opportunities and Dreams Meet

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ANNETE DEL ROSARIO Two weeks ago, the most wonderful e-mail popped into my inbox. It was a letter from Rina, one of our scholars at the School for Experiential and Entrepreneurship Development (SEED). She was...