Monthly Archives: January 2018

Fr. Ted Gonzales SJ, a returning speaker, spoke on ‘Life’s Directions’ at a forum organized by the Vocation Ministry last December 2, at 10:30 am at the Divine Mercy Chapel. His talk was targeted at single young professionals and graduating college students. The Life’s Directions talk aimed to help young adults prepare for life's challenges through understanding one's strengths, weaknesses, values and world view in their journey towards God through selfawareness and one's innermost desires. Fr. Ted currently teaches at the Loyola School of Theology and is connected with the Ruben M. Tanseco,…continue reading →

At the December 2 anticipated 6 pm mass, Fr. Bong Tupino III formally announced for the first time that 2018 will be the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons. The new liturgical year kicked off last December 3, the first Sunday of Advent. The theme was chosen for liturgical year 2018 as part of the nine-year preparation of the 5th centenary of the Philippine Church’s Christianization to be celebrated in 2021. With the theme “Renewed Servant Leaders for the New Evangelization,” the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons is the sixth…continue reading →

Last October 17, at the 69th birthday birthday of the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao, Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco DD, the Cubao clergy announced its most ambitious project infrastructure project yet, a retirement home for sick and retired priests cum retreat and conference center. Prior to this, the biggest project yet was the ‘Pabahay’ project for diocesan staff in Antipolo. The renewal center had been ‘baptized' as Casa de Silencio, named after one of the streets near Araneta Avenue where the retirement home would rise, next to the Holy Redeemer…continue reading →

The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) - Christ the King Chapter paid their annual prison outreach visit to the Camp Karingal Ladies Detention Dormitory last November 7, 2017. As of that that, there were 1,200 recorded inmates. The advance team had met with the prison ofIicials prior to the ofIicial visit. The prison superintendent, Marie Rose Laguyo, had requested that in lieu of the traditional gift of t-shirts, the request was for large-capacity transparent storage boxes with handles where the detainees could put their valuables. After an extensive search, CWL found a ‘Mega Storage…continue reading →

It was a full house last Sunday October 22nd with over 180 kids showing up, as Christ the King Parish celebrated the Kingdom of Heaven Fair 2017, the Catholic foil to the vampires, witches, zombies, monsters, devils, slasher-horror villains, and vampire themes that pervade the ‘traditional’ Halloween celebration. Displaying great collaboration as well as cooperation, three CTK ministries - Mustard Seed Ministry led by Sonny and Mina Mejia, Youth Ministry headed by Louie and Lei Abando, and the Family & Life Ministry led by Regie and Joanne Polancos - worked together to stage…continue reading →