My Own Mission

Holy Pilgrimage - Davao Group

2016-05-26T01:58:00.001-07:00

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Dreams come true. This is real expereience of 31 pilgrims from Davao and from other places of the Phlippines. The group of pilgrims journey from Philippines towards the Holy Land. We visited Jordan, Israel and Egypt through our Travel Agency, the Margarette Tours.

It was a great blessing from God to each one of us. Thank you Lord for allowing to walk in your footsteps.

My Own Mission: Organic Chicken Are Free Range Chicken

2015-10-13T01:39:00.001-07:00

My Own Mission: Organic Chicken Are Free Range Chicken: Subscribe in a reader Free Range chicken are commonly organically grown chicken. Free range chicken had the access of the outdoors acti...

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Organic Chicken Are Free Range Chicken

2015-10-13T01:37:00.001-07:00

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Free Range chicken are commonly organically grown chicken. Free range chicken had the access of the outdoors activity, rather than spending their entire life in a cage in which they hardly move and scratch for their natural food. Though, it is said these chicken had an outdoor access of course it is not sky is the limit.

It has a regulatory meaning.

Organic means pasture access. They are feed by grains and vegetation and some insects as they go around. All these give nutrients to the chicken. Chickens who have been feed organically, raised without the use of chemicals and fertilizers taste far better . They are not injected with hormones and antibiotics. Their outdoor movements made them leaner and meatier and surely good for the human heart.

What benefit you can get from Organic Free Range Chicken?

Range chicken has been recently analyzed with fascinating result that organically grown chicken have much amount of omega 3 fatty acids in breast meat.

Holy Land Pilgrimage

2015-10-10T00:27:00.000-07:00

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As month goes by pilgrims applicant are coming in to join the April 2016 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

April 18 - 29 the exact dates of the pilgrimage. As of now there are already 20 pilgrims signing and much more some paid the full amount of 140k. The preparations become a blessing and at same time a spiritual journey. Day by day each pilgrim will pray to each other as for spiritual preparation. Pilgrims started to exercise as to prepare oneself physically.

It is awesome and amazing that this Holy Land is always a place of perpetual tension between Jew and Arab.

A place of manifestation of God's blessing to His people - in fertile farmlands contrast to a desert. This is the land , " flowing with milk and honey".

What made the land holy? According to biblical scholar and archaeologist Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, this occurred for the Jews when the Ark of the Covenant was carried into the Holy of Holies in the Temple at Jerusalem and “the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord” (1 Kings 8:10).

Raising Healthy Chicken

2015-10-02T21:03:00.002-07:00

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Eight months ago a friend of mine hand to me two chickens of same variety. They are in orange colors. Beautiful and now they turned into hens laying numbers of eggs and hatched them naturally. One of the first batch of chickens after four months landed in the kitchen for food, And the other was sold for their own food. Now they turn into self sustaining pets.

I love raising chickens that would eventually my hobbies and at same time become my entrepreneur the moment I will retire two years from now. I will make it sure that these chickens grow healthy not only for my food but also for others.

It is amazing to see chicken will eat different kinds of food. But, it is good to choose the healthy one, fruits and vegetables and corn. Recently I found one food that chicken loves to eat is copra mill. Healthy and delicious for chicken. There are varieties of chicken and you can choose your own.

Holy Land Pilgrimage

2015-06-15T03:40:00.001-07:00

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In God's appointed time Catechists, Evangelizers and Gkk Leaders could see this place in their beautiful eyes.

THE FEARLESS, HUMBLE AND JOYFUL WITNESS TO THE GOSPEL IS COMING TO THE LOWLY FILIPINOS

2015-01-06T22:36:00.000-08:00

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Eights days more to go, we will be receiving a vibrant, joyful yet fearless visitor in the person of Pope Francis. God bless us Filipinos to have Pope Francis for few days to journey and pray with us. Praise God for this blessing.

Pope Francis moves me to ponder to how should I witness and live the gospel. He challenged me to be brave not according the ground of my ideology and philosophy but according to the teachings of my God. That amidst of scarcity, life has to be lived joyfully. This is what to be blessed,

Humility is virtue to practice for one to live a joyful life. When we speak good things about others we are experiencing authentic joy than talking ill against other people. In moments that I humiliated, a ray of hope would surface out. Hope also makes us joyful.

Jamie Rivera - We Are All God's Children (Official Action Music Video)

2014-11-03T22:10:00.001-08:00

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God Works Wonder in my Two Teeth

2014-07-22T21:21:00.000-07:00

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One of my great fears is to put my self sitting in the dental chair. It made my blood pressure high to the point that both the dentist and self collapsed. My teeth becomes an indicator of my retirement day.. for I will no longer work when my teeth will no longer be in placed and could no longer be replace by a false teeth.

At the second day of the retreat as I took my breakfast with the retreatants. I sense that something was cracking in my mouth and as go on chewing the food I recognized that I am already chewing my two teeth. What a wonderful moment for like me who could not sit in the dental chair because of my uncontrollable fear.

It is an answered prayers. As I keep on requesting and asking God to in place my teeth for it is vital part of me and to my ministry and mission. Days from now I will have a new but false teeth. Thanks be God for He works wonder in my two teeth.

My Own Mission: Pope Fracis is Coming to the Philippines

2014-07-09T01:00:00.001-07:00

My Own Mission: Pope Fracis is Coming to the Philippines: Subscribe in a reader " God willing" Pope Francis will visit our beloved Philippines in 2015. Pope Francis wishes to visit th...

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Pope Fracis is Coming to the Philippines

2014-07-09T00:53:00.000-07:00

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" God willing" Pope Francis will visit our beloved Philippines in 2015. Pope Francis wishes to visit the Yolanda victim places in the Visayas. With regards of the exact date, this has to be released by the Vatican according to Cardinal Tagle.

Organizers of the visit conducted already an inspection of the possible places to be visited by the Pope Francis.

What is touching in this visit is that it will be simple and pastoral in its very nature. Cardinal Tagle said, that the Pope wants to encounter the suffered people by the typhoon Yolanda.

Bishop Villegas also called the people to prepare for the coming of the Holy Father. People are called to pray in personal and family prayer and be charitable.

Our compassionate shepherd comes to show his deep concern for our people who have gone through devastating calamities, especially in the Visayas. He comes to confirm us in our faith as we face the challenges of witnessing to the Joy of the gospel in the midst of our trials." Bishop Villegas said.

Starting today let us pray for the success of the visit of our beloved Pope Francis.

HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO EMPLOYEES ANNUAL RETREAT

2014-06-02T22:43:00.003-07:00

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One of the good programs provide by the Holy Cross of Davao College to its Faculty and Staff is the spiritual nourishment that we call RETREAT. This activity is done every beginning of the school year. Faculty and staff are divided into different groupings and assigned to the different venues with their respective retreat speaker and CM facilitator

This year, I am assigned to be with the College Faculty ages 52 - 65. Our venue is at Benedictine Sisters Ulas. Wow! This retreat house serve nutritious and delicious food. And we have Bro. Noel Vic from the Sacred Heart Brothers as our retreat speaker. Retreat is spiritual activity for us to journey with our-self, God and others. People is a school sitting like us needs this activity to refresh, refocus, re energize ourselves as to start the whole year round of facing our school task as educators. This would help us draw more closer to God and commit ourselves to our mission.

A Birthday Greetings from Bo Sanchez

2014-05-27T00:10:00.001-07:00

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Hi floi,

Happy Birthday!
I want to thank you for being you.
I celebrate your goodness.
I celebrate your uniqueness.
I celebrate your greatness.
Because God created you a great person.
With a glorious destiny beyond your wildest imagination.
Go live your phenomenal life!

May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez

New Learning at the Age of 59

2014-05-23T00:51:00.001-07:00

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Wow!

Today is wonderful day for God has given me a new learning through an Awesome Presentation. It is something to be remembered at 59.

Our talented HCDC Campus Minister Richard Escobido shared the knowledge he got from Communication Foundation for Asia.

Thank you Richard. .

Is it Possible to Have Two Names and Two Birthdays?

2014-05-21T23:14:00.002-07:00

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At the begging it sounds confusing, but later on it became amusing. This is my experience of having two name with two birthdays. I grew up knowing that my name is FLORDELUNA. When I was in college, as our school registrar required us to submit our birth certificate it was found out that my name is FLODELUNA. Since childhood up to first year college I celebrated my birthday every May 23. When I saw my birth certificate, my birth date is May 24. Which is which? Either of the two. Both are important to me.

Today, I embrace this two names. Flordeluna, the flower of the moon. Flodeluna, the simple flower on earth. I celebrated these two dates. A two day birthday celebration. Wow! Fantastic! I honor the Holy Spirit as my guide in this two days celebration. I offer Holy Mass and a novena to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gives the joy in my life.

Tomorrow and the following day ( May 23 & 24 is another joyful days of celebration of the gift of life God has given unto me. Two days of celebrating the goodness and the love of God and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in my life. He is guide, and my protector. Thank you Holy Spirit!

Culture from Agriculture

2014-05-06T20:56:00.002-07:00

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Do you know where this word culture comes from? One boy responded, it came from the mountain! Really! Mountain? One anthropologist said, that the word culture derived from the word agriculture. Hey hey! Correct! You taker of a plants in a certain conditions to the other. A plant from the plot to the pot. You cultured it .It transformed from nature to human resource.

Culture involves people, in different places with different lifestyle, beliefs, ideas , values and practices.

Is there superior and inferior cultures? None! Cultures emerged from the experiences of people in particular place and time. There is no point also of comparison, but there is call to respect each others culture.

A Challenge to be with the Young

2014-05-06T20:52:00.002-07:00

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This is the logo of the 24th Catechetical Congress and Seminar Workshop organized by the Communication Foundation for Asia . And this year's congress focuses on the New Evangelization. What is new? The message remains the same : THE PROCLAMATION OF THE PERSON JESUS CHRIST. But the culture of the people 30 years ago may be different from our present generation. And to be with this young generation is quite challenging especially in bringing the message of salvation to them. There is call to understand their culture and at same discover a new way, and new methods of introducing Jesus that would be fitting to them.

I am so blessed together with our school chaplain Fr. Rolando Mandreza and Richard Escobido, we are all from the Holy Cross of Davao College attended this Seminar Workshop.

We have good pool of speakers, Sr. Gemma Victorino, PDDM, PhD who discussed about biblical grounding. Fr. Ben Alforque, MSC the Director of CRC, Dean Rolando Tolentino of the University of the Philippines and Estella Garcia who is a pioneered BEC organizer.

Faculty C Recollection Prayer

2013-12-02T13:15:00.001-08:00

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The following is intended prayers for college faculty set c who will be at Eden Nature's Park for a day of recollection

“Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.”

Prepare our hearts, we pray, O Lord our God,
by your divine power,
so that at the coming of Christ your Son
we may be found worthy of the banquet of eternal life
and merit to receive heavenly nourishment from his hands.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Reading:

Meditation:
We reflect today on a promise of a day full of hope
of plenty, of peace. We ask for the grace to be open,
to respond to whatever the Lord is offering us in these precious days
of preparation and anticipation.

No matter how difficult our situation, we can trust in the Lord;
we can eat and be satisfied.

I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

On that day it will be said:
“Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us!
This is the LORD for whom we looked;
let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!”

Intercessions:
The Word of God humbled himself to dwell with us so
that we might see his glory. Rejoicing in hope, let us call
upon him:
Emmanuel, be with us.

Ruler, just and righteous,
- bring justice to the poor and the oppressed.

King of peace, you beat swords into plowshares and spears
into pruning hooks,
- turn hatred into love and our grievances into forgiveness.

You do not judge by appearances,
- recognize those who are your own.

When you come with power and might upon the clouds,
- grant that we may come before you without shame.

Lord's Prayer

Closing Prayer:
Lord of all,
you are a God of plenty, a Lord who provides
for us in our need.
As I begin these early days of Advent
help me to believe that you know what I need.
Give me the courage to listen to your voice
and the freedom
to open my heart to the graces you are
offering me to place my trust in you.

May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

Song

Text of the prayers are taken from Creighton University Online Ministries.

vegetables and fruits

2013-08-24T03:25:00.001-07:00

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Years ago, I was contemplating of my coming years where in I have to stop working 8 hours a day. What would be my possible flow of life on my retirement days? Lot of possible scenario came to my mind. What would be my other sustenance aside from pension? I have to look for another alternative. Farming, vermi culture, and making a boarding house are the options. I started gradually, and in period of one year construction , a room with a comfort room was built. I am so happy and grateful to God for this material blessing. My is exciting moments for me. Though I may no longer receiving every 15th and 30th income but I believe the Lord God will in place me as He will continue to provide. One is so clear to me that I will still continue to my mission of sharing the mission of Jesus Christ.

Working in an institution or company may end but our work for the vineyard of the Lord must continue through our service and involvement in our Christian community. Our mission must go on!

Are there challenges in our retirement days? The following are possible challenges;

Keep one's mind heart focus to God's eternal promise
Keep one's body strong and healthy through exercise and eating vegetables and fruits
Attend community and church activities
Get in touch with good friends with similar aspirations and values
Observe moments of prayer
Trust God's always loving presence

Retirement is a call to trust and a call to live a meaningful life.

Are you Courgeous?

2013-08-07T08:13:00.002-07:00

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Be courageous in doing things you’ve never done before, to go to places you’ve never been.

Be brave, and be blessed in the unexplored things and places.

My Own Mission: The Benefits of Turmeric

2013-07-26T07:37:00.001-07:00

My Own Mission: The Benefits of Turmeric: Subscribe in a reader Since my younger days, I have the passion of gardening. Now that I am running towards 60"s the passion is st...

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The Benefits of Turmeric

2013-07-10T12:10:00.000-07:00

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Since my younger days, I have the passion of gardening. Now that I am running towards 60"s the passion is still there. An old herb caught my attention which many doctors and scientist focus their eyes in it. The wonder of TURMERIC( Curcuma longa ) . a spice at same time now is a potential cure of different kinds of infections and cancer. It has been used to treat different kinds of illnesses.

Year 2002, I visited my sister in Sacramento. With my love of gardening, I used my free early morning time for gardening in her backyard. I was incidentally stepped into a sharp object. And good that I brought powder of turmeric from the Philippines. I put the wounded part of my feet with the turmeric powder. Amazingly in three days it was healed. I did not suffer of that wound.

Now it is found out that Turmeric has many Health Benefits

1. Has long been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for
     depression.
2. It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in
     disinfecting cuts and burns. (This was my experienced of the
     healing power of turmeric ).
3 Prevented breast cancer from spreading to the lungs.
4. May prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.
5. May prevent metastases from occurring in many different forms of cancer.
6. May prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by
     removing amylase plaque buildup in the   brain.
7. Is a natural liver detoxifier.
8. May help in the treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory
     skin conditions.
9. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, it is a natural
     treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
10. It is a potent natural anti-inflammatory that works as well as
      anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects.

Today turmeric is   taken in powder or pill available in health
     stores in capsules .

My parents started using turmeric during World War II. Turmeric is our basic medicine in the family. My mother dried turmeric roots for emergency needs for what ever sickness would come to us.
Since then, we don't run out of planting turmeric and this time I even increase in volume.

IS THERE A HOPE TO THE PHILIPPINES AND FILIPINOS?

2013-05-11T00:08:00.000-07:00

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Two nights more to go is Philippines election day. Many Filipinos who are lovers of politician both nation local are busy campaigning for the last hours for their beat. What a funny but sad Philippine political scenario.

Days before election many groceries stores got a good income of their sold noodles. Noodles are the cheapest means of enticing votes in favor to a particular candidate. There are lucky ones received bigger enticement, and that is receiving a bigger amount of money where a portion of it will be distributed to their friends and neighbors in favor of a candidate. Our candidates save much before election or during their office terms and spend much during election campaign. This is the Philippine Politics. This scenario reflects the political immaturity of many of us Filipinos, including myself. We will not point and blame to politicians but we have also look our voters. Vice versa. Why they become such kind of politicians? First and foremost, we allow them to become such kind of politicians. In other hand, politicians took advantage of the immaturity and the political uneducated people for the their vested interest. Many Filipinos are like starve species who will radically grab any thing thrown unto them during election period. Having feed and with "utang na loob" eventually they can choose the wrong politician. Is there A HOPE TO THE PHILIPPINES AND FILIPINOS?

Our hope does not lies on the political leaders. Our hope lies on us Filipino people. Let us not depend much of our leaders. Let us develop a mind set and direction as people that would shape a good leader. A good leader comes from good people. Believe in your goodness as person. Let us believe in our goodness as people. Let us not wait others to start, let us start from our self.

What can You See in Singapore?

2013-04-25T00:45:00.000-07:00

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Another bonus in my life is the opportunity to see the beauty of Singapore. What is Singapore? Where do you find Singapore?

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian island city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometers north of the equator. Wikipedia

Dialing code: 65

Weather: 33°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 55% Humidity

Local time: Thursday 1:52 PM

Awards: Top Intelligent Community of the Year

Official language: English Language, Malay Language, Tamil Language, Standard Mandarin

Population: 5.184 million

The group of private teacher most of them from Holy Cross of Davao College left Davao City , Philippines April 15, 2013 afternoon in order to catch the early flight to Singapore on the following day via Sea-air.

"This is the day that the Lord has made. we will rejoice and be glad on it". We were all glad and happy roaming around Universal Studios in Singapore. Oh what a gift of journey from the Lord. It just on the first day ... marami pa. ( lot more places)

Where are we? Ah, at the Garden by the Bay.
This is a place where we can reflect God's wisdom and knowledge bestowed to human being. A cluster of 18 artificial trees almost 16 stories in height, are scattered throughout Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay.

In this bridge we passed by heading to towards the artificial trees. Jonas is our good guide from LRT up to this place

. Thank you oh God for the safe and sound trip to Singapore!

Recalling and Imagening the Crucified Christ

2013-03-28T21:35:00.001-07:00

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As I woke up early of Good Friday I decided not to join the The Way of the Cross organized by our parish, instead I prayed the Rosary and meditating the suffering, death and crucifixion of Jesus. I spend this good Friday as day of recollection and prayer. I read few chapters of the book Finding God in All Things by William A. Barry, SJ. This is a good book to anyone wants to make spiritual exercises for it contents spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius. In my reading I was lead to recall and imagine Christ who crucified on the cross. Before the crucified Jesus I ponder the great love of God who created me. The awesome God who became man that I may have eternal life. Now, here He is crucified on the cross. I reflect myself and ask,

" What I have done for Christ? What I am doing for Christ? What ought to do for Christ? AS I behold Christ in this plight, nailed on the cross, I shall ponder what presents itself to my mind " ( Spiritual Exercise n. 53 )

This meditation on the on the St. Ignatius leads me to see my own sinfulness and the mystery of sin. Sin which has two dimension. Personal and Social. Gazing intently to the crucified Jesus leads me to the purpose of God in creating me and of sharing His life. He wanted to exists with me. He has the BEST interest in me . He wants me to live with Him forever. This is the desire and the plan of God at the very beginning.

The great petition of Jesus to the Father on the cross, "FATHER, FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING" Luke 23:34 , echoes to my whole being . I will ask and accept God's forgiveness and I will forgive others.