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Do not worry. Do not be alarm. These are the words our Lord Jesus Christ assures the apostles and all of us who follows His footsteps. Yes. there are too many things in this world that may bother us. Let me cite you this example not to alarm you but to let you be aware that there are hidden forces around us, hidden dark forces. There is an ad in the Inquirer newspaper in today's edition quoting an OSB nun name Sister Joan Chittister, which I believe is out of context in the add that appeared in page A11 under the heading of "Do you Care?" I have no knowledgw of a sister Joan Chittister, OSB nor of her writings. However, it might appear that the whole page advertisement can be directed towards her because there is no signatories of the said advertisement. Was the advertisement a paid or not or was it a part of the campaign of the inquirer. As far as my knowledge is concern paid advertisement should include the payee and people concern of the said letter. It might wr...

Ang mga sumusunod na pangungusap ang LIHAM PASTORAL ng Lub. Kgg. Mons. Buenaventura M. Famadico, D.D., Lingkod-Obispo ng San Pablo, para sa Araw ng Pasko (2016): Minamahal kong mga kapwa anak ng Diyos, Ipinagdiriwang natin ngayon ang pagsilang ng Diyos na naging tao. Ang Diyos ay naging tao upang tayong mga tao ay makibahagi sa kaluwalhatian, pag-ibig, kagalakan, kapayapaan at buhay na walang hanggan ng Diyos. Yan ang dahilan kung bakit tayo’y nagsasaya. Pero hindi lahat ay masaya. May mga kababayan tayo ngayon na malungkot dahil nawala ang mahal sa buhay. Siya ay pinatay dahil sangkot sa droga. Hindi lamang sila, ayon sa survey ngayong Disyembre, walo sa kada sampung Pilipino ang natatakot na baka siya o kakilala niya ay mamatay sa extra judicial killing. Maging ang  loob ng bahay ay hindi na ligtas. Papasukin ito ng taong nagnanais pumatay.  Hindi ka na rin makatitiyak na ikaw ay ipagtatanggol ng may kapangyarihan sapagkat sila mismo ay kasama rin sa m...

Our lives as men of God in this contemporary world should not sway us from the two imperatives; 1. Go slowly and 2. Simplicity. The blatant reality of this life is that we have to recognized that there is no tomorrow, there is only now. Remember the most profound revolution in religious thinking is the Sabbath Day because it is the affirmation that the world does not own us, work is not our destiny and rest is the sacred part of our life.  The greatest truths are the simplest. From the latest survey done to the Philippine  Catholic priests on the question how can a priest foster a healthy ministry and spirituality and prevent undesirable elements to weaken his vocation comes up with the best answer by embracing simple lifestyle. ...