tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39341942053898415742024-11-01T04:56:42.983-04:00Sharing you some thoughts, stories, anecdotes, quotations, encounters, which have helped me look into myself, enter into prayer, and venture into action. Some are my personal reflections - stirrings of the Holy Spirit. Some are echoes - the Holy Spirit stirring other people - which have sent me echoes of grace. May these be for you too, stirrings of the Lord and Giver of Life, and echoes of his dynamism and vitality at work in our everyday story.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934194205389841574.post-19256509172044725452012-05-21T22:45:00.000-04:002012-05-21T23:37:48.590-04:00

Fr. Proceso Barroga (2 July 1954 - 22 May 2012) May I invite you to please include FR. PROCESO BARROGA in your prayers.  He passed on to our Creator this morning (May 22, Manila time).  Let us pray for his eternal repose.  Fr. Ceso was once rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Vigan.  Among the parishes he served were San Juan Sahagun in Candon, St.

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The Pope, Benedict XVI in his message to the American bishops of the Dioceses in the Midwest on the ad limina visit to Rome reflected on the challenges that the Church in America faces, among them on marriage, the family, life, sexuality, culture and catechesis.The Pope noted:It is in fact increasingly evident that a weakened appreciation of the indissolubility of the marriage covenant, and the

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In the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Arlington, all parish churches are open on all Wednesdays of the Holy Season of Lent from 6:30PM-8:00PM for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.This program has been called, "The Light Is On For You."

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One of the most awesome and inspiring about priesthood, and at the same time the most humbling, is to be able to be used by God to grant forgiveness. The sacrament of reconciliation always amazes me. It is amazing how good and gracious God is, how he does not deal with us as our sins deserve. Thank you, God, for, “if you O, Lord should mark our guilt, who would endure?” The words of

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At an adult catechism class, the catechist noted that the story of Jonah was not actually historical, that it did not actually, literally happen as it is related. He followed his comment with a rhetorical question (one that does not actually needed an answer) – “Well, how can we not say that the story of Jonah and the Ninevites did not actually happen?” A couple of answers came, though. One

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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934194205389841574.post-14235913168154731592011-10-27T22:09:00.001-04:002011-10-27T22:10:31.298-04:00

I am pro-choice.I choose God.I choose life.

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The Revolution of LOVE When Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope, people thought he would be a tough one, rigid and traditionalist, concerned with the institution of the Church, putting the Church in a defensive mode. They even ridiculed him intending the pun, “German Shepherd” for a German Pope who they thought would be on the guard, and nothing of the sort of the charismatic and revolutionary

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27th Sunday in OT, Year A, 2011 We have two similar parables in our readings today.&nbsp; From Isaiah we read of the parable of the unfruitful vineyard.&nbsp; The vine grower has cultivated, watered and nurtured the vineyard.&nbsp; But the grapes were sour, the vineyard was unproductive.&nbsp; The vine grower asks, “What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done?” Sometimes

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I read this from the website dedicated to the late Cardinal Francis Van Thuan. &nbsp;It is worth sharing - as a prayer for our politicians, as well as a hope for renewed politics and social life. &nbsp;Hopeful reading. *** 8 "beatitudes for politicians" Cardinal Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, who is president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, proposed the moral

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I was typing a quotation for a section in my paper when I mistyped what I read. The coordination of my eyes, my mind and my fingers was not too well, I thought. I typed "possibilities" instead of "responsibilities". In almost a split second, I thought of just deleting the word and retyping the correct one. I looked at the word "possibilities", and I saw I just had to type "res" before "p" and

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The Most Reverend DAVID WILLIAM V. ANTONIO, DD Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia Titular Bishop of Basti Born on December 29, 1963 Ordained Priest for Nueva Segovia on December 1, 1988 Appointed Bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on July 15, 2011 Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia on July 15, 2011 Ordained Bishop on August 26, 2011 *** Thanks be to God for the ordination of Bishop David

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Easter 6, A, 2011 (also Memorial Weekend) Homily (Arlington National Cemetery)First of all, I would like to greet you all a happy and meaningful memorial weekend. And tomorrow most especially, a happy and meaningful Memorial Day. Not being native of this great country, here only as transient (aren’t we all transient though?) it comes necessary for me to seek to know what the holidays,

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Napansin ng pastol na dumarami na ang tupa at humihirap nang ihanap ng luntiang pastulan. Marami namang pastulan, pero mahirap puntahan. "Bakit ako magpapakahirap? Ano kaya ang dapat kong gawin?" napaisip ang pastol. "Bawasan ko kaya ang mga tupa? Pigilan ko kaya ang kanilang pagdami? Ang hirap alagaan ang ganito karaming tupa." ***Psalmo 23Ang Panginoon ang aking pastolPinagiginhawa

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P-Noy, sabi mo, "kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap." Did you merely state a fact you are just willing to accept...?Mr. President (Aquino), you said it yourself - "kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap." Is the government doing enough to curb corruption, prosecute offenders, restore lost government (people's) money, revamp corrupt systems and agencies, and many other things that need to be

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From Wikipedia (Yes, I know, it is Wikipedia. But there are other reliable sources for this too.)WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Come on. It is quite clear.The article that should raise the questions:***National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200) was completed on December 10, 1974 by the United States National

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Contraception: Genuine Solution or Foreign Machination?I am posting a paper by David Michael M. San Juan. It can be accessed at Scribd. I have pasted the whole article. To break the long paragraphs, I separated some lines.****<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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