Friday, July 08, 2011

i lament....

… the attacks against the alleged “PAJERO BISHOPS,” and the leading assassination of the Church as an institution… how the media selectively report partial truths to highlight negative impressions, to sow seeds of doubt and discord, to lead people to accuse.

… this unfair trial of media, feasting more on the recipients than the source of this mess, aggrandizing the 7 pajero bishops more than the 20 ambulance vice-governor and the like.

… the diabolical propaganda, the connivance and conspiracy to put down the credibility of the Church, for sponsoring “leading” polls against Her.

… the hasty generalization in branding the whole clergy as corrupt, accusing that every one of them is the same… to the neglect of those who have been and still are faithful, those who have worked so hard to help people, those who have offered themselves totally, those who struggled so much to be holy.

… those journalists, columnists, commentators and the reactive, who think they knew so much, who think they have seen the whole truth, who think they have judged rightly, who think they are saints, who even cursed and commented against the pope for his hands-off policy on the matter.

… those who were easily swayed, those planning to be inactive in the Church, planning to switch to other religions and denominations, those who have given up on their faith… just where is your faith anchored on?

… this cancer of politiking, this growing infection of blind involvement, and the stinging blows of indifference!

the least we could do is to be informed… let us not allow ourselves to be easily manipulated by the unfair lenses of media… let us be vigilant against the threats of our faith, the growing anti-clericalism, the vicious attacks against the Church. And above all, let us pray for deliverance against the workings of the evil one!

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

thanking God for this amazing...



what a day?

woke up cold and sleepy, but i gotta do what i do because i want to.
but when it comes to the day's itinerary in mind, i didn't mind.
i ended up doing what i've been meaning to do for a long time, to take my time.
twice i sought to acquire, and when i did, i never really had it.
and when i wanted to go, i got stuck, then led me to forego.
on my knees i struggled to feel, but how can that be if i am not open to unfill?

yet despite all these, i choose to let be,
to continue, and that God's hands I may see.
in the end, i end up thanking thee!

inspired by the poet, ee cummings,
his poem, that hits me, i didn't see coming!
thus, borrowing...

i thank you God for most this amazing
by E. E. Cummings
i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
wich is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birth
day of life and love and wings:and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any-lifted from the no
of all nothing-human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

snapping out!



how strange to be

pondering...
wondering..
daydreaming...
wishing...
hoping..
craving...
aspiring...
desiring...

...one thing.

only to realize that you really don't want it.
when you
had it...
got it...
used it..
consumed it...

... and you never really did enjoy.

and to say:
is this what have i waited for?

o happy fault!
now i know where to focus all my energies with.

is man really thus insatiable?
i believe not.
he just hasn't find that which one could.

from a long time of state of sleep,
despite the obvious,
it only took me now to recognize
that all these were but a dream.
time to wake up...
now!

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

things i never thought of doing...

after five days as a practical trainee,
i can't imagine myself doing the following:

1.) giving goodnight talks to dbyc, boarders and salesians
2.) playing organized basketball game with the employees
3.) conducting and teaching the four-voice choral piece, "you'll never walk alone"
4.) eating fishballs and kikiam while being watched by the dbyc young people who are engaged in prayer.
5.) learning "crazy" unfreezer activities from ma'am reggie and sir gary.
6.) committing to memory 20 names of young people in a day.
7.) spending my monthly petty cash in just six hours.
8.) meeting someone without knowing that she is the principal
9.) bro paul and i are talking about someone without realizing that the person is just two steps away from us (bro. paul blushed)
10.) practicing in playing the guitar to animate the mass

many surprises are still ahead. indeed, there are still many lands too explore. there is still one big self to know and to stretch. there is still more in this life to discover.

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

first weekend as fresh practical trainee

now open: a new chapter!

SATURDAY:
i left db postnovitiate at 9:30 am. i never thought that fetching is that sooner. i rushed packing my things. we arrived at db mandaluyong at 11:00 am. i was warmly welcomed by the community. yet, immediately after lunch, Bro. Abe and I rushed for DB Makati to at least watch the DBAA one-day league. i met familiar faces from db tarlac, former teachers and friends. at 6 pm, we head back home. after vespers and supper, the community as a sign of welcome, celebrated my arrival with the film viewing of vantage point (which i already watched) coupled with pizza hut supreme and sausages. i stayed late until 12:00 am unpacking my things.

SUNDAY:
i woke up at 6:30 am, had personal lauds and meditation. today's the birthday of fr. demet, our vicar. i attended and assisted the mass at 8:30 am at savio parish. i was introduced to the people as the new brother assistant. after the mass, we headed back to the school to meet the youth of dbyc for their catechism. at lunch time, we celebrated the birthday of fr. demet. food is great and abounding. before taking lunch i stepped the scale to watch my weight. it's marked 62 kilos. we'll see if i would gain or lose weight. the food here is great. i'm afraid i might achieve the former (gaining weight). i couldn't sleep for afternoon siesta. i just finished unpacking and organizing my things in my room. at 4:00 pm i went down and assisted the dbyc. i met a lot of young poeple, i've been knowing their names here and there, trying to commit them in my memory. they are such nice people. at 5:45 pm, i gave the closing talk (aka goodnight talk) of the dbyc. i met bro joji and marnel who'll be attending the 6 pm mass. after supper and rosary, fr. demet gave his goodnight sharing his reflection of his 64 years of existence. then, fr. eli, fr. abel, bros. abe, lonx and i met for the preparation of the salterrae.

TALKING WITHIN:
i'm still feeling a little nostalgic. i am still missing my companions... i felt that i haven't said goodbye enough. nevertheless it's time to move one. i've been adjusting. i couldn't imagine myself missing the structures of the seminary which i previously abhor. life is fast-paced... there will be shifts in lifestyle. yet, i still hold onto God and pray that i may not be drowned and be consumed. nevertheless, i am consoled by the fact that God is with me, and i am looking forward a fruitful journey of this new chapter of my salesian life.

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

pain and beauty

“life is about change.
sometimes it’s painful. sometimes it’s beautiful.
but most of the time it’s both.”

- Lana Lang (Smallville)

it's a reality i find a difficulty...
...of accepting.
days from now, life is about to change.
this seeming monotony which i first found to be deafening will soon break its silence.
and i find it a great weight in my heart.
change...
at times i want it, welcome it...
at times i shun it, abhor it, especially when i seem to like the balance.
yet it's the most objective reality there is.
things, people and experiences, even structures, i hate to admit, i would surely miss.
yet they would remain to be a part of me wherever i go.
change...
it comes in various forms.
either you change or i change or situations change,
many times it's the interplay of two or all.
either people leave...
or you leave...
either people grow...
or you grow...
change...
see there's both pain and beauty in it...
'coz that's life...
and this is the life i have come to embrace,
along with it are pain and beauty
... an inexplicable combination or a paradoxical twin.

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Friday, March 21, 2008

blah...

B1: marketing tayo bukas…

B2: bakit bukas? di ba dapat monday?

B1: bukas nga, eh, sabi ni ……..

B2: di ba napagmitingan na yan…. bakit ba di sumusunod sa usapan?

B1: rector kasi siya…

B3: sige marketing ka bukas, manonood kami bukas….

B1: ah ganun ba? ako din, manonood din bukas…

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Friday, March 07, 2008

end of the line...

i had to admit, i have never been so tensed in my life except for this one.
and i am happy that i have reached the end.
after the exam, i immediately went up to the adoration chapel and really shouted, "Thank you, Lord." I feel like crying while thanking Him for His providence, but I didn't. I am overwhelmed by His presence and grace. Inside the chapel, i feel like making my catharsis.

i cannot but praise and thank God.

among the answers i have given, after exposing the thesis of Divine Intelligence and while connecting it with Divine Wisdom, this struck me most:

"God knows me through and through, and for that He loves me."

I have been feeling that intensely now.
I pray that i may give back to God that same intensity,
or even at least close to that intensity,
to love Him.

But then, i really love you, Lord.

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Friday, February 22, 2008

tales about the coffee



i am amused and overwelmed how this coffee theme get to be associated with me especially on the occasion of my birthday. please allow me to explain.

it all started during christmas vacation, when eson fell in love with a koreanovela that prompted him to buy a dvd for the complete season of "coffee prince." he narrated to us the sleepless nights he endured just to finish the series before coming back to the seminary last january.

i would attest that he really fell in love with the story (in the minimal sense) that he would keep on narrating the synopsis and almost the whole plot of the story. one sunday, he brought the dvd to the seminary.

another significant incident leading to this was that "blessing" when our bro. gene had an appendectomy. i first volunteered to attend to him at the hospital. eson and i were fighting over the slot of attending to gene for some personal motives. that night was the first time i saw an episode of the coffee prince. and frankly, i really liked it.

after gene's discharge from the hospital, i get to be more curious and i asked eson if we could watch the serie. practically, there were now three of us so engrossed watching the koreanovela, with bro. jm joining and "kilig to the bones". hehehe...



without knowing or intending, the coffee bonded us together... i guess nobody else could relate, perhaps except our cook, since only the three of us have finished the story. and now our mouths are filled with "coffee" both in the literal and figurative sense.

indeed, the coffee prince has brought a lot of positive effects... that would include our inspiration and zeal to study more intensely, more passionately. it served as a break from our intellectual routine -- perhaps a saving grace for keeping our sanity intact.

i don't really drink coffee, but this "coffee prince" made me a regular taker. i am not sure what would be the further consequences of this.

and so, i feel that, when both eson and jm (my groupmates in the human formation tea) organized and prepared my birthday celebration, it's a party for the three of us... hehehe....

i really appreciate and enjoyed the experience of bringing "coffee prince" into the postnovitiate and transforming the refectory into the coffee shop. but what i most value are their translated acts of love and appreciation for my person, which i received as a "sent message" from them.
thanks, guys.

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brodiz

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I am a pilgrim by life's occupation, an accountant by bachelor's degree, a Tarlaqueño by place of birth, a Salesian by specific vocation, a teacher by profession, a student by formation, a writer by passion, a youth minister by life's mission, a son of God... My Philosophy of Life: "To be is to become" "To be is to hope"

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