​Life has become even more demanding in our present day, hasn't it?

​February, as we all know, is one of the most costly affairs in every year. A marketplace for digital offers (RetailMeNot.ca) recently conducted a survey of Canadians’ consumer spending for this month and it revealed that 80% of Canadians agree that people overspend on Heart’s Day—with an average spending of $164 on gifts and celebrations.

We are again in that time of the year when streets are lighted and houses are decorated, when foes become friends and families become closer, and when the night is colder but people’s hearts are warmer.
But above all, Christmas is the time of the year when we remember how the Almighty God gave His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, sent Him from heaven to earth, that we sinners might have life.
What does this mean for us?

Holy Week spells traditional hot cross buns, sumptuous lamb dishes, Easter egg hunts, and family gatherings—of course there are also those who fast and attend in special church services—but is there more to this three to four-day long holiday? Back in the Philippines, you surely remember reading the pasyon, participating in the visita iglesia, or witnessing the senakulo. But still, are practices and observances all there is to this annual occasion?

Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva

When the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was born on July 22, the world was all a-buzz.  Virtually every media network on the planet carried out the news – and within minutes, it was all over the World Wide Web.  Undeniably, anything that concerns the royal family fascinates us.  The Queen and her perpetuating lineage of heirs to the throne undoubtedly intrigue us.

Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva


An online report pegged the current number of Filipinos working or residing abroad at roughly 9.5 million to 12.5 million, or about 10-11% of the total Philippine population1. A separate online report said that there are about 842,651 Filipinos living in Canada today, making Canada the third top destination for Filipinos overseas2.