
Father Peter Gallagher, a pastor in the Indianapolis Archdiocese, says he never dreamed when he was first ordained in 1992 he’d be the chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts, much less go to two Super Bowls with the team. “It’s humbling and...
The former head of the Lourdes Medical Bureau is affirming that all people can receive a cure at Our Lady’s shrine if they pray and hope for it with perseverance. Doctor Patrick Theillier, who retired from leadership of the bureau last...
St Rafael Arnáiz Barón was born in Burgos, Spain, on 9 April 1911 into a well-to-do Christian family. He was the eldest of four. As a boy he attended several schools run by Jesuits and his sensitivity to spiritual topics...
St Francisco Coll y Guitart was born on 18 May 1812 in the small village of Gombreny, in the Diocese of Vic, Catalonia. He was the 10th and last child of a wool carder. At the age of 10 he was...
Arcangelo Tadini was born on 12 October 1846 in Verolanuova (Brescia), Italy. At the age of 18 he entered the seminary in Brescia; however an accident was to leave him with a limp for the rest of his life. He...
St. Zygmunt Szczesny Felinski was born on 1 November 1822 to Gerard Felinski and Eva Wendorff, in Wojutyn, Volinia (present-day Ukraine), then Russian territory. He was the third of six children, of whom four survived. Felinski was raised with faith and...
St. Mary of the Cross (in the world: Jeanne Jugan) was born at Cancale, in Brittany, France, on 25 October 1792 in the turbulent period of the French Revolution. She was the sixth of eight children, four of whom died...
An Irish Catholic bishop has predicted that Pope John Paul II, will most likely have a higher status than sainthood in the Catholic Church. The Bishop of Meath, Most Rev Michael Smith, who was centrally involved in organising the papal visit,...
In his own words, Uwem Akpan shares a glimpse at where he came from, what inspired him to become a writer and why he always looks forward to returning home. I was born under a palm-wine tree in Ikot Akpan Eda...
Yeah I know, the title is a little bit misleading. Never mind the title after all, most of the statements of the President and malacanang are also misleading. Actually what happened was, most journalists subconciously killed President Gloria Arroyo, at...
(from Inquirer.Net) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited the wake of one of her vocal critics, former President Corazon Aquino, immediately after she landed in Manila on Wednesday morning. Arroyo, who cut short her official trip to the United States to...
After the cortege traversed the streets of Manila from the Cathedral to Paranaque, the Armed Forces of the Philippines gave the remains of the Late President Corazon Aquino a full Military Honor as its former Commander in Chief. The Remains...
Thousand of people donned and holding everything yellow decended from their homes toward the streets of manila where the Cortege of the late President Cory Aquino will pass by. Analysts said that the phenomenon was a reminiscent of Ninoy Aquino’s...
An emotional Requiem Mass was held at the Manila Cathedral for the late President Corazon Aquino at 9am Wednesday morning (August 5, 2009). The said Mass was very emotional, soliciting tears from mourners, guests and family members alike. Even one...
Fellow Barrio Siete Bloggers namely Jepoy Bengero of Jepoy.Bengero.Com and Agnes Manalo of Heyokity.Com were one of those thousands of Filipinos who paid their last respect to former President Corazon Aquino during the final funeral procession stretching from the Manila...