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St. Vincent de Paul was born of a peasant family at Pouy, Gascony, France, in 1580, and worked as a shepherd boy on his father’s farm. At a young age Vincent had a great desire to become a priest; and...

Blessed Pier Girgio Frassati is one of the few young saints of the catholic Church. He lived a normal young life, not different from other young people’s lives. In fact, one obvious proof of his normality and commonality as a...

When I was in the seminary, in one of our retreats, our retreat master asked us to list down happy memories that we hold dear. He explained that in oder for one to truly “Know thyself” he or she must...

I am not morbid nor do I have any habit of staring at corpses. Its just that whenever I see images of the incorrupt bodies of saints, it liberates me from the fear of death and reminds me that life...

It seems that Good Samaritans in the health care system can still be found in hospitals. A new study released today by Ann Arbor-based Thomson Reuters has found Catholic and other church-owned health systems deliver higher quality, more efficient care...

One of the unexplained mystical phenomenon within the Catholic Church is what we call “The Incorruptibles” or the incorrupt bodies of Saints that happened throughout the centuries. This incorruptibility has met widespread skepticism not only within the Church but also...

Yesterday, as I was attending Mass, the priest’s homily was about Death and Readiness. The homily was an eye opener. It led me to realizations that I have already thought of in the past but forgot about it along the...

FIRST READING: That night was known beforehand to our fathers, that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith, they might have courage. Your people awaited the salvation of the just and the destruction of their...

The Filipino Catholic Youtube Sensation’s rise to stardom in the United States is spectacularly fast. After her guesting with Oprah and Ellen, touring with the world’s greatest artists and singers, having an international album and being a guest cast on...

Someone sent this to me via email and I was struck by the lesson of this short story. Many people nowadays become victims of murder, violence, accidents and abuses, yet people just turn a blind eye for fear of being involved. In...

It is so hard to let go especially of the memories that attach us to the past. There are times that we shut it out completely and move on with our life. But other times, we are like geckos, vines...

Religious life is not easy. Mostly, Religious nuns, priests and brothers have to be the mirror image of Christ and Mary whenever they are in public. But not all religious are saints nor do they have a capacity to become...

I told you, even though the alexa rank of this blog plummeted because few and few bloggers visit my site, the amount of non-bloggers and common internet users have flooded my site. Everyday I receive similar emails like this requesting...

The River in which Jesus was baptized by John the baptist is now facing an environmental dilemma caused by human carelessness. Christian pilgrims alarmed by claims that baptism in the River Jordan could make them sick are being urgently reassured...

Okay, here is a trivia for all of you. Did you know that OTWOMD is hinged on the fact that it’s creation in the cyberspace is hugely inspired by my dream to actually go to Rome and see the Vatican...

The Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de María or the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Mexico City is one of the largest and perhaps one of the oldest Churches in the Americas. It is the seat of...

My “not-so” good experience with the ROTC and now they want to put it back in the Curriculum? If you are my age, then you probably had two military trainings during your academic life. One is the CAT or Citizen’s...

It’s been 2 years since World Youth Day 2008 happened, yet the memories of the five day event is still fresh in the memories of the young people. That is why the Catholic Communications arm of Archdiocese of Sydney produced...