SARF – 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…

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Two 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…

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Please 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…

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What 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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I Still Know Who She Is

Let me share with you this touching story: I Still Know Who She Is It was a busy morning in a hospital,when an elderly gentleman presented to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry and he has an appointment, 30 minutes from now. Then one of the nurses…

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Cebu Displays a New Façade

CEBU CITY -Dating its roots in the Province of Cebu as early as June 1621, the Parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel – Recoletos has been one of the pillars of Christian faith in the province. The parish, canonically established on January 1, 1971, centralized the devotion to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel from…

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The Deaf Frog

  … let me share with you this story: The Deaf Frog A group of frogs was traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs…

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Eagle in a storm

Eagle in a storm Did you know that an Eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? And you will be amazed to know what Eagle does then? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so…

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25th Sunday C

25th Sunday C **** Who is your master – God or mammon? Who is the master in charge of your life? Our “master” is whatever governs our thoughts, shapes our ideals, and controls the desires of our heart and the values we choose to live by… in fact, our whole life. ***** We can be…

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Hazy Window

Hazy Window Let me share with you this story: A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Her…

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