FATHER Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, prior provincial of the Philippine Dominican Province, wrote the following Easter reflection while visiting the ancient Dominican mission in the Babuyan Islands. He e-mailed the reflection to the Inquirer through the assistance of the Office of the Mayor of Calayan. Because of poor communications due to the remoteness of the Babuyanes, the transmission took quite some time.
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