The Augustinian fathers made an appeal to those who will be participating in this year’s Sinulog celebrations to stop the practice of releasing balloons, with prayers written on slips tied to the tails. The 452nd Fiesta Señor…
AS Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the faithful to “pray and trust in the Lord,” he also hoped that last month’s bombings in Hilongos, Leyte and North Cotabato won’t occur during the annual Sinulog celebration. “As what…
Enter the hashtag! Nosebleed: “It is a metadata label extensively used by social networks and microblogging services. It helps users to fish concrete topics and trends within the vast oceans of the internet.” Due to its widespread…
A MAN believed to be drunk was arrested by police on Monday morning for allegedly causing a commotion in a parish in the mountain village of Sudlon I in Cebu City. Yuri Abella, in his 40s, was…
CEBU City Gov. Hilario Davide III is encouraging the public to take their time to reflect and to pay respect to the dead as they celebrate All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day and the long weekend…
The little boy was practicing his three-point shots. His shoulder tensed, his arm perpendicular to his elbow. He focused for a few seconds, snapped his wrist and made the shot. The ball soared through the air in…
After a painful defeat last July in the United States, ALA Boxing Gym’s stalwart, “Prince” Albert Pagara returns to the ring against a tough foe in the undercard of Pinoy Pride 39: IBF World Jr. Flyweight championships…
(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…
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…
Lord, we present to you this man, Rodrigo, No one has walked the land quite like this gringo, A native cowboy who believes in Jesus, I think, because his mouth is full of curses, Although there might…
Last Sunday afternoon was the opening mass of the International Eucharistic Congress at the Plaza Independencia that was attended by 350,000 faithful. The week-long congress is ongoing in Cebu City and is considered a rare event, especially…
I opened my e-mail and Charlie’s letter was the first one to pop out. The SUBJECT heading read: “Untier of Nuts” In the MESSAGE body he wrote a brief request: “Father, could you bless my stampita of…
