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Old Church Pictures

February 26, 2006

I appealed to my parishioners to send me the old pictures of the Church. Some responded and they gave me these two pictures. The last one is the present structure of the church

Non-Catholic Priests/Ministers

February 20, 2006

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Mass Media Links with Feeds

February 18, 2006

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Reforestation

February 18, 2006

I had some apprehension in coming to Kamagong, a sitio of Cueva, Sta Maria, because of the rain. Since early in the morning there is a continues out pouring of rain. Yesterday news on St. Bernard, Southern Leyte, which suffered greatly due to landslide feared to have left thousand dead and homeless. I pray and usually includes in my homily on the protection of the environment. To clear up my mind, I told my secretary to text the coordinator of the chapel in Kamagong concerning the weather and road condition going up to that place. The coordinator answered back that the weather there is good and the road is passable. After the funeral mass, I proceeded directly in Sitio Kamagong. Along the way, the number of small and medium landslides have include since last month, we should coordinate with the DENR concerning this situation to study the land and terrain formation so that we could be prepared before any massive landslide, I told myself. I interviewed the parishioners to determine the p...

Simple Birthday Celebration

February 17, 2006

Benjie Pangilinan, the Parish Pastoral Council President, celebrated his 52nd birthday. I greeted him after the mass and he invited me for a simple dinner celebration. Time is of the essence and there are many things to be done is the office but it is also important to attend for social obligation.

Dr. Martin Bautista

February 17, 2006

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Junior and Senior Prom

February 16, 2006

A special mass was held for the Junior Senior Prom of the Sta. Maria Academy. I mentioned to them that JS is a privilege not a right, they should be thankful that even through the hard time they could celebrate it. Not long ago a memo was distributed by the Department of Education clarifying that JS Prom is no longer an obligation to be celebrated by the Public Schools. It is also a sad note that when I asked them on what reason JS is clebrated their answer were for bonding, knowing each other more, and to honor the senior students because they will graduate high school. The reasons given are in some way or another valid but swallow. However I added that the Prom is a kind of rite transferring the responsibilities of leadership to the next batch. To emulate the basic values of responsibilities and leadership. That on their departure, they will have the next generation of the legacy of which they try to instill in their hearts as Students and Christians. On the s...

Mass in Santiago, Sta. Maria

February 16, 2006

Video

February 16, 2006

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Entertainment

February 16, 2006

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Technology

February 16, 2006

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Science/Nature

February 16, 2006

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Health

February 16, 2006

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Business

February 16, 2006

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United Kingdom

February 16, 2006

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Asia - South

February 16, 2006

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BBC NEWS

February 16, 2006

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John Osmena

February 15, 2006

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Finance Status

February 15, 2006

Fr. Robert of the Cusmano High School passed by to deliver the tickets for the raffle this coming Saturday. He is the principal of their school in the neighboring town of Mabitac, Laguna. We talked about professionalism not only on educational system but also in ecclesiastical enclave. Time is very limited but it is significantly a race against time. Fr. Wanny Cacao, the healing priest of Laguna and also our Diocesan financial officer came to visit me. As new to the delicate position he is trying to receive feedbacks as many as possible, I share my two feedbacks. I told him that, though I failed to attend the regular priest assembly I am well informed of the present issues that is being raised by the priests of the diocese. First, during the last Presbyteral assembly meeting the question of Fr. Rene although answered but has not satisfied the curiosity of the assembly. You, yourself, as a CPA graduate was perplexed on the way the finances wer...

Tessie Aquino Oreta

February 14, 2006

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My Valentine's Day

February 14, 2006

After the morning Mass, we prepared for the mass wedding. Some people are not apt for being on time. I supposed to hear their confession on 8:00 am but I have to wait for them for an additional 45 minutes because they are late. During the homily besides explaining the importance of married life, I told them that the only different with Mass wedding from ordinary celebration of the sacrament of Matrimony is, it is free. All the requirements and proper preparation is the same as of ordinary celebration of the said sacrament. The birth certificate is needed to satisfy the necessary and correct information of the parties involved. Baptismal and Confirmation certificate to find out whether they are baptized catholic or not. If they were baptized to other faiths they have the option for mixed marriage and if from other non Christian faith, the dispensation for the disparity of cult is applied, It is an option. If the other parties do not want to be baptized in Catholic faith they could still...

Seminarians' Blogs

February 14, 2006

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Bioethics

February 13, 2006

Novena of the Our Lady of Lourdes is already finished and the original schedule goes back. For four weeks the masses we celebrated in the afternoon. Adjustment is to be made to rise early is to be reset again. This is one of any wellness. As accepted, I started the mass twenty minutes late of schedule. After the mass, I prepared for 8:00 o’ clock municipal mass. After the municipal mass, I read the abstracts of the talks, delivered during the Three Day 2005 International Congress on Bioethics held in UST. I was not present but the UST webpage posted it ( http://www.ust.edu/ ). After which I tried to finished it up but my body is too exhausted that I felt asleep. My companion woke me up inviting me to a dinner in Trois, a restaurant in the outskirt of Siniloan, Laguna.

Vic Magsaysay

February 13, 2006

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Valentines Day

February 13, 2006

This coming Tuesday we will celebrate Valentines Day. The celebration originated to a name St. Valentine. A catholic priest who lived on the Early Century. During those time Roman foot soldiers were prohibited from marrying. It was seen as a detrimental to the Roman Empire’s campaign then. Along with Christianity it is considered a crime. However, St. Valentine clandestinely married Christian couples including Roman soldiers. It is the pastoral care St. Valentine pours out as an image of God’s love. On the same way this is the care and tremendous love of the Catholic Bishop’s of the Philippine have in their heart in the current statement from their plenary assembly entitle “Renewing our Public Life through Moral Values” At last, the Bishops have spoken on issues which haunt the Filipino Catholics. The bishops started with its obligation to guide the faithful on the proper path which requires diligent and prayerful preparation. The pastoral situation based on the valid observation of th...

ABC - Technology

February 12, 2006

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February 12, 2006

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An Inquiry, Feb 12, 2006

February 12, 2006

Parishioners are starting asking me about the on going project of the Santa Maria Academy concerning their “dinner for a cause “for the completion of the covered court. I told them that I was not informed formally concerning this matter; I just heard it also from people who are complaining about it. There are some apprehensions on this subject because the project started before my arrival and that is almost four years ago. Probably I could not understand why they hid the matter. I am celebrating mass with them and tried to speak on matters that affect the school and the parish and then suddenly they prop out this scheme. I am not against their project per se. However, there are things to be clarified because it involved Church land. The proposed covered court is to be constructed on the property owned by the Catholic Church. The school is owned by a religious congregation which is the separate entity from the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo. Parishioners are asking me if they will ...