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Protest rallies at St. Sebastian Church: What’s it all about?
By Cristina DC Pastor A dismissed Filipino priest and accusations of lack of transparency against the parish priest. How are they connected to the months-long protest rallies now going on at St. Sebastian Church in Woodside, Queens? A group calling itself the Catholic Movement for Transparency has been holding weekly protest rallies outside the church […]
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INC launches Aid to Humanity in Canada
“The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) has set its sights on the global campaign against poverty. It’s a cause we’ve committed to champion and sustain as a church.” This was the remark of Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo after the INC conducted its most recent outreach activities in various Canadian cities, describing them as “much bigger […]
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Ruby Ann Weigel-Canete: A pilgrim in progress
By Danielle Vania Bonus To most religious people, Holy Week becomes an affair that targets a hungry soul. To celebrate the occasion, the purist Christians partake in the seven days of fasting also known as Lent, while others pack their bags and set off for some R&R. Ruby Ann Weigel-Canete, a housewife since 1992 and […]
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A Santo Niño procession in Jersey
By Cristina DC Pastor A Santo Niño wore an Old Navy cap. Another had a missing hand. Another accidentally dropped on the church pavement and broke into many tiny pieces. They were among nearly a hundred images brought by families to the Divine Mercy Parish in Rahway, New Jersey to be blessed. It is only […]
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CFC ANCOP USA and OVP’S Angat Buhay widen partnership for the poor
By Cristina DC Pastor CFC ANCOP USA Executive Director Roger Santos and his wife Josie live in Manalapan, a South Jersey town known for its large, sprawling homes. In the couple’s formal dining room, two of the five Christmas trees – dedicated to each grandchild — were waiting for Josie’s attention, the ribbons, shiny hanging […]
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‘On Global Filipinos:’ Fordham dean on preparing future leaders to serve in faith
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Faustino Manaligod Cruz, SM., broke new ground last year at Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York, by accepting the role of Dean and Professor of Practical Theology of the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (GRE). A priest of the Society of Mary, Marists, he has served multilingual […]
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Beloved singing priest’s transfer saddens parish community
By Lindy Rosales Inside a huge white tent packed with community, friends, and family, Father Adolfo Novio bid farewell to his parish in Shrub Oak, a hamlet in Westchester County. It was a cloudy but humid day, and more than 500 people came to see him perhaps for the last time. Having completed his three-year […]
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An ardent Santo Nino devotee is PIDCI Grand Marshal
By Cristina DC Pastor Legend has it that when the old St. Augustine’s Church in Philadelphia had shrunk to a few dozen congregants in late 1980s, it was Dr. Restituto Estacio – armed with a small statue of the Santo Nino — who rallied support from the Filipino community. Today, the church highlights in its […]
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How colonial mentality became our Stockholm Syndrome
By Metty Vargas-Pellicer It’s always an ordeal to make a trip home to the Philippines. The 14-hour trans-Pacific flight and another four hours in the air if you’re coming from the U.S. East Coast seem interminable. I didn’t know why I was making this trip again after just two years. Alone on the beach with […]