God is the God of Love and Mercy. The Parables of the Lost Sheep (Lk 15:1-7), the Lost Coin (Lk 15:8-10), and the Lost Son (Lk 15:11-32) speak loudly and vividly about God’s love and mercy for us all despite our being sinners. This is a very good news indeed. …
Read More »How Batangueños usually spend a long weekend?
Yesterday was our Muslim brothers’ celebration of Eid-ul Fitr which meant a non-working holiday for most of us. This gave us a long weekend which means Batangueños working in Metro Manila or in neighboring provinces will rush home to have a three-day vacation. What do you do with a long …
Read More »Early Christmas Shopping Tips for YOU!
Early Christmas shopping excites some of us. The nearing of Christmas season can be felt when the calendar says September 1. And with the coming of the -BER months, we just couldn’t help but get excited. 1. Take advantage of mallwide SALE. SM City Lipa had a mallwide sale on …
Read More »The Cost of Discipleship
“Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple” (Lk14:27). Following Jesus is very demanding. There are people and things you have to give up and leave behind in order to become his disciple. Hindi pwedeng sumunod sa kanya na nakakapit ka sa mga …
Read More »Batangueños on Being Sentimental
The recent Saturday, September 4, was a ‘sentisabado’ for the Twitter world. #sentisabado became a trending topic in Twiterria. If you are one of the active users of this social medium, following these Twitter maniac celebrities, you probably know what I mean. Filipinos on Twitter became sentimental last Saturday, as …
Read More »Upuang Pandangal
“Sapagkat ang nagpapakataas ay ibababa, aat ang nagpapakababa ay itataas” (Lk 14:11). Kapag mataas ang lipad, mas matindi ang kalabog kapag bumagsak. Ganyan ang ginagawa ng pride. Ang pride ay pagmamataas. Kaya kapag may nagsasabi sa akin, “Mataas po ang aking pride.” Ang sagot ko: “Wala pong mababang pride; lahat …
Read More »The Major Major Comment that Struck the Nation
“What is one big mistake you’ve made and what did you do to make it right?” If you were Venus Raj, how would you answer this question? It seems that Filipinos still can’t get over with Venus Raj’s “major, major” statement in the crucial question and answer portion in Miss …
Read More »Philippines in 24 Hours: On Painful Truths and Almost Happy Ending
With what’s happening in the country today, is it hard for every Juan dela Cruz to continue dreaming for a better life? When we are put on the world’s centerstage, it’s either for a good reason or a bad one. The Philippines is again befaced with such a disheartening event …
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