You came looking for them. They were very simple men when you found them. You began by working with them and on them. You were not scandalized by any of their weaknesses. You identified these weaknesses, brought them to light, and transformed them into strengths. You believed in them even when they refused to believe in themselves. You loved … [Read more...]
The following is an article written about a collaborative work between Chefs Vernier Miranda and Benedicto Bernardo, and the Center for Culture and the Arts. The experimental theatre work (a medley of four very short plays) viewed love as a basic need – like food, light, and water – that could quench someone’s hunger for nourishment, warmth, … [Read more...]
Inaugural Address of Rev. Fr. Cristopher C. Maspara, OAR 27 June 2012 Introduction. Good afternoon to everyone. It is a great honor for me to address you today on my Investiture as President of this distinguished institution. It is both a personal and spiritual moment for me. I thank my brother-priests behind me. I see this not that I … [Read more...]
8 Feb 2012
« Originally posted on: September 26, 2008, 03:23:32 PM » by Rev. Fr. Rene F. Paglinawan, OAR The silence was deafening, though outside the SSC-R Stags’ dugout the Cuneta Astrodome was filled with the noise of drums and cheers. Inside there was stunned silence. And very loooong. Most players were [...]
8 Feb 2012
« Originally posted on: May 07, 2008, 09:48:44 AM » by Rev. Fr. Rene F. Paglinawan, OAR “You might want the kalumpang kiosk”, the caretaker told me as I entered Tala beach. The beach is at the other end of our street in Calatrava, in northern Negros, and I am [...]
6 Feb 2012
« Originally posted on: August 11, 2008, 09:45:56 AM » by Rev. Fr. Rene F. Paglinawan, OAR “Promises are made to be broken” is an expression you wished were not that common. But you hear it often and its frequency seems a confirmation of its truth. Against its tyranny, we [...]
