The pandemic years may have been a time of great chaos and uncertainty, yet it has also provided us the momentum to rethink and explore new ways of doing things.
JUSTICE, PEACE & INTEGRITY OF CREATION ARTICLES
I dance the song of creatures far and wide I sing the song of the Voice, of the Great I Am.
The Walk for Creation was participated by some parishioners from Barra-Igpit parish led by their parish priests, the junior seminarians of the Archdiocese, Columban Missionaries, staff of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, and student volunteers from the University of Science and Technology of The Philippines (USTP).
The Higaonon community of Sitio Canaan, Dansolihon warmly welcomed the visit of Fr. Kang Seungwon, a member of the General Council, and Miss Vida Amor Hequilan, a member of the Columban Lay Missionaries Central Leadership Team.
The first groups of Columbans who came to the Philippines were pastorally-oriented men with a lot of zeal for spreading the faith. Their zeal and commitment were shown in the sacrifices that they made during the Second World War, when they decided not to desert their parishioners.
Despite their battle regarding ancestral domain ownership against land grabbers and blurred government policies, the Higaonon tribal community remain hopeful and pro-active in promoting their culture and way of life.
Last March 14, 2022, Monday, the Higaonons performed the annual Pamulalakaw, a solemn ceremony that involves the ritual slaughter and offerings of chickens and goats to Magbabaya (Creator God) and to the Holy Spirits that live in the Cagayan de Oro River.
On Saturday, June 11, 2022, the Columban International Youth Encounter (CIYE) team facilitated its third session for the year with the theme, “Youth in Dialogue toward Peaceful Coexistence”.
"The campaign period was characterized by a battle between truth and lies. There were ten presidential candidates but the race was narrowed down to Leni Robredo and Bongbong Marcos. According to Marites Vitug, a noted Filipino journalist and author, “Nothing less than democracy is at stake with this election.”
The greatest weakness of a portion of the male population of the human race is underestimating and refusing to acknowledge the power, influence, and importance of women in shaping and guiding society.
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