Kent Madriaga

Every year, the Church gives us six weeks to reflect on our lives to see if our beliefs and goals are in line with God's desires for us. Lent serves as a second chance, or do over, to return to God with our whole heart. Lent is an excellent opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a Christian. It is also an opportunity to repent for our sins and misgivings, as well as intensify our prayer, fasting, almsgiving, religious practice, and accepting others as brothers and sisters in our religious sect. Most Catholics associate Lent with giving up everything they love, doing good, and refraining from consuming meat on Fridays. Some people consider it a waste and despise having to make the sacrifice. But Lent is a special occasion. Between Ash Wednesday and Easter, many Christians observe a 40-day period known as Lent. The Lenten Sundays celebrate significant events in Our Lord's life, such as his Transfiguration and Triumphal Entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, which starts...

W omen are progressing in the modern world. Women's social and economic status has risen to greater levels, and they are no longer limited within the four walls of their homes. Previously, women were only concerned with caring for the home and children. However, they are now working in fields to explore their inner talents as well as to become self-sufficient and to earn money for their family. They are one of the major factors of the nation's growth, they make huge impact to the world. To remind ourselves of the contributions of women to our culture and society over time International Women's Month is celebrated. The United Nations started celebrating International Women's Day on March 8 in 1975, during International Women's Year. Two years later, in December 1977, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring a United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace, to be celebrated by Member States on every day of the year in acco...