GK Cambodia has established two villages in its capital city, Phnom Penh. The first village was established to help raise and upgrade the houses located in a flood-prone village along a riverbank. The second was established to relocate scavenger families living in makeshift houses beside a dumpsite.
The Lenten season is fast approaching and being a Filipino we always make this season a time to reflect on ourselves. The best thing to start with during Lent is to join the Lenten Recollection organised by the Filipino Chaplaincy of the Diocese of Parramatta.
Pabasa (literally, a reading) is one of the must do activities during Semana Santa or in Lent.
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus.
Salubong refers to the act of meeting someone who is arriving.
It is that time of the year again that we celebrate the feast of St Joseph the Husband of Mary.
Celebrating the feast of St Joseph the Husband of Mary always starts with a novena and is starting on 13 March 2009.
1. FEAST OF OUR LADY OF PENAFRANCIA
4TH September 2010 at 10:30 am
Concelebrated Mass at St Nicholas of Myra, Penrith
Father’s Day is a widely known celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in many countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother’s Day, the celebration honoring mothers.
Tribute to the Fathers
“Honor your father and mother.” This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. And this is the promise: If you honor your father and mother, “you will live a long life, full of blessing.” And now a …
Hope. Bayani. Love – What do these words mean to us? At one point in my life, I thought I knew the extent and magnitude of what these words meant. However, it was only through the experience of my first GK YGAT* in January 2008 when the true meaning of these three words became clear and evident to me.
With a government in operation, Aguinaldo thought that it was necessary to declare the independence of the Philippines. He believed that such a move would inspire the people to fight more eagerly against the Spaniards and at the same time, lead the foreign countries to recognize the independence of the country.