Training for Trainors: On the Spirituality of Stewardship

June 22nd, 2008

Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. and Claretian Hope Center Foundation, Inc. have put up a Stewardship Institute for the Philippines and will be holding Training for Trainors On the Spirituality of Stewardship from July 8-10, 2008. This will be held at the Claretian Hope Center Conference Hall, Aurora Milestone Tower, 1045 Aurora Blvd., Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

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Preparing a Book Proposal

June 20th, 2008

In finding a publisher who will help you make your book a reality, everything will start with a book proposal. Before you can get a publisher to take a chance with your book and sell your book to other people, you will need to sell your book concept to the publisher first.

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Update #1

May 26th, 2008

Here’s what I sent out recently to subscribers of the mailing list (July 9 book launch).

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More Than Silver or Gold: Homilies of a Stewardship Priest by Fr. Daniel J. Mahan

May 26th, 2008

If you are interested to deepen your understanding and appreciation of stewardship as a way of life, you may want to get a copy of Fr. Daniel J. Mahan’s book entitled More than Silver or Gold: Homilies of a Stewardship Priest. This book is published by Claretian Publications and Saint Catherine of Siena Press.

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Choosing a Topic for Your Book

May 18th, 2008

If you are planning to come out with your first book, what topic should you write about? I always thought I would come out with a collection of my best blog entries or maybe a collection of Philippine travel write-ups but as one of my favorite writers Conrado de Quiros says, sometimes, topics have a way of choosing you.

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Mom’s A Stewardess Book Launch

May 10th, 2008

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers! And a blessed and holy one too. Today is Mother’s Day and we express our gratitude to the women who have been so generous and responsible throughout our lives — our mothers.

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Stewardship Sunday, Stewardship Everyday

May 3rd, 2008

Last February 17, 2008, our parish celebrated Stewardship Sunday for the second time. Stewardship Sunday is a way by which we hope to increase awareness about stewardship among the parishioners of Christ the King.

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So You Want to Write a Book?

April 26th, 2008

Do you have dreams of writing your own book in the future? What will it be about?

Everything begins with a dream and I do believe that if you can even think it in your mind and see it as you close your eyes then you are a step closer to actually seeing your dream come true.

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Of Life and Model Rockets

April 20th, 2008

My son is taking Model Rocket classes this summer. Their teacher, Mr. Arnel Noel, instructs the class on how to build model rockets. Yesterday, the kids launched their rockets for the first time. Our whole family accompanied my son as he was excited to launch the rocket that he had been working on for the past week.

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Gerry Esquivel

April 13th, 2008

When you graduated from grade school, high school, or college, do you remember who your commencement speaker was and what he or she spoke about? I don’t.

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