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WORD ALIVE        FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD There was once a woman who brought her child to church for baptism. "What's the baby's name?" asked the parish priest.    "Toyota," said the mother. Taken aback, the priest said, "Why that name?" " Kasi po Father," she replied, " iyong panganay ko ay...

INTO THE JUNGLE Weed out that pesky actually In many cases, when I put on my editor’s hat, I gather my Fiskars machete and my Remington rifle as I prepare for the hunt. I should say for the kill. Every draft is a forest full not so much of predators, which I like because they are swift and...

WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD A story is told about a Franciscan, a Jesuit, and an SVD who paid homage to the Christ Child in Bethlehem. The Franciscan was interested in the manger to serve as reminder of the poverty and simplicity their order professed. * * * The Jesuit was more interested to...