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“In everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." – Philippians 4:6 Pastor and author AB Simpson told about an old farmer who plowed around a large rock in his field year after year. He had broken one cultivator and two plowshares by hitting it. Each time he saw that obstacle, he grumbled about how much trouble the rock had caused. One day he decided to dig it up and be done with it. Putting a large crowbar under one side, he found to his surprise that the rock was less than a foot thick. Soon he had pried it out of the ground and was carting it away in his wagon. He smiled to think how that “big” old rock had caused him so much needless frustration. Not every trouble can be removed as easily as that stone. But prayer is an effective way to handle difficulties of all sizes. Paul told us to use prayer in every situation. (Phil 4:6) Sometimes when we pray, God dispels difficulty as easily as the ...

When the idea is not right, GOD says "No" No - when the idea is not the best No - when the idea is absolutely wrong No - when 'though it may help you It could create problems for someone else When the time is not right, GOD says,"slow" What a catastrophe it would be If God answered every prayer at the snap of your fingers. Do you know what would happen? God would become your servant, not your master. Suddenly God would be working for you Instead of you working for God Remember: God's delay is not God's denials God's timing is perfect Patience is what we need in prayer When you are not right,GOD says,"Grow" The selfish person must grow in unselfishness The cautious person must grow in courage The timid person must grow in confidence The dominating person must grow in sensitivity The critical person must grow in tolerance The negative person must grow in positive attitudes The pleasure-seeking person must grow in compassion for suffering peop...

4 April 2008, BANNEUX - Let me share with you the joy of being able to fulfill a dream of our parishioners in Western Bicutan, Taguig to see the original place of apparition of our patron, our Lady of the Poor, also known as the Virgin of the Poor at Banneux, Belgium. The place is almost 2 hours away from Leuven by train and bus, a serene, almost isolated community where our Lady appeared to Mariette Beco, a girl of 11. I went here on a weekday guided by my friend and fellow Josefino Fr. Rey Raluto. People are not that many as compared with thousands visiting Lourdes. But there is a unique sense of serenity to this place, as we were immersed in a quiet communion with our Lady. In the Chapel of the Apparitions, the pilgrims implore for her guidance and intercession. Mariette Beco's Home The culmination of the pilgrim was visiting the "spring" where our Lady told Mariette, "This water is for the sick, for the poor." For me, to be able to bring the intentions o...

It’s my third Christmas away from home. Many things have happened, and the most life-changing of all is the departure of our dearest mother Gilda to celebrate Christmas with none other the Celebrant Himself – Jesus, in heaven. This is our first Christmas without her. Probably this is what it really means to celebrate Christmas - when everything else is gone, when material blessings have disappeared; when we start to experience the weariness of a failing health because of aging and sickness; when we start spending Christmas away from home and our loved ones … This might be the real meaning of Christmas, when the Christ had to make the ultimate sacrifice by becoming human and at moment of his birth, was immediately rejected by people, to take refuge in a stable. But inside that stable, fullest and warmest LOVE is felt, one of a purest kind; a LOVE that emanates from the CHRIST CHILD and flowing most immensely to the Blessed Mother who, in awe and wonder, pondered all these...

Derived from: Gardenweb.com Photo: Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries Lovingly dedicated to Nanay "Christmas in Heaven" I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below with tiny lights like heaven's stars reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away that tear for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear but the sounds of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here. I have no words to tell you of the joy their voices bring for it is beyond description to hear the angels sing. I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I can't tell you of the splendor or the peace here in this place Can you just imagine Christmas with our Savior face to face? I'll ask him to lift your spirit as I tell him of your love so then pray for one another as you lift your eyes ab...

This picture speaks a thousand words. For me, this picture will always serve as inspiration of the different women in my life. Let me introduce the Jopson women in three generations: (starting from the left) my sister Eva who's a pediatrician, my beloved mother Gilda (who recently passed away), mother and daughter team, sister-in-law Daisy who is married to Tony and their daughter Lissa Angelica, who's presently taking up Pre-med in UP Manila, and Ting Panaguiton, our youngest sister who is married to Vit and has 2 children, Mikee and Jayvee. Thank you all for your most wonderful smiles!

Take a break and listen to the soothing songs of the Stylistics which I recorded at a park in New Jersey last summer of 2007.