Fr Robert Reyes is popularly known in the Philippines as “Running Priest” because he runs to make the Filipino people aware of the pressing social issues affecting the country. He has recently launched a website called “Parokya sa Web” (Web Parish).

In “Parokya sa Web” you’ll find Fr Reyes’ homilies as well as his views [...]

The principal aim of “The Green Bible” is “to show that seeds of environmentalism were sown in the Garden of Eden”. The Green Bible is actually a new edition of the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Holy Scipture and it is “printed in soy ink on recycled paper and bound in eco-friendly linen.” [...]

Wikipedia is without doubt the biggest free encyclopedia online. It has more than 7 million articles in over 200 languages. And it never ceases to grow as more people collaborate to write and edit multilingual entries everyday.

You can download Wikipedia as a database XML or SQL dump. You can also grab a copy of [...]

Dios na samuyang Ama. Ika mamomoton, maheherakon asin maimbodon.

Pakosoga an samong pagtubod asin pagkamoot saimo tanganing gamiton mi an blogging bilang kasangkapan sa pag-otob kan saimong kabotan. Logod kami magin bloggers nin katotoohan asin tagapamareta nin katoninongan.

I have a new favorite search engine. The best thing about it is that it is fast and uncluttered. Another good thing about this google-based tool is that it has no advertisement. It’s difficult to find a website that doesn’t sell you anything these days, so goosh is a real treasure. Yup, goosh is the [...]

Mahal Makakaako kawo gid ti maawaon, totoo ag mapagmahal sa kanmi, maghagad kami kanmu awat na pabaskugun kanmi pagsarig ag pagmahal sa kanmu, bilang usa ka blogger’s. Mana inda ay magamit gid nimi angay sa Kanmu pagkaibgan, mana maging blogger’s kami katotohanan ag manpalagnap kapayapaan.

Amay namon, ikaw ang pinakamaloloy-on, masarigan kag mapinalangga-on.

Ginapangayo namon sa imo nga dugangi ang amon pagtuo kag paghigugma kanimo agud nga magamit namon ang “blogging” bilang kasangkapan para matupad ang imong mga katuyuan. Kabay nga himu-on mo kami nga mga “bloggers” kang kamatuuran kag manog pahayag kang paghidaet.

Tú que eres tan compasivo, fiel, amoroso; Tú eres nuestro Padre. Te pedimos que engrandezcas nuestra fe y nuestro amor hacia ti, y así podamos usar los blogs como instrumentos para cumplir con tus propósitos. Debemos convertirnos en bloggers de verdad y promotores de la paz.

Aming Ama, ikaw ay mahabagin, matapat at mapagmahal. Nagsusumamo kami na palakasin ang aming pananampalataya at aming pagmamahal sa Iyo upang magamit namin ang blogging bilang kasangkapan na maisakatuparan ang Iyong mga dakilang layunin. Nawa’y maging bloggers kami ng katotohanan at tagapagtaguyod ng kapayapaan.

This does not happen everyday, so I better blog about it. Sunstar, the number one daily in the Visayas, runs a cover story about me and my blog in their weekend magazine today. My mother texted me about it this afternoon and she said that it made her cry. There is nothing tearjerky about the write-up but mothers are like that. Or… she was just kidding me.

You can read the online version of the article by clicking here and you can judge for yourself if indeed it could bring a mother to tears. He he he. On a serious note, I think the writer, Mayette Tabada, did an excellent job in recounting the beginnings and growth of my blog as well as the history of my priestly vocation and media ministry. And I commend her for making it sure that Linux and Open Source be mentioned in the article.

Although I have never thought that this would be the outcome, the best thing about the controversy surrounding “A Blogger’s Prayer” is that bloggers - both theists and atheists - are now discussing prayer. Praying really does wonders.