Preaching the Good news has been and still is the reason for being of the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans. Since its founding by Santo Domingo de Guzman in the early 13th century, it did this mission mainly on the pulpit. That mode of preaching by the Dominicans in the Philippines had […]
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My “Father” Figure
I thought he looked like Santa Claus, with his pot belly and rosy cheeks. He always mumbled so I couldn’t understand him. Not many people liked him or agreed with him. Perhaps because whenever he was asked a question, he always had a negative response. He used to call me the “ambassador from Timbuktu.” It […]