tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:27:26 +0000hobbiesjokesgabbybooksepiphanyoutletsyouth ministrycory aquinoeventsnaturepopesalesian bulletinlay brothersmeditation fruitreligious lifecemeterymarythe philippinesrecollectionsnew mediaplugssocietyfamilydon boscodb relicvideoholy weekJesusFINFilipino Philosophyblack nazarenesinulogsunday liturgical reflectionattempts on versereflectionsvocationevangelizationpeaceseminary stufflanguagephilosophyfaithSignBearerSalesianitypriesthoodadventure2010 electionsapostolaterefletionschurchmass commentsspeechJesuitsnovitiatepostnovbaptism of the lordbloggingsalesiansgrabsworld youth day' social communicationssolitudeBosconianmediareflectionsocial communicationssaintsquick postschristmasenvironmentphotosAmericapreachingannouncementLentmemoriescatholicismholinessinsideoutnew yeardiscernmentRH billteachingprayerherbspaperbirthdayfyipersonalgoodnight talksuperheroesmushy thoughtspenancequiapoblogjourneyon-line campaignssacramentsfriendshipCanlubangseminaryfoodgardeningcatechesisquotesfearwritingmarried lifethere are moments for study, and a time to relax; there's time for laughter and some instance to feel sad; there's a time to plant and a season for harvest; there are occasions to celebrate, and a subdued period to grieve; there are painful moments of brokenness, yet, there's a time to experience soothing healing; there's a time to live, a time to love!; there is time to collect these thoughts and preserve these forever through the pen!http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Donnie)Blogger483125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-919023964098002980Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:27:00 +00002012-01-06T03:27:26.870-08:00reflectiongoodnight talkchristmasDo you know why I can't see any stars tonight ? Because you outshine them.Do you like bananas or blueberries? I want to know what kind of pancakes to make in the morning.Do you know you're like my blood? Because you're A+ and you're always in my heart.Did you just fart? Because you blew me away! *** Pick up lines have been in the limelight of late. I’d like to think that they are so because of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/98iVQkIUqrM/on-symbols.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/98iVQkIUqrM" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-symbols.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-3725992177722612079Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:25:00 +00002011-12-24T09:25:41.211-08:00don boscoseminary Before anything else, Merry  Christmas!   Fr. Joe, our seminary catechist asked me to synthesize some valuable inputs of Don Bosco for our seminarians who will be home for vacation. I'm posting this set of recommendations not only for the benefit of some of my seminarian friends , but also for any ordinary students, Bosconians in particular, who may find them useful. Now, let's hear http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/Ah1Owmw3Jzo/recommendations-on-vacation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/Ah1Owmw3Jzo" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/12/recommendations-on-vacation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-7868342481416767231Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:09:00 +00002011-12-14T17:09:33.012-08:00salesian bulletinSalesianitydiscernmentvocationWe all have our dreams for ourselves: good career, ideal family, sleek car, comfortable house. But is this what God dreams for us? If you are serious in finding what God wants for you, consider the following steps:1. Review your life historySee how God has been journeying in your life: the family situation, friends, desires, temperament, talents one possesses, future dreams and life goals, even http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/-xY-ggEry6M/steps-in-discerning-religious-vocation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/-xY-ggEry6M" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/12/steps-in-discerning-religious-vocation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-4258738038002607180Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:03:00 +00002011-12-09T02:09:14.413-08:00social communicationsdon boscogoodnight talkbooksmedia “Uncle Charles Cabin” and “The Wandering Jews” Do these titles ring a bell? For those among us who are taking the Rizal course, they should, for they are two books which greatly awakened Rizal's consciousness in fighting for our freedom. Hands down, books influence us. I don’t have to argue about it. Was it St. Augustine who said that “The world is a book and those who do not travel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/RRanYfktTEo/on-good-and-bad-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/RRanYfktTEo" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-good-and-bad-books.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-5159405853526722061Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:10:00 +00002011-12-06T22:18:25.210-08:00maryholiness Most of the Bosconians I know could very well resonate with the naughty General Mickey than the perpetually holy Savio.  I can perfectly understand the reason why. Dominic, they perceive, must have been groomed right from the very start to become a saint. General Mickey, on the other hand, had to find his way towards the greater scheme of holiness. It was not an easy feat for him to turn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/munkhHfP1fg/magone-and-mary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/munkhHfP1fg" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/12/magone-and-mary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-8312694347757505459Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:40:00 +00002011-12-06T04:43:30.665-08:00 "I wanted to become a priest. But I don’t know how to become one” a 12-year-old boy once shared this sentiment. He had been a member of the Knights of the Altar and pointed out that a Salesian brother who heads the group made him seriously think about it.   Many young people are mulling over what they want to do with their lives, among these, the option to become a priest, a brother, or a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/eaU3YVWON_A/spiritual-guides-accompanying-young.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/eaU3YVWON_A" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/12/spiritual-guides-accompanying-young.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-8394878028285166076Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:00:00 +00002011-11-15T21:24:00.418-08:00new media' social communicationsgoodnight talkOne of the main issues we tackled in the social communication east-asia oceania regional meeting was about formation. Not only of the seminarians—aspirants and prenovices—but also of Salesians—the young ones and the once young. You see, the emergence of the personal media such as mobile phone, itouch, ipad, netbook and the like have done a lot of wonderful stuff in our ministry for the young http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/1UiQYijGKdU/on-new-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)1Cosmos St, Santo Tomas, Philippines14.125921780589302 121.1434936523437513.879668780589302 120.82763665234376 14.372174780589301 121.45935065234374<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/1UiQYijGKdU" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-new-media.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-5023241727939903945Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:49:00 +00002011-11-12T05:50:21.478-08:00seminary stuffgoodnight talk One concrete proposal of Fr. Chavez in his strenna is for the Salesians is to share our vocation stories to the young people. Allow me this space to share mine. To begin with, I am a returnee. I left the seminary in 2004 as a novice-to-be on the eve of our supposed flight to the novitiate in Cebu. I worked as a teacher in some school in Manila, and I thought that I’d be happy to live and die http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/odXi1ptXD9s/my-vocation-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/odXi1ptXD9s" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-vocation-story.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-1701081730627240462Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:32:00 +00002011-11-06T19:32:35.002-08:00youth ministrythe philippines The National Youth Cross is having its stop at Don Bosco Canlubang on November 11, 2011 (11-11-11). And everyone, especially the young people, is invited to attend. I made some research about the Cross and here's what I got.  Here are some pieces of information about the National Youth Cross. Thanks to this site for the information and My Calbayog Diary for the above photo. The Youthhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/ZNM3gZwaYdg/national-youth-cross.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/ZNM3gZwaYdg" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/11/national-youth-cross.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-4783484651675979106Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:11:00 +00002011-11-06T17:11:58.224-08:00goodnight talkevangelization The South American region has contributed about 101 canonized and beatified saints to the Church. We have the saints like St. Rose of Lima, St. Peter Claver, and of course, our very own Bl. Ceferino Namuncura who all come from this region. Being considered the most Catholic continent in the world, the question “why does it need Catholic missionaries?” surely defies logic and reason. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/qaZaIT4KFQc/evangelizing-ourselves-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/qaZaIT4KFQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/11/evangelizing-ourselves-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-8400741142406088816Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:55:00 +00002011-11-05T17:55:21.459-07:00goodnight talkSalesianitysaints Namuncura and Savio have got some things in common. One is that the church recognized their sanctity. The latter was canonized, while the former was beatified. Aside from this, they were both bosconians.   And your guess is as good as mine: They would have been splendid Salesians if God permitted them to live longer. But as we know it, they lived only a short life. Savio met the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/Mx7lz_5Iybw/on-savio-and-namuncura.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/Mx7lz_5Iybw" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-savio-and-namuncura.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-1482233435435728686Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:08:00 +00002011-11-04T22:08:22.153-07:00goodnight talkreflectionsI was feeling bad one day when I thought of flipping the pages of my journal. In one page I wrote two years ago, I read this line “A confrere-friend shared with me that when he was in the novitiate, he promised not to look at flowers so as not to lose his focus on God. I was awe-inspired.” Last March, one entry reads “I was gently moved with one aspirant when I raised my voice at him. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/uDXwfCegnes/how-does-love-look-like.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/uDXwfCegnes" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-does-love-look-like.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-2066308107381502488Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:22:00 +00002011-10-31T23:22:04.348-07:00gardeningHere's an article I wrote for the Blue Collar.  Let’s admit it. Worms stir up a yucky feeling in almost all of us. I remember that when I was a small boy, I thought of putting a wiggling worm inside a shirt of a clueless playmate. He did not pay attention to it at first, but when he felt the jerky movement of the unsettled worm rubbing against his skin, he became hysterical. But we cannot blamehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/-huamPU5s7Y/worm-factory-not-dirty-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/-huamPU5s7Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/10/worm-factory-not-dirty-business.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-2637118599259994205Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:35:00 +00002011-10-31T06:38:20.965-07:00social communicationsgoodnight talkapostolateEvery third Sunday, for the past five months now, I slip away from our community to go to Makati for the radio broadcast.I cannot thank Fr. Gerry enough and the rest of the confreres for the go signal and the support they have given me to pursue this media apostolate. Despite the fact that agreeing for me to be there means I would not be here. I love to teach, and I consider the classroom as my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/n9jbKUp2gh0/radio-apostolate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/n9jbKUp2gh0" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/10/radio-apostolate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-1888347169761783126Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:12:00 +00002011-10-30T20:38:12.346-07:00hobbiesherbsgardeningGraduating from taking care of ornamental plants in the community, I thought of trying my luck in herbs. There are a number of herbs found in the premises of the seminary. There's the oregano of course, tanglad, pandan, various types of mint, basil and a lot more!But one time, while buying some ornamental plants in Bay, a town in Laguna after Los Banos, I saw a stall where only herbs are being http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/wngd_PiydKk/herbs-on-rooftop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/wngd_PiydKk" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/10/herbs-on-rooftop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-16864501172240721Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:59:00 +00002011-10-30T16:15:26.953-07:00prayercemeteryI lifted this prayer from Catholic Culture but got rid of some unnecessary elements. This will work perfectly for those among us who will visit the cemetery in the Philippines. You could have this printed, or for those with handheld gadgets, you could just save it in your device. You may also ask for holy water from your respective parishes to be sprinkled on the graves.Leader: Praise be to God http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/AK6Xo8B3w4c/visiting-cemetery-on-all-souls-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/AK6Xo8B3w4c" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/10/visiting-cemetery-on-all-souls-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-194459830637442912Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:53:00 +00002011-09-23T03:28:22.669-07:00reflectiongoodnight talkBefore Paulo Coelho, JK Rowling, Bob Ong, Dave Peltzer, Arun Gogna invaded the seminary, there was first Robert Fulghum. In his magnum opus, entitled "All I really need to know, I learned in kindergarten," he outlined lessons, which were not taught to him by his professors in the graduate school, but learned in his lowly kindergarten class.These are some of the things he learned:Share http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/iz9NV089Ajk/true-to-our-humanity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/iz9NV089Ajk" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/09/true-to-our-humanity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-4159511151112832828Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:51:00 +00002011-04-29T18:10:56.637-07:00social communicationschurchbloggingI heard this from the meeting I attended days ago. Googling it, I found out for myself that it's true after all. If ever I had the means, I would surely be part of this exciting meeting with His Holiness. Let me lead you to the link or just read the article below: A meeting for bloggers will take place in Rome on the afternoon of Monday 2 May 2011. The aim of the meeting, which is being http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/5FOGGu5X4uk/bloggers-to-meet-with-pope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/5FOGGu5X4uk" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/04/bloggers-to-meet-with-pope.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-2436325564478396865Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:09:00 +00002011-04-29T17:39:59.393-07:00social communicationsI'm resurrecting this blog after some months of hiatus. The last development I made in this blog took place four months ago. I hope that from this time on, I will be consistent in my updates.Perhaps, one reason which led me make this blog come alive again is that I am all the more convinced that as a Salesian of Don Bosco, I have to make this conscious and deliberate effort to reach out to young http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/g_CbuAsJBIU/resurrexit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/g_CbuAsJBIU" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/04/resurrexit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-1573015599338874475Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:45:00 +00002011-01-22T07:48:57.937-08:00don boscoLast week, during the send-off of the relics, I committed a major major blunder. I guess, it would easily land in the list of my most embarrassing moments.No, it was not when I shouted “Mabuhay si San Bosco (Long live St. Bosco).” I maintain that that is acceptable. If we have San Lorenzo, San Pedro, and even Sta Cruz, Sta Mesa in our lexical consciousness, then it follows that we could also havehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/pOKrKteFJV4/mabuhay-si-san-bosco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/pOKrKteFJV4" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/01/mabuhay-si-san-bosco.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-3245116979016110893Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:14:00 +00002011-01-08T17:16:06.761-08:00The coverage in Canlubang has been extraordinary in various aspects. For one, various members of the Salesian Family have been united in making the event make a dent in the lives of the young people. The students of Mary Help of Christians School run by the FMA sisters provided some front act performance with their Banda Kawayan (Bamboo band) and drums and lyres. The Salesian cooperators havehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/Axc_uY0T8nc/db-relics-in-canlubang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/Axc_uY0T8nc" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2011/01/db-relics-in-canlubang.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-3038543032671005154Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:01:00 +00002010-12-31T01:14:43.416-08:00db relicHere's the third installment of the video montage as the relic of St. John Bosco continues to journey in the various settings of the FIN province. I failed to check for new videos for the past four days, and look what I got.The videos have been uploaded in the SalesianaFilms channel in Youtube. I embedded here the videos and also copied the description for each.Currently, the relic is at the St. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/hDM7mks3Zt8/video-montage-of-relic-in-pilgrim-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/hDM7mks3Zt8" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2010/12/video-montage-of-relic-in-pilgrim-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-2036728943156103843Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:06:00 +00002010-12-28T17:07:12.611-08:00db relicLegazpi Cathedral/Aquinas School, Legazpi City, Albay6:00 am Morning Praise – NEO Cat Youth / Motorcade to Aquinas School Dome8:00 am Vicariate 1 Youth9:30 am Vicariate 2 Youth11:00 am Vicariate 3 Youth1:00 pm Gathering & Registration for Regional Youth Day2:00 pm Talk: Chin-Chin G. with Program / Break + JAM6:00 pm Taize and Evening Praise7:00 pm Dinner7:30 pm Film of Don Bosco9:30 pm Group http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/pyGEYvJHrks/db-relic-schedule-december-29.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/pyGEYvJHrks" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2010/12/db-relic-schedule-december-29.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-5463042877069683880Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:10:00 +00002010-12-27T07:28:49.550-08:00db relicI've been always mobile the past days. Yesterday, I helped my mom in running some Christmas-related errands. It was tiring. But I loved the experience as it allowed some mother and son bonding in the spirit of the Christmas season. Hopefully, I'll also have some time to spare with my dad.Today, I just arrived from an out-of-town trip: I attended the Mass of Fr. Roger Miranda, SDB who celebrated http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/IoP21X8slRA/video-montage-of-relic-in-pilgrim-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/IoP21X8slRA" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2010/12/video-montage-of-relic-in-pilgrim-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846638167619631636.post-4779651899309653891Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:01:00 +00002010-12-25T06:03:21.504-08:00db relicSan Ildefonso Parish, Makati/Don Bosco Youth Center, Tondo5:00 am Mass6:30 am Mass8:00 am Mass9:30 am Children’s Mass – Bp. Bernardino Cortez, DD11:00 am Mass with Baptism12:00 nn Veneration (until 3:00 pm) with music, video, talks, and songs1:00 pm Youth and Children Ministry Christmas Concert with Don Bosco3:00 pm Concluding Prayers and Ceremony / Turn over of the Pilgrim Relic to Don Bosco http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~3/lvMDeNASc1U/db-relic-schedule-december-26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donnie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OnAPensiveMood/~4/lvMDeNASc1U" height="1" width="1"/>http://onapensivemood.blogspot.com/2010/12/db-relic-schedule-december-26.html