PULONG NG EDITOR
The Stations of the Cross play an important role in our Lenten Season. Fr
Barry Cairns here helps us with his reflection on three specific scenes:
Veronica wiping the face of Jesus, Jesus falling the third time, and Jesus being
nailed to the cross.
Mrs Jackie Parkes shares with us here how she has gone through depression and
come through it. It was the very illness that brought her into agony that paved
the way for a spiritual communion with God that made her feel the ecstasy and
the glimpse of the promised heaven.
Elizabeth Parkes, then 11 and now 14, the daughter of Jackie Parkes, wrote on how she helps her mom cope with manic depression.This is an interview with a social work student about the founder of the
Daughters of St Augustine, putting emphasis on Fatima Center which she founded
and that serves as a concrete example of fulfilling their mission.
The article tells what Mary Doohan went through that led her to founding The
Little Way Association and how her contribution to the Catholic Church in the
name of mission has touched the lives of many.
The realities of mental health, specifically in Peru, is presented here. More
than that is the effort and commitment of religious and lay groups to provide
treatment and increase awareness about the importance of good mental health.

Sister Angela, engaged in prison ministry tells us of an experience during one
of her visits to a Chilean jail. She shares an encounter with Consuelo, a woman
prisoner, who challenged her by venting all her anger towards God for the bitter
life she had lived, leaving Sister Angela with the question: ‘who will console
Consuelo? This presentation on the other hand also features a letter sent by
Carlos who is grateful for the support given to the prisoners by Sister Angela
that gives them hope for a brighter future.