What can we do to plan for and respond effectively to the next Typhoon Sendong?

"Being Filipino, we want to wipe, touch, kiss, or embrace sacred objects, believing somehow the presence of the Divine in them. The people want to be connected to the Divine..." Msgr. Clem Ignacio gives us a pastoral understanding of the devotion to the Black Nazarene...

When I recall his life in Cagayan, I see three images in my mind. First, I see Jorge on an old, weak motorbike dashing out of the campus. The motorbike could hold only half of his large body, with a fourth of it sticking out on each side. He was called “Fr. Tambok” and when asked “How are you?” he would answer, “I am fat.” Fr. Asandas Balchand, SJ pays tribute to Fr. Jorge...

Fr. Jorge died on 2 January at about 10:00 a.m. in the infirmary at the Ateneo de Manila Jesuit Residence...

"There is a village on the French side of the Pyrenees named Bugarach. It sits at the foot of a mountain bearing the same name – the Pic de Bugarach. In recent times, tourists of a very special breed have been coming to Bugarach, tourists who believe that when the world ends on December 21, 2012, as predicted by some ancient Mayan calendar, in a manner still unknown, all humankind will be wiped out, except for those who will find themselves in the area around Bugarach..." Fr. Jojo Magadia reflects about 2012 and hope...