Publisher's Note

The 1st quarterof the year is over and yes, time flies so fast. It was just like yesterday when Ed Stelmach stepped down as Premier of Alberta when Alison Redford won the race last year and she became the 1st Woman Premier of Alberta in the political history. Now this coming April 23, 2012, we [...]
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Remember … A Dying Man’s Words

by Pastor Nilo Briones of Jesus Word of Life Church
Have you ever wondered why the cross is the central symbol of Christianity? We see it’s hanged inside the chapel, worn around the neck by some faithfuls, an integral part of sermons and teachings, which remind us that there is something glorious that happened on [...]

When tears are in your eyes

by Pastor Nilo Briones of Jesus Word of Life Church
When you are hurting, have you ever wondered how God comforts you? We are living in a fallen world filled with imperfections that cause sorrows not only by us but by the wrong doing of others upon us. A heartache is no respecter of persons [...]

God’s love speaks equality for everyone

by Pastor Nilo Briones of Jesus Word of Life Church
A Nobel Laureate writer and a Holocaust survivor, Eli Wiesel, writes in his article “Have You Learned the Most Important Lesson of All” that “No human race is superior…” The word Holocaust was the genocide or “the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or [...]

NEW YEAR……NEW DEAR?

by Pastor Nilo
It’s New Year and everyone is full of expectations though mixed with uncertainty of what this year may bring forth. What preoccupies our thoughts in the transition of time sometimes dictate our feelings and trigger our actions. If we are to have a soul searching, an honest-to-goodness question would ring the [...]

CHRISTMAS– IS IT GIVING OR GIVING UP?

by Pastor Nilo Briones (Jesus Word of Life Church)
Isaiah, a great prophet of old, had proclaimed (700 years before the birth of Jesus) that, “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel — which means, ‘God with us.’” This title speaks of Jesus’ [...]

When is truth a fiction?

by Pastor Nilo Briones (Jesus Word of Life International Church)
Truth is stronger and far better than fiction, as proverbially said. Some would prefer traditions as against to truth. But where can we source out the truth? In these days of loose conviction that some would claim that there is no absolute truth, and such is [...]

SIMBANG TAGALOG in honor of SAN LORENZO RUIZ

SIMBANG TAGALOG in honor of SAN LORENZO RUIZ – The First Filipino Saint
@Sacred Heart Catholic Church & St. Mark Catholic Church
September 18 & 25, 2011
By: Estrella “Tatsky” Delos Reyes
Two back to back Sunday masses in Tagalog where celebrated last September 18, and 25 at the Parishes of Sacred Heart & St. Mark’s Church. The [...]

“Time is gold”

By Pastor Nilo Briones of Jesus Word of Life International Fellowship
One of the most important gifts that God has given us is time. The common saying that, “Time is gold” applies to everyone – rich or poor, young and old – and all have an equal share of twenty-four hours a day. But life is [...]

Great is Thy faithfulness

by Pastor Nilo Briones of Jesus Word of Life International Fellowship
We have just visited a Filipino contract worker, whose left hand is slowly recuperating from a serious burn caused by a work-related accident as it was pressed inside a commercial laundry’s electric plate. She’s telling me that the excruciating pain is different than problems like [...]

What is God’s will in your life?

by Pastor Nilo Briones of “Jesus Word of Life International Fellowship”
Did you ever find yourself asking what is God’s will for you? Sometimes we stand at some crossroads in our life and don’t know which road to take. Strings of questions that need major decisions reverberate in our minds such as, “Which school should [...]