When we make new acquaintances, we immediately introduce our names after an exchange of warm greetings. Some would even go as far as telling us the meaning of their names. That is when our curiosity about the importance of naming a child in a particular culture is aroused. What’s in a name? By Michael Javier,
The sight of empty seashells in different shapes and sizes littered on the beach reflects the insatiable appetite of human beings for seafood. My Little Life Projects By Fr. Jude Genovia, SSC Fr. Jude Genovia lived and worked in Korea for the past 11 years. He is back in the Philippines and assigned to Malate
She remembered how Father Nick would attentively listen and share his time with the people in the parish. By doing so, Father Nick has participated in the people’s struggles, shared their hopes and joys, and celebrated their triumphs. In Testament to Fr Nick Murray’s Kindness By Mavic Mercene Staff, Columban Missionaries I joined the
The Philippines needs a law establishing a “Children’s Court.” With greater trust in the judicial system, more cases are being filed and tried ending in more convictions. The Philippines needs children’s courts Fr. Shay Cullen 31 March 2023 Every time I sit in a Philippine family court with the Preda social workers and the
Sincerity Toward God By Fr Elbert Balbastro, SSC The sacrament of reconciliation or hearing confession is one of the ministries that I appreciate the most. I am blessed to journey with the penitent and be reminded that God is always a loving and forgiving God who always embraces us when we return to him. As
We are called upon to repent on our sins, to turn away from the things that keep us from God, to acknowledge our weaknesses and to seek the strength and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Remember, however, that Lent is not only about us but also about others. Act of charity in the season of
By Hazel Angwani Hazel is from Bontoc, Mountain Province and is currently undergoing the Columban lay missionary Orientation program with Ma. Fe Corazon Arienza. I have always believed that life is full of choices, and that the circumstances that surround us in life are not for us to suffer in agony but to learn about
A faith born in the shadows cast by a single candle in a tightly curtained room of a small farming village in China emerging from the repression of the Cultural Revolution in the early 1980s blossomed on February 4 in the chapel of the Columban Seminary in Manila, as Peter knelt before Bishop Honesto Ongtioco
Columban lay missionary, Lanieta Tamatawale, from Fiji Islands, sharing about her life in the mission.
This video is about the mission sending mass of PH 20 composed of Monaliza Esteban, Leizl Ladaran and Marjorie Engcoy, and their signing of contract with the Missionary Society of St. Columban. They were sent to Fiji Islands as Columban lay missionaries.
