Category: Blogs

A collection of blogs from the Salesian Family

Against Fanaticism

I’m currently in Mindanao, a land war-torn by forces that defy human logic. Talking with a new friend, an incoming pre-novice for the Salesians, Kuya

Happy Clean Day!

Here I am. I just finished cleaning my room and I feel happy. It seems cleaning up the now glossy white tiles follow a cleaning

Let Jesus Rule!

We celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King. It is the last Sunday of Ordinary Time and ushers us into the Advent Season. We recall

Saturation Point

When I was informed that Gerry Guiseppe Gatungay was dead, I was shocked! I had to hear it again from the bearer and confirm its

Sweetness of Death

Our life is a mixture of laughters and tears, joys and sorrows, life and death. Though others may consider death as a bitter and pain

Be Saints

Every 1st of November all roads lead to the cemetery. People light candles and pray for the dead. Yet in the Church’s liturgy its the

The Salesian Secret

People are often amazed at how dynamic the atmosphere is in a Salesian setting. It appears that people seem to have put on braces around

Jesus, the New Wine

Jesus tells us that “new wine must be put into fresh skins.” In the Lord’s time wine was not kept in bottles like today but

Storms are a must

Unlike the Americans, most Filipinos are laid back when talk comes to storms. After all, the Philippines is battered by an army of tropical storms