Perhaps, one of the most awaited , exciting and memorable journey in our life is to reach our dream. Thus, it takes much time, effort, sacrifices and it requires an expansive depth of courage and an ocean of patient, persistent, and most especially our intimate commitment. As I continue to across to the dim corner of my dream and aspiring to reach the peak of my most awaited but unseen dream. I cannot foresee the future but I can change my fate by emerging my self to a deep reflection of my intimate commitment. It is obvious for us that we have lots of dreams. Thus, I dream that someday I may become a good priest and so, people would imitate me. However, I am now in the seedbed of my formation, venturing myself to become look a like Christ.
My first impression before I enter the seminary was that seminary is just a simple place. However, this idea was gradually changed when I started living the reality inside the seedbed. It was already there that I realized, priestly vocation needs an intimate commitment.
Indeed, to dream is to dare, do not just dream but put on action, work on it and reach for your dream. These is what I am doing right now. I dream to become a priest, that is why I work on it, I give my whole being and most especially to render my full commitment. My dream is my duty, my promise and my responsibility.

…It is my duty in searching the ultimate ground of my dream.
…It is my promise to hold and to embrace my dream whatever happens.
…It is my responsibility in cultivating, folding and fulfilling my dream.

Even if my dream will not turn into reality at least I could find fulfillment from it..

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According to Bertrand Russell, “we have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.” Immorality is very apparent in every side of the globe at this age of modernity and cyber technology. We cannot deny this fact that it now becomes a trend in every existing society. People engage in immoral acts because of money and any other material possessions.
We are very much aware of this anomalous national Broadband Network (NBN) scandal that is accused to the family of the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo by star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. ‘Graft and corruption’ is the most popular issue in the Philippines today that triggers the mob to mount another people power to force the resignation of GMA. But the question is, are we not aware of this immorality of our government officials in the past regimes? Is it only now that we know this anomaly in the government? We have to think about it because we might be overreacting on the issue.
We adhere to the stand of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines that we need now not an urgent revolt against the present government but a prayerful discernment of the Filipino people. We should have to be sure first that our revolutionary actions would promise us change that we’ve been longing for. We know that we have successfully staged two people powers and ousted two presidents but the change that those revolutions promised did not last long, we still go back to the same old structure that we are trying to erase in the face of our country.
We have seen this kind of immorality in the higher place of the government but we are not aware that it has its roots in our own hearts.

If we want to change our government, we have to start first within ourselves. True change does not take place in the streets through rallies, but in our own homes through our own reflections and introspections of our lives. That is why the theme of the Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Council held in Surigao City last October 22-26, 2007 was “Restoring Moral Values Through Basic Ecclesial Communities” because the Church believes that morality starts from within us, especially in our family.
As priests in the making, we have to be aware of our role in the society. We have to be, first and foremost, the teachers and the models of moral values of the church. We have to uplift the value of human dignity, especially here in our country because our own morality now is in danger of fading away; it is now at stake. Thus, we have to practice what we preach about morality and preach what we believe and practice. This is our very own mission and what we believe is the best solution in the overlapping problems of our country today.

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