A decade ago, a friend of mine from the seminary gave me this beautiful pendant. At the back of the pendant was a piece of fabric. My friend told me to keep the pendant and venerate it as it contains...
Hi My brother-in-law is looking for an actual video not an overview of the 1993 world youth day. He had taped it and enjoyed it for many years and then by accident it got erased except for the first 10...
In the morning of June 19, Benedict XVI travelled by helicopter from the Vatican to the Republic of San Marino where, at 10 a .m., he presided at Mass in the Serravalle Stadium. Beginning his homily, the Holy Father affirmed...
Pope Benedict XVI made a 2-day historic visit to Croatia whose population is 90% Catholics (according to the 2010 demographics of the country). Croatia, a former member of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and gained independence in 1991 as a sovereign...
It is amazing how a simple chance meet with a Pope can change a person’s life… even that of a tv show’s direction. We have learned that the show’s Vatican Broadcast was originally set on March this year but because...
Last Saturday I blogged about the Viral Video of Grand Rapids Michigan. While watching the Video I noticed a man wearing a black shirt with the Philippine Map embroidered on it whose name is George Aquino. He is undeniably a...
The world is getting smaller and smaller by the minute as technology enables people to connect to the internet all over the world. With the dawning of wireless broadband and mobile devices, people can get access to the internet anywhere...
(This is long overdue but I will still blog it anyway) Did you know that its easier for a Martyr to become a saint than for a blogger to be canonized? That is indeed a fact. Ironically, the more you...
The relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux arrived Monday in the Holy Land for a two-month visit, continuing a worldwide tour that has included even a trip to outer space. The relics were displayed Wednesday for one day in the...
Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani of Saitama is affirming that life is a gift from God, as his country suffers from the effects of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami. The death count is already at 1,800, with thousands missing...
The whole Christiandom and the Catholic Church are praying for Japan’s current triple disaster. Last week, March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake hit near Japan’s coastal areas sending a 30 feet tall Tsunami at 70 kph surging towards inland...
Benedict XVI will visit his native Germany in 2011, which will be the third time he will have visited his homeland since the beginning of his pontificate in 2005. The president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of...
This impressive cathedral marks the end of a long pilgrimage called the Camino de Santiago. Spanning primarily throughout Spain, these yellow arrows point the way for pilgrims to reach their goal: the tomb of St. James. Thousands of pilgrims line...
Santiago de Compostela in Spain was the second international venue of the World Youth Day celebration last 1989. The Pope, in lieu of the World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid next year will pay an early visit to to Spain....
Jaro Carmel is the first Discalced Carmelite Monastery in the Philippines. It was founded from the French Carmels because of the earnest request of Bishop James McCloskey, then Bishop of Jaro, Iloilo City. Bishop James P. McCloskey had a great...
Only few people know the real Joey de Leon behind the actor’s mask we see on TV and on film. Often times Joey De Leon would make jokes that are not only funny, witty but also has a double meaning...
Before going for some errands today, I first took the chance to post the Gospel for the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel here at OTWOMD and shared it on the Official OTWOMD Facebook fan page. Feeling that there is...
A Spanish Physician sent me an email last July. I just dug this email today and I regret that I did not answer the letter immediately especially now that I found out that it is a matter of life and...