In The Hole

I have been going through my old appointment notebooks and this has helped me plot out another year in a parish setting. Here is what I got... January Bible Week, Feast of Sto. Niño. My birthday. February Some friar event. This year it is going to be the Provincial chapter. Last year it was some... Sign in to see full entry.

In a previous article, it was stressed that the priesthood is not a career or a profession like teaching or nursing that one chooses and enters into. It is a vocation, a state of life with particular duties and responsibilities to which one is called by God. This last statement may be perplexing:... Sign in to see full entry.

I received a number of cash gifts for Christmas a part of which I used to pay for another year of the Mystical Geek's web presence. What remained was used to purchase two books which I consider to be must-haves for professional teachers of religion: Biblica and the Harper Collins Study Bible... Sign in to see full entry.

Last Friday, the Worship Committee of the parish held a conference on liturgical singing. I was given the privilege to talk on the "doctrinal" aspect of liturgical singing. It wasn't hard looking for materials on the topic. Sacramentum Caritatis and The New GIRM are posted in Catholic websites... Sign in to see full entry.

On August 28 this year, AgustinongPinoy turns 8. The event represents 8 years of ministry that integrates both online and offline methods. Those eight years has also allowed me to "meet" some of the best contributors to the growing world wide web in an experience that has been truly enriching. The... Sign in to see full entry.

I call it a Web Designer's breakfast... AlFTP (look at the egg icons!) A file transfer protocol software used for transferring files between two computers. It is a free software from AlTools CoffeeCup Stylesheet Maker, A product of CoffeeCup Software dedicated to the creation of Cascading... Sign in to see full entry.

The motu proprio for the Latin mass is now out. I just found it around 2:15 PM (Rome time), that's 9:15 PM (Manila time) on July 7, as announced. I haven't found a suitable English translation yet (for those who understand Italian, go here. ) but here is the gist of the document which is published... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday the Department Of Science and Technology ICT4D (Information and Communications Technology for Development) round table discussions were held at the Development Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay. There were four speakers for the occassion, Mr. Randy Borromeo (Shepherd's Voice... Sign in to see full entry.

We finally concluded the last part of the two-part BEC Building seminar we held for the Resurrection capilla. The first part was held last week, March 10. The BEC seminar was a milestone in the journey of a cell group which was started more than a year ago as a Bible study group in the Olympia I... Sign in to see full entry.

The photos from my visit to Iloilo are ready and are now available here. I was invited to the University of San Agustin Personnel Recognition where I, together with some other friars, were the recipients of a Service Recognition Award. It was also an opportunity for me to visit Iloilo after seven... Sign in to see full entry.