Here is the homily Benedict XVI delivered at the beatification ceremony of Cardinal John Henry Newman, which took place today in Birmingham on the fourth and last day of the Pope’s visit to the United Kingdom. * * * “He...
Benedict XVI is expressing deep sorrow over the abuse of children by clergy, and gratitude for the efforts underway to address and correct this problem. The Pope stated this today during his homily in a Mass at the Cathedral of...
LONDON, SEPT. 17, 2010 – Pope Benedict XVI has met with many audiences today including school kids, religious leaders and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams of the Anglican Church in Lambeth Place in London – Here is the address...
After five centuries, Pope Benedict XVI made history by being the first pontiff to visit the United Kingdom in 500 years. Pope John Paul II during his reign was not able to make pilgrimage in the predominantly Aglican country. This...
Last night I received another letter from a reader from India asking if he can join the capuchins. He just read the article about the dwindling Capuchin vocations in India which I blogged a few months ago and then he...
bro nabasa ko ung blog mo regarding petals of lipa apparition,,umattend kn khpon ng 7th national marian congress sa lipA,ndun ako,,nainspired ako sau,,i was deaming to be in service with God by being a seminarian, a religous brother maybe but...
Hello there, I am wondering if you can help me. I am planning on bringing a group of pilgrim to WYD in Spain. I would like to get permission to use your logo on our T Shirts for our group,...
The relics of St. John Bosco will arrive Saturday (September 11, 2010) in San Francisco to begin the U.S. and Canadian segments of a worldwide tour. The relics have been traveling worldwide in preparation for Don Bosco’s 200th birthday celebration,...
In our World Youth Day Series, I did not only took time and effort in documenting the history, story, theme song, and photos of the event from different years and countries but also the souvenirs that came with them. Souvenirs...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Did you know that I always receive emails from my readers? Yes, even though the Alexa Rank of OTWOMD plummeted this past few months because of lack of attendance and post (Imagine for the whole month of May I have...
For the past 3 months I have been experimenting with twitter and the prayer request form on the sidebar of this website. Ever since OTWOMD was conceived many years ago, it has been my goal and vision to reach out...
Feeling a little bit restless today about the anxieties of waiting for the one true dream that I have been longing for, I wrote this poem to express the mixed emotions that I am having at this moment. With full...