GOD’S CALL TO LIFE Document: Holy Scripture Readings 1.1. First Reading: Book of Deuteronomy 30:15-20 1.2. Gospel Reading: The Gospel of Luke 9:22-25 1.3. Simple Comment: Moses gathers the people he had led through the desert for the past forty years. They are now at the threshold of the Promised Land. He knows he [...]
(by Fr. Francis Gustilo) GOD’S CALL 1. Document: Holy Scriptures 1.1. First Reading: Book of Joel 2:12-18 1.2. Second Reading: St Paul’s second Letter to the Corinthians 5:20 – 6:2 1.3. Gospel Reading: Gospel of St Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 1.4. Simple Comment: The scripture passages all point to God’s call to repentance. The prophet [...]
(by Fr. Francis Gustilo, SDB) Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is raucous day in many parts of the western society. They call it Mardi Gras … a French phrase which can be easily understood by us Pinoys when we put it in its Spanish translation: Martes de Grazo (Fat Tuesday literally translated in English although, having [...]
(by KD Soler, Fulltime Worker of Matrimonios Para Cristo) I was given the privilege to serve my Nicaraguan brothers and sisters to help them with their Echo Conference held last January 29, 2012 and as always, it was a blast! A whopping 430 people celebrated their first major activity of the year! An echo [...]
(by Pat Oconer, Work with the Poor International Coordinator) Being in community for a number of years makes you desire to grow everyday in your faith walk with God. And along with it are opportunities of encountering people, mentoring them, pastoring them, and giving them nourishment. The greatest part of community is sharing to other [...]
(by Pat Oconer. Work with the Poor International Coordinator) We are all called to be evangelizers, to speak and share about the goodness of God in our lives. The Lord gave us the grace to have that courage to share His work; and, by that very grace that He gave us we see changes, transformation [...]
(by Jermer Cruz, CFC KFL Fulltime Pastoral Worker) The Taizé Community is an ecumenical community in Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. Over 100,000 young people from around the world visit Taizé each year for prayer, Bible study, sharing, and communal work. Through our community and CBCP’s Episcopal Commission on Youth, I was so blessed to be able to go to Taize with two other [...]
(by M. Z. Hermano, CFCFFLUSA National Pro-Life Coordinator) A forecast of a rainy day on Monday, January 23 didn’t deter over a hundred CFCFFL members from New Jersey and New York to brave the early morning hours of 3AM to assemble for the approximately 4-1/2 hour trip to Washington D.C. Some other areas that also [...]
(by Kristine Dianne ‘KeiDi’ de Soler, Matrimonios para Crista full time pastoral worker) The first month of the year always marks the first major gathering of CFC FFL Costa Rica. This time held far north of the country, driving 4 hours from the city to the beautiful nature filled province of Bijagua, Upala. Breath taking Mountain [...]
(by Robert Pedrigal, CFC FFL California) The forecast on January 21, 2012 in San Francisco was rainy and cold but still 40,000 people came out not thinking of the bad weather condition to attend and support the 8th West Coast Walk For Life. The Day came and the sun was out, our Lord blessed our [...]
