Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Merry Christmas and a Bountiful New Year to all, especially to our brothers and sisters in the Missionary Families of Christ (MFC)! The same goes to all who sent greetings…

Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:

CHRISTMAS AND COOKING

FILIPINO holidays are mostly about family and friends gathered around a dining table. And with the Christmas holidays just a few days away, I can’t help reminiscing about memorable dinners…

An Original Na Gozos kan “Salve A Nuestra Senora del Rosario”

An Gozos na bya canta sa Misa de Aguinaldo sa Catanduanes (December 16-24) Kan nakaaging taon sakuyang pinaghiras an producto kan sakuyang research manunungod sa ginikanan kan magayon na “Gozos”…

ON FREEMASONRY AND RELIGION

In life, at some point, we undergo some kind of transformative evolution that eventually affects our beliefs as a person. My being an open-minded guy, I want to emphasize, has…

Some good news this Christmas season

Except for the fuel price increase that was implemented this Dec. 20, some good news came for the inflation-hit Catandunganons this Christmas season. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) provided the…

Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:

Jose, Wally and the Segismundos

Walter “Wally” Bayola’s great great grandmother Basilisa is the wife of his Lolo Pendong Nepomuceno is from Bato town. The family transferred to Virac with Wally’s Lola born in the…

CYBERTRIVIA:

FUN FACTS ABOUT CHRISTMAS

The tallest Christmas tree ever erected was a 221-foot (67-m) Douglas fir. The tree was displayed in downtown Seattle in 1950 and cost $19,000 at the time.   A study…

burabod | efren ETASOR sorra:

BASTANG DAI MATAKOT

ang hangay sa buhay o hugot na pagmaw-ot saimong maabot bastang dai matakot   Inano man kadulom ang bangging pakadlum   ma kikilat ang kalangitan masimbag ang kinaban   sa…

Sacerdos in Aeternum | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:

The Sacrifice of Joseph

In an ordinary circumstance, only an unusual man would accept a woman, who is already pregnant, to be his wife. It was not even clear if Mary and Joseph underwent…