When I was still a member of Single for Christ, I found out that renewal was not that easy.  The desire to change was there but there was still something within me I wasn’t able to surrender to Him and truly become a son of God. I still flirted with other women even though I already had a...

When I was A kid I have this crazy thought about the Church rules. I thought priests in their 60′s are the ones qualified to be a bishop and the early 80′s are to be pope that’s why they don’t change it every year, just now that I remember about this and realized I was...

On Thursday, 4th November 2010, two active and vivacious members of HOLD International Council, Sister Lynda Geraldez, HOLD Foreign Mission Coordinator and Sister Bel Liboro, HOLD Country Coordinator to Vietnam, arrived in Vietnam. Immediately after they had settled, they started preparing for...

I was on my laptop going through the blogs submitted by our brothers and sisters for the CFC Vietnam website when I chanced upon the write-up that my wife wrote.  I was reading Haydee’s blog on being a parent (I dared not edit it for fear of my life) when suddenly my mind was suddenly alit...

Pensive issues have been manifesting itself to us since Sister Mary Niere shared with us her thoughts on Contemplative Prayer. During a 3-day workshop, which started on 23 July 2010,we have been hearing some more of these CONTEMPLATIVE talks from an anointed couple Tito Roquel and Tita Nina...

As a follow through of Sister Mary Niere’s (OCD) initiative, a three-day contemplative workshop was conducted for the CFC-Vietnam Expat community on July 23-25, 2010.  Tito Rouquel and Tita Nina Ponte spearheaded the workshop.  They arrived in Vietnam on Friday (July 23) armed with the...

Many pictures were playing in my mind while I was preparing for the trip to Cambodia for it was the first out-reach of CFC-VN outside Vietnam. So as the departure date drew nearer, I became very excited and at the same time apprehensive of what would be revealed to me personally. Early...

On Sunday, the 30th of May 2010, Fullness in Christ weekend was echoed to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It marked another significant event for CFC-VN Expat community. Elders from Manila consisting of Bro Nonoy & Sis Marivie Dalman, Bro Tony & Sis Zeny Gimenez and Bro Tito & Sis Lily...

On March 11-15, CFC Vietnam hosted a series of talks on Contemplative Prayer by Sister Mary Niere OCD. Participants from all over Ho Chi Minh City, including our brothers and sisters from the Divine Mercy Apostolate, attended this seminar. It was an event full of learning and laughter as we...

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Vietnam, Sunday, 11th of April, was the last day of Christian Life Program (CLP). I would like to extend a warm WELCOME to all new members of CFC-VN. It was indeed a very remarkable moment not only for new members but also for the whole membership of CFC-VN. This pilgrim path is not an easy...

After a year of waiting and months of preparation, the first Handmaid Enrichment Retreat (HER) was finally made possible in Vietnam on the 23rd – 24th of October 2009. A group of 8 HOLD leaders and members from Manila, led by Sis Bel Liboro and Sis Tess Amon, came with such enthusiasm and...

“Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Saint...

For love and love alone. Does it require a commitment? In our society today, more and more singles are scared and are running away from commitment – spiritual responsibilities particularly. Ashamed of being laughed at, called weird or other discouraging statements by other people,...