WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Once a distraught man knelt in front of a life-size crucifix and poured out his problems and sufferings. He was startled when the Lord suddenly spoke from the cross: “allright, stop crying now. I know how you feel. Let’s exchange places. I’ll carry all your...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Today we celebrate Pro-Life Sunday. There’s a story told in a Pro-Life gathering. Scientists today have tremendously advanced in genetic engineering, decoding genes, making clones. Flush from their fantastic achievements, they concluded that God had become...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Today, the feast of the Sto. Niño in the Philippines is immensely popular among Filipinos. 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...
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...
Photo from People Magazine/Joshua Kissi People magazine has just announced their annual ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ list. For 2020, they’re crowning no other than Michael B. Jordan (MBJ) as the finest of them all. We all know how great MBJ’s physique is (we stan him a #fitnessgoals), but have you...
BTS’ Jungkook (Big Hit Entertainment) K-pop group BTS member Jungkook has been voted Sexiest International Man in People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2020: Readers' Choice Poll. People has come out with its annual edition with actor Michael B. Jordan being named as Sexiest Man Alive 2020. In...
Interesting takeaways from the ‘History Comes Alive!’ lectures of Prof. Ambeth Ocampo The Cholera Squad Now that we are at the height of the global health crisis, it pays to know more about infectious diseases. Studying history helps us understand and better deal with the present. Learning,...
SCREENCRUNCH: But don’t get us wrong, it’s a zombie movie you need to watch DON'T LOOK DOWN Yoo Ah-in stars in the new Korean zombie flick There’s a new Korean zombie film that’s out today. Well, new-ish because it was shown in South Korea earlier this June. Oh and there are, in fact, two...
Kang Dong-won in 'Peninsula' (left) and Park Shin-hye and Yoo Ah-in in '#ALIVE' (Photos courtesy of KOFIC / Zip Cinema / Red Peter Films) Korean zombie movies “Peninsula,” the sequel to “Train to Busan,” and “#ALIVE” copped the first two places at the box office in South Korea in July...
Yoo Ah-in (left) and Park Shin-hye in '#Alive' (Photos courtesy of Korean Film Council/Zip Cinema) The Korean zombie film “#Alive,” starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye, has topped the box office in South Korea as cinema attendance continued to rise despite the ongoing coronavirus disease...
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...