One story, my only short story

Yan ang isa sa mga crush ko, isang madre, taga-bangladesh. Nasa isang picture ang isa pa, nasa left side ko sya, Thailander naman, madre rin. Itong isa, napagkamalan nya akong Thai kaya pa-picture kami. Di nila alam na nabighani ako sa kanila. Syempre natural lang yun, kaya hwag mabibigla, hanggang dyan lang yan. Mamya isang paligo lang sa pool, wala na. Pwede ba silang pang-Miss Universe? That’s my one and only short story. Kaya isiningit ko na lang ang news article ko para sa website namin.

The Institute of Consecrated life in Asia (ICLA) visited Marist Asia-Pacific Center last December 1 to share their prayers in remembering the spirit of the Mission Congress in Asia . They had originally prepared these animated prayers for the recent Missiology Forum in Manila . Br. Jeff Crowe, the rector of MAPAC, welcomed the 30 religious sisters and brothers (including priests) led by Sr. Patiola, OLN. The group presented three para-liturgies that led to the spirit of the occasion entitled, “One Story: Five Versions.” It was started with the interpretative dance “Song of the Body of Christ” about coming and sharing their stories led by the Vietnamese and Thailanders.

The graceful movements, simple gestures, and colourful traditional dress engaged us all at the level of the heart, in a sense of gratitude for the living p

resence of the Spirit in our people, and a desire to share this with our brothers and sisters evrywhere. In between the prayer parts were socialization among the different cultures and congregations, and the fellowship meal, the dinner. Including the Brothers, the participants came from Carribean , Micronesia , Solomon Islands , Kiribati , Papua New Guinea , Tonga , Fiji , Samoa and New Zealand , Australia , China , Vietnam , Thailand , Myanmar , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Korea , Philippines , Indonesia , Malaysia . The occasion of prayers w

ere successfully ended around half past 8 in the evening after the speech of thanks of Br. Vince Celeste, community councilor.

In behalf of the MAPAC community, I would like to thank you for your generosity of sharing the prayer of the mission with us, for the fellowship we had tonight. Indeed, the different forms pf prayer presented were appreciated and even more heard when they are integrated into different cltures here in Asia-Pacific. The spirituality of awareness and sensitivity may be developed by us here at MAPAC and we may be able to live them everyday. To you brothers and sister, our deep gratitude. Good evening.