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Quote from: islander on January 29, 2014, 01:34:55 PM

the caption to this should be: the awesome power of God.

ha ha! comfortable diay si gamaytitoy.

how beautiful!

I just submitted another doctoral paper. I was working on that paper for the past week, and Thanks God I finished it today and capped it at 26 pages. Now, here is to Dr. Mark finding it satisfactory. The topic was on individual coaching, group coaching and organizational consultation within the health care administrative spectrum.

These past few weeks have been very busy for me. Everyday from Monday to Friday I go to the hospital from 7 am till 5pm. Then on Monday and Wednesday i teach math for health care professionals at one of the city colleges in chicago from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Topic that i taught today was on calculation of anion gap, serum osmolality, calculated osmolar gap, and medical conversion units. My students, who are all enrolled in the BSN / RN program were whining about why they need to calculate anion gaps.

I told them, "You want to be a nurse, the dispenser of medications and the hand of the physician's order. With that role comes great responsibility. If you cannot calculate simple drug calculations, you can be a liability to the lives of the patients and to the will of the physician whom you will work with."

They ceased their whining immediately.

And I said to them, "From now on till the end of this course, I will not permit any one of you to use calculators."

"I want the best, so I expect the best out of you nursing students."

I hope i wasn't too hard. But, in my opinion, with such a role of a Registered Nurse, one has to master these skills. I hope they understand I am doing this out of Love for them.

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I had a long day. I feel so tired. But I take comfort in my relaxing night today. God is Good.

Fr. Roel, you have a beautiful voice. Thanks for sharing this song with us here and in facebook. he he he!

And in humility, have compassion on others more often!

How kind are you to help your niece. Know that it brings a sense of relief in knowing someone cares and offers to assist in whatever way. Its unbelievable how much work is placed on a medical doctor, let alone, those who proceed into research, where there is so much focus on collaborative work. I raise my cup of coffee to her, as one doctor to another. Tell her that these are all part of the "beautiful struggles."

Well, at least that's what I remind myself when I have moments of doubt and say, "why am i doing all this for?". All for the Glory of God, and to the dispensation of my skill for the benefit of my brethren who need of my arts. Remind your niece that. As a surgeon, she has a lot of responsibilities and a sacred one at that-- to be, literally, the hand that saves those who have entrusted their health and care unto her. This is part of the collaborative dynamic between the physician and patient relationship.

The path of a doctor is never an easy one. But by God's Grace, if all the struggles we endure will allow us to provide care for the patient, to ease their sufferings, then by goodness,...let the doctor struggle all the more. And in humility let the doctor know that we are under protection of the Divine Physician himself, Christ Jesus.

Truly, Tita, bless your heart for helping your niece. And let me reiterate my many thanks for the times you have helped me edit my papers here.


Semper,
Lorenzo

hmmm, lami lageh injektohon ning mga hackers og sodium valproate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-s51B66Sl4#ws

true

o wow. the darker the berry ..the sweeter the juice.

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 03, 2014, 07:51:16 PM

bwahahahahaha LOL! aguyyy!

The measure of our love is to love without measure.

- St. Francis de Sales

February 3

Just as little children learn to speak by listening to their mothers and lisping words after them, so also by keeping close to our Savior and meditating on and observing His words, actions and affections we learn by His grace to speak, act and will like Him. I assure you that we cannot go to God the Father except through this gate...Set aside an hour every day before dinner, or early in the morning when your mind is less distracted and fresher after the night's rest. Do no extend it for more than an hour unless your spiritual director expressly tells you to do so.

(INT. Part II, Ch. 1; O. III, p. 70)

sed corda loquuntur
mens cogitat,
Cumque eduxeris aquam de conspectu

et ego sentio.

Bastille - Pompeii

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhRC3S1ZbUw#ws

approve !

salve !


in corde,
in mentem,
et in caritate

semper,
Laurentius

Hopefully emergency response units and medical personnel will be sent to the affected region in earnest.

January 27

Self-love dies only when our body dies, so we must, while we live in this land of exile, continue to counterattack its assaults on our senses and its underhanded tactics. It is enough if we firmly withstand, giving no willful or deliberate consent ... When we feel within ourselves the first movements of self-love or of other passions, let us prostrate ourselves immediately before the heart of God and tell Him, in a spirit of confidence and humility,

"Lord, have mercy on me because I am a very weak creature."

Then let us tranquilly rest in peace and put ourselves at God's disposal.

(Letters 1675; O. XIX, pp. 272-273)

January 26



We must have a good opinion of those we see practicing virtues, even though imperfectly, since we know that the saints themselves have often practiced them in this manner. As for ourselves, we must be careful to practice virtues not only faithfully but prudently. To this purpose we must strictly follow the advice of men, not to rely on our own prudence but on the judgment of those whom God has given us for direction.

(INT. Part III, Ch. 2; O. III, p. 131)

best part:

the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.

“The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.”
― Padre Pio

“Have courage and do not fear the assaults of the Devil. Remember this forever; it is a healthy sign if the devil shouts and roars around your conscience, since this shows that he is not inside your will.”
― Padre Pio

“Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”
― Padre Pio

heaven's perfect lamb.

don't just talk about your faith, but also...live your faith!

thanks for the gentle reminder, brothers.

Aaron is the brother of moses, prophet of God. He was also the progenitor of the holy order of priesthood in the jewish faith.

Happy Sunday , folks.

Rain or shine, keep your faith alive !

saw a lot of neuro cases last night. seeing pediatric patients with untreatable neurological pathologies is always heart breaking.

may God who is most merciful and fount of infinite graces, grant strength to their family.

Amen.

mingaw mingaw gamay sa akong mga brothers sa new jersey.

cute. hehe.

interesting. nippongo!

Amen.

Salutem et dilectionem in omnes!

Pax Vobis Cum In Nominam Deum Iesus Cristo.

Benedictio et gratia apud Deum, et spes Omnes scire expecto sana et fructuosa. Benedicite

Et cum amor et precibus,
Laurentius [Lorenzo]

ha ha ha!

such a beautiful story. thanks for sharing!

Addendum: the muslim phrase "Subhanallah" means = To Perfect Glory it is to God.

May The two lovers and their marriage bring Perfect Glory to God...!

May The Almighty God , The Most Compassionate, The Creator and Redeemer Bless them and their marriage!

SUBHANALLAH ! they both live long , happy, fruitful lives together.

Quote from: islander on January 16, 2014, 12:20:32 AM
let me guess... the tb resident doctor's schedule is very tight again.  well, a doctor's time is never his.  but see you here soon, lorenz, polar vortex or no.

Carrisime,

Salve!

Audivi Legi Venio !

ha ha ha ! hapit na ra ba pod ang valentine's day.

Oh wow, great job !

Indeed, don't raise your voice to the woman who gave birth to you and suffered pain to bring you into this world.

Quote from: our dream on January 23, 2014, 11:05:27 AM
hello everyone!
we have some shoes,clothes and toys I gathered from Australia to hand out. we started a facbook page called: AUSSIE GIVERS and the response has been great! we have another 20-30 balakbayan boxes full of goods to be sentnext month so will have more to give out then.

2 weeks after the quake we gave out goods in sagbayan, tubigon, clarin and through to calape. the most were given out in a small village badly affected near Catagbacan, between loon & calape.

at the moment we only have about 9 rice sacks full of goods but will bag them up so individual families get a bit of everything.

so can anyone suggest a good small brgy that will benefit from these goods? we have a car and can deliver the goods personally.
Thanks!

May God Bless You !

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on January 21, 2014, 10:18:53 PM

ha ha ! ha ha ! mao gajod, pero okey ra pod kai ma lipay man pod ta maka kita sa smile ni inday.

money is only paper for candy. as i always say.

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 21, 2014, 05:40:22 PM

ha ha ha, if that is the case then, hala ondoy, make more money!

Nice video documentary, Fr. Roel. He he he!

bwahaha! pwede pod ni kai hilig baja pod ta sa Probinsyana Guapa...

a very catchy Kinaray-a Song from Antique kag Aklan!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPd4aIoGP7E#

Unsay gi bati ni Dr. Lorenzo? Hmm, the long hours of work and the arrival of a new class into my schedule has kept me quite inundated with all these quandries , these foibles in this vale of tears. O how nice it must be being a rich derelict living off one's pension or huge swathes of hoarded gold. But a las, i am but a poor , working man. Where one must work to survive! he he!

Got that off my chest. 

dry ang tiil sa baji, pero wet ang baba sa pikchutaker?

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 04, 2014, 03:08:50 AM
Hmm, the way some dark lord is clinging to his dream of glory days to come?

the same dark lord who does battle with security guards?

Happy New Years, folks!

2014 !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6hk_7EUvwv8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rRyOS0nZr7s

Sobrang ka white diri.

hahaha! di ko! dagan ko!

Quote from: Lollapalooza on December 17, 2013, 04:48:20 PM

Cuchinta


Puto bibingka


Durian Maja

pares

wow wow buttercups! lami uy!

i went out on a date with my lady friend, and we had pizza and wine at the VIP section at the movies in downtown chitown. hehehe.

Green diay.

Hopefully not.

It will be a DARK day for the Philippines. Literally and figuratively speaking.

bungkinot si michelle. sigoro wa ning kuang si barako nija .....

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 20, 2013, 06:53:34 AM
MANILA, Philippinesâ€"Television host and Inquirer columnist Solita “Winnie” Collas-Monsod on Thursday said Makati Mayor Junjun Binay was “taking advantage of his position” when he ordered the arrest of three security guards of Dasmariñas Village, Makati City.

Monsod, a resident of the village, said: “The guards were correct… And Mayor Binay was obviously wrong. He was taking advantage of his position and trying to be above the law. And anything that goes above the law is wrong.”

Monsod told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview that she was familiar with the policy of the village restricting access to one of the main gates after 10 p.m.

“His alternative was to go about 150 meters away to the gate that was open. But he wanted to show his…I don’t know,” Monsod said.

“And the fact that his guards pulled out their weapons is…this is an indication of how Binay is going to rule the country,” she added. -- http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/549261/winnie-monsod-guards-were-correct-binay-was-wrong#ixzz2o1jMKbxA

What a truly stupid moron this binay is to think he is any higher than honest security guards doing their job. This binay is acting like as if he's the dark lord sauron from the lord of the rings trilogy. dark, perhaps. but a lord? nah. don't think so.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 20, 2013, 06:45:50 AM

Mayor Junjun Binay

Ijara. Itom jamo pariho sa ijang papa.  

hahahahaha!

Quote from: islander on December 17, 2013, 09:15:32 PM
bantay lang sa boomerang.  y'know, untol gyod imong kinumo anang pormaha.

mao bitaw, dangerous looking bitaw ni si kim boy.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 17, 2013, 05:18:41 PM
He he, hadlok diay ka ni Justin?

bwahahaha, he might challenge me to a dance contest. pildi ko ana.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 17, 2013, 04:16:39 PM



Barako: Sige, ha, my sweet Michelle, peace na ta...

Michelle: Di ko gustog eskandalo, mao nga cool lang ko ron. Pero dila ray way labod nimo inigbalik nato sa Merika...

bwahahahhahahaha!

ingon si barako: yes michi, i'll kiss your hands (thinking: but boy oh boy would i love to get my mouth on that blonde vixen next to you..oooohoooo! mmmhmmm, a brother needs some of that white lovin')

bwhahahaha!

clearly he must have been drunk to have believed it was beer...or perhaps he just likes the taste of ihi?       

unsa man pod imong buhaton sa snow, sir insur?

Quote from: islander on December 17, 2013, 11:50:11 PM
sa pinurol nga pagkasulti, naay violin nga ang tingog ngek-ngek-ngek, naa poy violin nga ang tingog rat-tat-tat.

bwahahahahaha!!!

Quote from: islander on December 17, 2013, 11:56:52 PM


remember django the milyonir?  unsay sulod anang iyang gigujod?  that's a delivery, dear hubag nga hinan-aw ug sine.

hahaha! nag rak en roll diay si django og ang kontrabida?

bwahahahahahaha!    

“If it helps their faith on the Sto. Niño, we have no problems with that,” he said.

Soquiño said he has also experienced “miracles” from the Sto. Niño. One was when he was almost kicked out from the seminary for being sickly, but his prayers to the Holy Child prevented it from happening. Soquiño was also diagnosed with cancer last year and underwent an operation. He said that as of the moment, he is considered cancer-free. Soquiño said that was the second miracle of the Sto. Niño.

Soquiño, however, said the Holy Child’s reported miracles have yet to be validated by the Church. But, he clarified, the Church does not stop the people if they believe these tales, especially if doing so strengthens their faith.

Depicting the Holy Child as a wanderer, dressing him in various outfits, is also not one thing that the Church prohibits the public from doing, according to Soquiño. He said the Church understands it being a “personal expression of one’s faith.

From his many wanderings, the Sto. Niño is also called Santo Niñong Gala or “Palaboy” (wanderer). Some of his images, depicting his being a wanderer, are dressed in a sleeveless shirt, a woven hat and a cross staff.

And like an ordinary boy, the Santo Niño de Cebu’s devotees who visit him at the Basilica, leave him shoes, slippers and toys of all sorts. Rev. Fr. Tito Soquiño of the Basilica del Sto. Niño said these items were left by children and adults who treat him as a little boy who uses these. The toys and shoes are later on donated to different orphanages, he said.

A couple from an upland area in Cebu also shared a story of the Holy Child’s miracle in the same book. The couple said one day they lost their carabao, which the husband used in his farm.

That night while preparing to pray before the altar, they noticed that their Sto. Niño was also gone. The next day, the couple was awakened by their neighbor’s call outside. When they went out to see what it was all about, the neighbor was already holding their carabao. When they asked where he found it, the neighbor said he saw a little boy passing by his house with it, but when he went out to ask where the boy is bringing it, he was already gone. Pleased that their carabao was recovered, the couple instinctively went to the altar to pray, but they were just surprised that their Sto. Niño was back. When they looked closely, his vestments were already filled with thistles (amorseco). The couple believed that it was the Holy Child who came out to look for their carabao, hence the thistles in his clothing.

Following these “miracles,” the icon of the Santo Niño de Atocha is seen with a little basket in His left hand and a water gourd dangling from a staff in his right hand. He also wears sandals and a large hat, and sits on a chair.

The Basilica del Santo Niño, which houses the Sto. Niño de Cebu, has also published a booklet â€" “Mga Milagro ni Sr. Santo Niño” - of the purported miracles of the Holy Child. One of these miracles reportedly happened a long time ago inside the house of a Cebuano family who keeps an image of the Sto. Niño inside their room. According to the one who had the story published, her four-year-old nephew, once left alone inside the room, reportedly sustained a black eye after allegedly playing boxing with a “little boy.” When asked who that little boy was, the nephew pointed to the image of the Sto. Niño.  Another story was how the same little boy saved a six-year-old child from a fire. Mrs. Puzon, as narrated in the book, said she left her child inside a locked room for a while, but when she came back, the house was already on fire. She was just surprised when she saw her son coming out of the house unscathed. The child later on told her that the Sto. Niño, which was on his hands, opened the door for them.

 It is said that at that time in Atocha, there were several Christians who were jailed because of their faith. Jailers were prohibited from feeding the prisoners, and at one time, the government ordered that only children were allowed to bring food to their imprisoned family members. Fearing for the survival of those prisoners who had no children to feed them, their family members prayed to Our Lady of Atocha for help. Shortly after, those children who brought food to their relatives came home with tales of a young boy who also came to visit other prisoners. This “little boy,” according to the children, had with him a water gourd that seemed to have endless supply of water, and a basket full of bread for the hapless prisoners.  Following these events, those who prayed to the Lady of Atocha suspected the identity of this boy. They then checked the shoes worn by the child Jesus being carried by the Virgin, and saw that the shoes he was wearing were already worn out. Suspicious still, they replaced these with new ones, but not long after, these too became worn out. Since then, the people from Atocha have revered the Sto. Niño.

The Holy Child is usually depicted in red and gold vestments like that in Cebu or in Tondo, Manila, with a water gourd like the Sto. Niño of Atocha, or as a policeman inside a police office. But underneath these garments is an ordinary boy, as what He is portrayed in the many miracles He purportedly made over the past centuries.

People who witnessed these miracles said the Sto. Niño appeared as a little boy, who often wanders around to play with other children. Sometimes, He appears to the needy as a dark-skinned five-year-old kid. In Atocha, Madrid, for example, the Sto. Niño became popular sometime in the 1400s after a “little boy” was reportedly seen bringing food to prisoners.

Article written by: Liv G. Campo
Retrieved from: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2013/01/18/898352/little-boy-called-senor-santo-nino

bwahahaha!

The beautiful interior, including the original wooden flooring.

Historical information retrieved from:
http://www.thepinoyexplorer.com/2012/08/bohol-valencias-sto-nino-church.html

Further research revealed that the construction phase was from 1870 to 1877 under the supervision of Fr. Mariano Cornago, while Fr. Francisco Arraya saw its completion, including the installation of the wooden floor from 1878 to 1892.

The wooden floor is made of alternating dark (tindalo) and light (molave) wood planks. At the transept, an 8-point flower design is used for the floor while a herringbone pattern is used in the rest of the church.