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As we step into new year 2025, we look back with gratitude on the journey that has brought us to where we are and look forward with hope. As we
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Three Years of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH)–Barra: Growing as an Ecology Parish
A collective reflection of the parishioners Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH)–Barra marks its third year as a parish since its elevation in 2022 and its designation as an
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Why I Became a Columban Mission Partner
By Marge Condes Being a volunteer at Our Lady of Remedies Parish, Malate, gave me first-hand experience of how the Columban Fathers, including lay missionaries, live out their mission. Although
Celebrating 80 Years of Transformative Catholic Education: Honoring the Columbans’ Legacy
This year, 2025, St. James School of Subic celebrates its 80th founding anniversary, a milestone the school proudly calls its double ruby anniversary, with the theme: “Celebrating 80 Years of
Welcoming Christ in Every Stranger
By Reins Mosqueda, Taiwan “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger
New Life in Sierra Madre
By Sr. Virginia Mozo, SSC When I returned to the Philippines after working with refugees in Mexico, I had a month at the foot of Sierra Madre (the longest
To Persevere: The Path to a Stronger Life
By Fr. Elbert Balbastro My mom has always held a special place in my heart. Though we are far apart, Â our interconnectedness will always remain – like an umbilical cord
Christmas Hopes and Fears By Fr. Vinnie Busch, SSC  “O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars
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A Time in History (October 24-31)
October 24 FR. WILLIAM BOURKEÂ was born in 1929 at Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A. He died in Kent Hospital, Warwick, Rhode Island, on October 24, 2004. Prior to coming to St.
A Time in History (September 8-16)
September 9 FR. DENIS EGAN was born at Ferbane, County Offaly, Ireland in 1924. He died in Dalgan on September 9, 2002. Having completed his secondary studies at St. Joseph’s College,
A Time in History (September 17-23)
September 17 FR. BERNARD O’CONNOR was born on 18 April 1934 in Ballymore, Co Sligo. He was educated in Ballymote Boys NS and St Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe before joining the
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