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NEW PUBLICATION - Dumaguete Diary
12/2011
May the Franciscan greeting: "Peace and all good things" joyfully resound in your hearts and in your life! We send special wishes from Dumaguete, the city that never sleeps, and is filled with so many kind people.
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NEW PUBLICATION - Sacred Lives Remembered
12/2011
Sister Mary Antonita Mettert, SFP
September 23, 1927 - December 10, 2011
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NEW PUBLICATION - SFP VOICES
12/2011
Here in the northern hemisphere we are entering into the season of winter while those in the southern hemisphere will be enjoying summer. Such utter contrasts in nature! There is wisdom woven into the seasonal changes wherever we find ourselves. [read more]

NEW PUBLICATION - CONVERSATIONS
11/2011
In Senegal, the notion of compassion can be translated with the word “YEUREMENDE,” meaning to have mercy to the point of feeling concerned and being affected by the other’s suffering, obliging us to react on and at the side of the victim. [read more]

NEW PUBLICATION - SFP LIFE
11/2011
After a cancelled flight in Manila and an unplanned overnight stay, I arrived the morning of October 17th to be warmly greeted by Srs. Cristina, Armi and Sol Quiambao, a friend and supporter. Time was brief as we planned for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new convent in the afternoon. ... [read more]