The Funny CLown
The Funny Clown There is a famous story about a man who, desperately ill, goes to see a psychologist. He tells the doctor that he has lost his desire to live and is seriously considering suicide. The therapist listens attentively and then tells the patient that what he needs is a good belly laugh; he…
Read More26th Sunday C
26th Sunday C The parable in today’s gospel is about a rich man and Lazarus. When these two died, the rich man went to hell; Lazarus to heaven. ****** The rich man does nothing intrinsically evil. He lives like a rich man that he is, wears fine clothes, and throws a sumptuous feast each day.…
Read MoreAre you a potato, an egg or coffee bean?
Are You a Potato, an Egg, or a Coffee Bean? Once a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon…
Read More2 Bishops grace UNO-R Catholic Faith Festival
The Religious Education Department will celebrate the annual UNO-R Catholic Faith Festival, Sept . 23 – 24 at the university campus. Bacolod Bishop Most Rev. Patricio Buzon, SDB, DD. and Bishop Emeritus Most Rev. Vicente Navarra, DD will grace the occasion.
Read MoreDo not foucus on the surface . . .
Do Not Judge People By Focusing On The Surface A cruise ship met with an accident at sea. On the ship was a couple, after having made their way to the lifeboat; they realized that there was only space for one-person left. At this moment, the man pushed the woman behind him and jumped onto…
Read MoreTwo bishops to grace UNO-R Catholic Faith Festival
BACOLOD CITY—The Religious Education Department will celebrate the annual UNO-R Catholic Faith Festival, Sept . 23 – 24 at the university campus. It will open with a Sending –off liturgy at 7:30 with the REED walk for the Family from the university Grandstand to the gym. Bacolod Bishop Most Rev. Patricio Buzon, SDB, DD and…
Read MoreSARF – UNOR new set of officers
Dr. Camenda Leonoras leads the new set of 2016 officers of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity – UNO-R chapter. The other officers are: Christopher Taclobos – Vice President; Rodelio Gasparillo – 1st Councilor; Lino Sumbillo, Jr. – 2nd Councilor; Arabella Ananoria – 3rd Councilor; Diana Concepcion – Secretary; Jesusa Escalona – Treasurer; and Mary Jane…
Read MoreTwo Coins
Two Coins She limped to the medical store tightly holding her shivering baby close to her bosom. She should get some medicine for the baby or he may not live. She has only a few coins left from yesterday’s earnings and are not sufficient for any medicine. She trusted there would be some way out. The man at…
Read MorePlease forgive me if I left a hole in your fence . . .
Nail in the Fence There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails…
Read MoreWhat if you are a shipwrecked?
… here is a story you can perhaps remember when times are tough. What If You Are A Shipwrecked On An Island? The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed to be rescued, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually…
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