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SHE started scavenging trash when she was 8 years old to help her family in Cebu City. Today, Maria Georgina “Maggie” Cogtas does volunteer work with street children after graduating at the top of her class with…
Part 2 of 2 In the first part about the WOEs (Words Of Encouragement), we came up with helpful ideas for those who are recovering from some trials or struggles in their life. Now we are going…
We do not only believe, we feel the need to share our belief with others. As belief in God entails notions of good and evil and promises of heaven and hell, we become possessed with the desire…
When David came face to face with the Philistine giant named Goliath, he did not boast of his weapon ( he only had a slingshot), his strength (his body was small) or his company (he was alone).…
More than the dances and other forms of revelries, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma called on devotees of the Sto. Niño to renew themselves and to make room for God in their lives at all times. Speaking before…
I was struck after reading a story about a woman to whom our Lord appeared. She immediately conveyed this episode with her confessor. The holy priest, skeptical about the event, wanted some proof that it was indeed…
Our host brought them to add more verve to the party. And so, when we had done with the meal, and earnest eating gave way to light talk, they began playing – the man his guitar and…
I have accepted recent changes in the family. But I can’t seem to shake off a certain degree of regret, blame and frustration. I have to admit they continue to gnaw at my insides and this is…
A friend invited me to join a project – a book that contained reproductions of her paintings of different doors. She asked me to write a poem to accompany one of the paintings. The invitation struck a…
Last Sunday was the first day of the season of Advent, a time for Christians to wait, anticipate and prepare for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. In our real lives, Advent is more relevant today…
“Do you ever thank God for making you short?” Fr. Justin, not a quite tall man, asked this at a homily last week. This led the kinutil man, seated near the end pews, to remember a short…
A few generations ago parenting manuals were unheard of. Today, walk into any bookstore or scan any magazine stand and you will see it decked with materials on how to raise one’s kids. With global and national…
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