WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis Once I was trying to patch up the bitter quarrel between two teachers. Calling them one by one to my office, I tried to use my Dale-Carnegie-influence of burying their hatred and reminded them of Christ’s teaching of forgiveness. As I entreated and coaxed the first...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis Once a Jew was arguing with a Christian. “Your whole religion is based on ours,” the Jew said. “Why, you even took the 10 Commandments from us.” “We may have taken them,” said the Christian, “but you certainly can't say we've kept them.” Christ teaches...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis Fr. Joseph Dau Vu, SVD, was a Catholic chaplain of the Vietnamese boat-people refugees in Morong, Bataan. He related to me how he, together with 55 compatriots, slipped out of communist Saigon on an old, decrepit motorized boat and sailed out, not knowing where they...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis A man once bragged that he read the Bible from cover to cover several times. But someone remarked, “People who read the Bible from cover to cover, know only the cover.” * * * Just reading the Bible is not enough. What’s most important is to ponder God’s message...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, Jan. 26, that it has finished a road-concreting project in San Luis, Aurora which is seen to improve the province's economy and enhance the delivery of public service to residents. Photo: DPWH DPWH Undersecretary Robert Bernardo...
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – The Diteki Indigenous People’s (IP) Association in San Luis, Aurora received P50,000 livelihood assistance from the local government unit (LGU) and the military recently. The IP group will use the cash aid as starting capital for a rice store in their community....
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis Three classmates in high school met in a class reunion. “In our town,” said the first, “people call me ‘Monsignor’ because I am a lay minister.” The second bragged: “Well, I’m a charismatic elder. I give spiritual talks so everybody calls me...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis This Sunday, the immensely popular feast of the Sto. Niño in the Philippines, is celebrated. Rich and poor, young and old alike maintain a strong, if not fanatical, devotion to the Holy Child. Colorful fiestas and processions are held in his honor. * * * In the gospel,...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis This Sunday we celebrate the feast of the Three Kings or Magi. Magi were wise men or enlightened astrologers. The feast is also called “Epiphany” (from the Greek word ‘epiphanein’) which means “manifestation” because the newborn Messiah showed himself to the...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis As we begin a brand-new year, let’s thank the Lord for the graces and blessings we’ve received. Some pessimist might say, “What’s there to thank when we’re going through hard times?” “Many are still recovering excruciatingly from the economic crisis of...
WORLD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis A businessman confides to his friend, “I’m a walking economy after the distressing Covid-19 pandemic.” “How come?” asks his friend. “My hairline is in recession; my stomach is in the state of inflation; both of these are putting me in depression!” “My...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis A husband once joked: “My favorite saint is St. Joseph. I can identify with him because I have no voice in my family. My wife is the ‘speaker of the house.’” The spotlight in this 4th Sunday of Advent is on St. Joseph, who was indeed a man of few words that’s...
