Friday, September 7, 2007

Puno ng mga Dominiko bumisita sa UST

Nasa bansa ang tinaguriang “Dominican pope,” si P. Carlos Azpiroz Costa, O.P., para sa isang visitation upang kausapin ang kanyang mga kapatid tungkol sa kalagayan ng Ordeng Dominiko sa Pilipinas.

Dumating si Azpiroz sa bansa noong Agosto 26 at mananatili hanggang Setyembre 24. Maglilibot ang Argentinong Dominiko sa iba’t-ibang dako ng Pilipinas, bahagi ng kanyang tungkulin bilang pinuno ng Orden sa buong mundo.

Sto. Domingo sa mga ukit at larawan

Upang gunitain ang pista ni Santo Domingo de Guzman, ang tagapagtatag ng kongregrasyong Order of Preachers, inilunsad ng kumbento ng Santo Domingo ang Santo Domingo Exhibit kung saan makikikita ang mga antigong paglalarawan sa mga bagay at tauhan na nauugnay sa ama ng mga Dominikano.

Ayon kay P. Bienvenido Trinilla, O.P., prior ng kumbento ng Santo Domingo kung saan idinaos ang exhibit mula ika-22 ng Hulyo hanggang ika-15 ng Agosto, layunin nitong ipakilala si Santo Domingo sa mga tao sa parokya at mga karatig lugar.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

The Dominicans in the Philippines: The hounds of Truth

Illuminating mankind’s path toward salvation, the “hounds of God” continue to bear the torch of truth on their mouths since their father, St. Dominic de Guzman, founded the Order of Preachers in 1216.

According to Fr. Roy Rodriguez O.P., provincial promoter of vocations of the Dominicans in the Philippines, ignorance is the origin of sin, and teaching the truth is the only way to liberate mankind from error.

Joey Velasco and his ‘Journey of Faith’: Images drawing strength from Christ

Despite his acclaimed artworks, businessman-artist Joey Velasco still doesn’t like to be labeled a painter. He prefers to be called a “heartist."

“I make it a point that I experienced first what I feel strongly about before I paint something,” Velasco told the Varsitarian.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Handicapped to move forward

“I had to find the courage to see me through the day, and so I knelt in silence and began to softly pray.” -Catherine Janssen Irwin

WHILE most freshmen find themselves excited to enter college, I prove to be in a different crowd. Just when most of them seem to begin expanding their horizons, I then found myself still trapped in my shell, thinking that changing myself for a university setup is pernicious.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

UST Parish nixes PPCRV poll watch

Despite being a key church in the Archdiocese of Manila, the UST’s Santissimo Rosario Parish failed to send volunteers for the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) poll watch during the May 14 elections.

Only the Santissimo Rosario Parish failed to send volunteers among churches in district 4 of Manila, PPCRV secretary general Bro. Clifford Sorita told the Varsitarian.

Pinoy kid's miraculous healing hastens Assumption founder's canonization

One year and three-month-old Risa Bontoc was diagnosed with septo-optic-dysplasia with left schizenphaly, a congenital malformation syndrome in the brain which could have made her blind, crippled, and mute. The third adopted child of Carmen and Rosendo Bontoc, Risa would have rhythmic rotative movement of the eyes that doctors said resulted from the syndrome.

Physicians from the United States where Risa was diagnosed for treatment said that cure was highly improbable and that it would take a miracle to cure the child. Indeed, it took two years of the Bontoc couple’s intercessory prayers to Blessed Marie Eugenie for Risa to turn well. Her case is now a cause for Blessed Marie Eugenie’s sainthood.