What I experienced during quarantine was a humbling experience to say the least. Everyone was concerned, some prayed for me, some sent messages of encouragement, and kind advice.
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For our beloved mission partners, benefactors and friends. Wishing you all a blessed Christmas and a grace-filled new year.
We celebrated the feast day of St. Columban, the Society’s patron saint, with a Mass at the Our Lady of Remedies Parish in Malate
Gifts come in different shapes and forms. It is either something material or in the form of presence, deeds or gestures.
My faith gets nourished by my burning desire and commitment to encounter God and it is through my daily encounters with people that I meet Jesus. Sometimes, I find myself in doubt or lacking in my knowledge of God, but all I have to do is look at the statue of the Sto. Niño and draw inspiration from it.
Students welcome the Spiritual Year and take time to reflect on their hopes and expectations for the Formation program.
The second part includes the musings of Theology sophomores
The first part features the reflections from newly ordained deacons, Rev. Jerry Lohera and Rev. Elbert Balbastro and Larry Duerme, a third year student.
Dreaming to become a priest at that time without considering all the factors at play was foolish and ambitious. I can still remember my father’s desperate voice, telling me, “I cannot afford to send you to the seminary.” We had a small farm planted with sweet potato, ube, corn, cassava, taro and banana that only provides us little income.
Elbert, a newly ordained deacon of the Missionary Society of St Columban, from Oton, Iloilo, shares his reflection about his diaconate ordination experience at this time of pandemic.
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