by | Jan 1, 2023 | ASIA, News, The Philippines
After two years Simbang gabi returns to the Philippines. “Simbang gabi” means “Night mass” in Filipino. These Masses are celebrated each of the nine nights before Christmas.They represent the nine months of gestation of Our Lady before...
by | Dec 26, 2022 | ASIA, News, The Philippines
Did you know that the Christmas season in the Philippines is among the longest celebration in the world? Filipinos like to extend the season as much as they can. Firstly, the “Ber” months typically mark the start of the Christmas season...
by | Oct 12, 2022 | ASIA, News, SOUTH KOREA
Christina: First SEMD Korean missionary On September 4th, 2022 I made my final promises. The Mass was presided over by Bishop KimJongSu, an Augustinian along with 22 priests who were either diocesan or religious. The Church was filled with people. It was a joy to be...
by | Aug 2, 2022 | ASIA, News, SOUTH KOREA
South Korea is a relatively small peninsula between the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan. It has almost 52 million inhabitants. In this land full of mountains, cherry blossoms in spring and different coloured maples in autumn, big cities and hidden fishing...
by | Jul 16, 2022 | ASIA, News, The Philippines
50 years old is a respectable age: half a century. It makes one ask: have I made the most of my life? Is my life going in the right direction? When I turned a quarter of a century, I realised just how much time I had wasted and I made a promise to myself that by the...
by | Apr 14, 2022 | ASIA, News, The Philippines
How can I have learned so much already, in just two months? I have been learning through children. A first time for everything “There is always a first time for everything” is a sentence I have used a lot in the past two and a half months. It’s the time I have...
