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In the aftermath of Supertyphoon âYolanda,â psychologist and trauma counselor Honey Carandang said one important âtherapyâ for the victims is for them to know we are there for them. âHindi sila nag-iisaâ (They are not alone).
Amelia âMengâ Canlas, who has produced and directed the popular TV program âSeven Last Wordsâ on Channel 13 for the past 26 years, has married Toronto-based Emmanuel âNoliâ Vasquez on April 17 at Our Mount Carmel Parish on Broadway Street in New Manila, Quezon City. No less than Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle performed the beautiful nuptial rites.
For those who didnât know, World Youth Day is a worldwide gathering of the youth organized by the Catholic Church. The most attended World Youth Day happened in Manila, with Pope John Paul II, on Jan. 10 to 15, 1995. It was also said to be the largest papal gathering, attended by five million Catholics.
On November 5, Eight Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration from Baybay and Maasin in Leyte will leave Manila for Paderborn, Germany, where the beatification of their founder, Venerable Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel, will take place on Nov. 10.
Todayâs Gospel and readings talk about humble service. It also happens to be the â60th birthdayâ of Imelda O. CojuangcoâMeldy or Tita Meldy to many and Tata to her family.
Just like the billions of Catholics around the world, I was stunned when TV news flashed the report that Pope Benedict XVI had decided to ârenounce his Petrine ministryâ because of failing health.
MANILA, Philippines–Filipinos will get a taste of world-class sacred music in time for Lent when the famous Gregorian Choir of...
Since childhood we were taught that our Christian faith is faith in the Trinity, three persons in one God. Difficult...
âReduced to the ground seven timesâ is how historians describe the Manila Cathedral Basilica which will be reopened tonight with President Aquino as special guest. Its restoration took more than a year.
ON MONDAYS Iâm usually incommunicado to give me time to catch up on the more creative side of my workâreading, writing and designing programs. By mid-afternoon I head out for my Mass in Makati.
