
With heartfelt sincerity she said, "I may not have money to give, but please accept these two brooms as my offering for the mission."
This year, 2021, the Philippine Church is celebrating 500 years since the arrival of Christianity. On March 31, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet moored at Limasawa Island (Leyte), at the time part of the outlying territory of the Rajahnate (Kingdom) of Butuan (Northern Mindanao)....
With heartfelt sincerity she said, "I may not have money to give, but please accept these two brooms as my offering for the mission."
In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. It invokes positive emotions, relish good experiences, improves health, deals with adversity, and builds strong relationships.
PILAR TILOS was born in Hinoba-an, Negros Occ., Philippines in 1940. Baptized by a Columban priest, Pilar was a member of the 1990 first group of Columban lay missionaries, called RP 1, to be assigned to Pakistan.
With heartfelt sincerity she said, "I may not have money to give, but please accept these two brooms as my offering for the mission."
In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. It invokes positive emotions, relish good experiences, improves health, deals with adversity, and builds strong relationships.
I associate the goodness of these mission partners with the couple St. Paul mentioned in his letter to the Corinthians. Aquilla and Priscilla were not popular but their effort and commitment to helping St. Paul in his journey to evangelize and spread the love of Jesus Chris were enormous and significant.
Despite promises of infrastructure development, the Subanen land was left barren, water sources were contaminated, the rivers ran dry, and communities suffered from the effects of cyanide poisoning.