JANSSENVILLE

(This is my second article in the coffee table book of the SVD Central Province on the 100th year of the Divine Word Missionaries/SVD in the Philippines. Until now, nasa printing press pa rin po yata, hehe.) Ito ang Janssenville Have you heard of Janssenville? Janssenville is only one of the many subdivisions... 

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CAPTION IT!

Gusto ko kayong ipakilala sa dalawang mga respected SVD missionaries namin. Ang nakaputi ay si Fr. Dino Ariola, SVD, isang formator sa Divine Word Formation Center of Davao. Last August, pagdating niya sa University of San Carlos, Cebu City for our gathering, ang ibibigay sanang kwarto sa kanya ay ang... 

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SVD JOKES #30: THE SONG OF FR. JB

Fr. Julio Barbieto, SVD was a person of humor. His jokes are contagious! One time, in our visit to Villa Cristo Rey, he shared to us a song which he composed and made us laugh until we already cried in joy:Sa mata ng dulingLahat tayo ay dalawaHa-ha-ha, Ha-ha-ha, Ha-ha-haHabang may dulingHindi ka nag-iisa.Joke... 

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SVD JOKES #29: CATHOLIC CANDIES???

Fr. Ed Fuguso, SVD shared: In my visit to Mariveles, Bataan, a religious nun from Venezuela related to me how one day, she was casually giving away candies to a group of children when one of them refused the sweet offer saying, “Sister, I am not a Catholic. I am an Aglipayan!”The nun quickly replied... 

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SVD JOKES #28: FIRST TIME

This is shared to me by another SVD missionary: Together with another SVD, they were sent to a foreign country. It was both their first time to ride an international flight and confessed that they were really ignorant inside the plane.The stewardess went to them and offered, “Sir, would you like chicken... 

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SVD JOKES #27: JUAN TAMAD CROCODILE

Fr. Flor Lagura, SVD shared about the story of Fr. Robert Winkler, SVD. “Fr. Winkler was a German missionary to Mindoro. In the 1940’s, Fr. Winkler had to hike from Calapan, the provincial capital, to Bulalacao, the southernmost town. A distance of roughly 200 kilometers over hills, mountains and... 

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SVD JOKES #26: LOST AND FOUND

One time during our common dinner, one of the seminarians announced, “I have found a book. Those who might have lost it, please claim from me.” “What’s the title of the lost book?” Some seminarians asked. Then the announcer answered: “St. Anthony of Padua.”****I welcome contributions! Anecdotes... 

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