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Are you a Happy Priest?

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Priest from all over Laguna province, comprises the Diocese of San Pablo, arrive since 8:00 in the morning of August 25, 2014 until 10:00 in the evening, Monday of the 21st Sunday of the ordinary time. Retreat officially started with an evening prayer at 6:30 in the evening, followed by supper and an orientation by the house administrator facilitated with the Dominican sister in the person of Sr. Nely Sumagaysay. Rev. Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa, OP orient us on this retreat follows afterwards. Are you a happy priest? The keynote that is not only present on the surveys conducted in American Priests and on the National Congress for Philippine Priest last 2010 but should be responded with the resounding yes but most of all in our daily lives.The priests including the Bishop comprises the 106 retreatants.

Spirituality of the "crumbs"

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SPIRITUALITY OF THE “CRUMBS” Homily of Archbishop Gaudencio B. Rosales Launching of Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation, Inc. Folk Arts Theater, Roxas Boulebard, Pasay City 11 June 2004 9:00 a.m. WHAT IS PONDO ng PINOY? The Situation Today Manila has more than half of its population as poor (52% to be exact). The Makati, Mandaluyong and Ortigas skylines and the many condominium complexes around may not have the intention to deceive, but they certainly conceal the true state of life for more than one-half of the country’s people. The GDPs and GNPs do not tell the true picture and stories of our less fortunate brothers and sisters. These economic indicators always speak of averages. The poor cannot eat economic product “averages” no matter how well they are prepared. All told the unassailable story of the Philippine economy is revealed daily at the meal plates (if they still use plates) of families in the slums, shacks, cardboard homes and makeshift sheds you see in Metro Manila (a...