Summary: Encounters
Life is strange and everyday is a miracle.
We will be visiting the Our Lady of Manaoag in Tierra de Maria
in Tagaytay City next week. It is a 50-foot statue of The Lady
which is the main attraction of Tierra de Maria Home of Meditation
and Enrichment. I was …
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Date Published: Mar 17, 2011 - 6:38 pm
In 1933, God gave Sister Faustina a striking vision of His Mercy,
Sister tells us: I saw a great light, with God the Father in the
midst of it. Between this light and the earth I saw Jesus nailed to
…
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Date Published: Mar 02, 2011 - 6:31 pm
I am in a haste to do everything in my life that I could not even
remember its details. That is not a famous quote from a famous
author; it is how I describe my life after listening to the …
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Date Published: Feb 28, 2011 - 12:45 pm
Two Fathers of the Franciscan order were sailing along the coast of
Flanders, when a terrible tempest arose, which sank the vessel,
with its three hundred passengers. The two Fathers had sufficient
presence of mind to seize hold of a …
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Date Published: Feb 10, 2011 - 5:53 pm
And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let
birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” So God
created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving
thing with which …
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Date Published: Feb 08, 2011 - 5:39 am
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt
before the throne of God, I place in you all my interest and
desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful
intercession, and obtain for me …
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Date Published: Feb 02, 2011 - 10:45 am
Failure is just a seasoning in life it has never been and will
never be the main ingredient… Today let us remember that whatever
may our life story be, there is always a time to start all over.
Beginnings are …
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Date Published: Feb 02, 2011 - 10:27 am
I have been invoking the help of St. Jude Thaddaeus since I was 9
years old during trying moments. It does not completely mean that I
do not trust in God or anything. It is just that sometimes I am …
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Date Published: Jan 23, 2011 - 9:59 pm
The literal translation in Italian of “to give birth” is “dare alla
luce” which means “to give to the light”. It is indeed beautiful
and it makes a promise of a bright future ahead. But not to a
6-year-old kid …
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Date Published: Jan 23, 2011 - 7:33 am
Upon seeing the word faith I bet you are expecting a minimum of
10-page discussion about the matter. I do feel that way,
especially when I recall my 3-hour class in Medieval Philosophy way
back in college. Yes we discuss …
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Date Published: Jan 21, 2011 - 11:14 am
I always have this passion for Italy although I cannot speak
Italian and I am not an advocate of Benito Mussolini. I also do not
have any particular reason why, it maybe the food or maybe because
it is the …
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Date Published: Jan 21, 2011 - 9:38 am
Bahala na is an expression very popular to Filipinos with no direct
English translation. The nearest thing that you can associate with
this is leaving everything to chance. In grade school, our books in
Sociology told us that this mentality …
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Date Published: Jan 09, 2011 - 12:13 pm