Closing circles

Francis B. Ongkingco 11/11/2016

A way to describe our life projects or ambitions is to compare them to drawing circles. One patiently connects the dots, so to speak, until a circle is finished before moving on to the next goal. Once…

Pepsi-s

Loreen Sarmiento 10/22/2016

  It’s my favorite soda. But no, I’m not going to talk about why I like to drink it. Fr. Alfonso “Alsed” Sedurifa of the Augustinian Order gave me the acronym PEPSI. I met him last week…

Our tattered mortal dress

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 10/22/2016

In 1885, the French painter Jacques Joseph Tissot, who changed his first name to James, experienced a reawakening of his Catholic faith. His mother, Marie Durand, herself a Catholic, had made sure that he would grow up…

‘Road to porndiction’

Francis B. Ongkingco 10/14/2016

(Part 3 of 3) How can one overcome addiction to pornography? In the previous parts of this article, we had gone through the process of identifying what may lead to this addiction. The approach was more anthropological…

THERE IS HOPE FOR DRUG ADDICTS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/30/2016

Cebu Archdiocese initiates barangay-based rehab program for drug users Drug addicts are humans after all. But in the fight against illegal drugs, there can be no shortcuts. With this in mind, the Archdiocese of Cebu, through the…

Are you a believer?

Clint Holton Potestas 08/20/2016

I FORECASTED the horizons like Atom Araullo—partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. “I’m just glad I didn’t wear high heels today,” Mother whispered after she walked past the makeshift foot plank that bridged the dock…

Timing prayer

Francis B. Ongkingco 07/22/2016

When it comes to praying, we often encounter the following difficulties: what to talk to God about, what materials to bring, how to carry on with a theme or style in our prayer, and how to make…

Last act

Loreen Sarmiento 03/20/2016

What if God snaps His fingers and tells the world , “Freeze!”? And the world stops. What would we be caught doing? How would we appear “frozen”? In that last moment, would we be caught telling a…

Take the journey

Loreen Sarmiento 03/06/2016

“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on…

“The ‘pace’ of Lent”

Fr. Dondon N. Aquino 03/06/2016

As a significant season in the Church’s Liturgical Calendar, Lent can best be viewed and appreciated through its emphasis on “pace.” This is set within, or even beyond (with adjustments as varying traditional ways of counting the…

The Bridge of Mercy

Francis B. Ongkingco 02/06/2016

“Father, my son just died. Can you bless his remains?” The mother vividly wore a devastated countenance. “Your son died? How…!!!?” The priest couldn’t believe it. “He jumped off the bridge…,” the mother started crying. “But he…

Delegates share stories of faith

Contributor 01/31/2016

Business magnate Mary Sarindhorn Mativachranon of Thailand was a fugitive from the law for more than a decade, accused of a crime that she didn’t commit. She told delegates of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress that in…

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