Category:Religion
Statue of St. Ignatius
Inigo Lopez de Loyola was born in 1491 in the village of Loyola, Spain. He was also the youngest of thirteen children. Unfortunately, his mother passed when he was 7 years old, but despite this, he was motivated and had many dreams of becoming a great leader or general. At the age of 18, he did join the …
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Xtabai
As Belizeans, we are very superstitious people, and so is the rest of the Caribbean. All areas of Mesoamerica have their own traditional folktales and legends, and within the Maya territory, there are numerous characters and stories. Xtabai is what many would consider to be the most malevolent of them all. The very mention of her name is enough to bring …
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The Passion of the Christ
On Good Friday i was lucky that I did not have to work and could have attend the Good Friday events hosted by the Sacred Heart Parish Church in San Ignacio Town. For weeks now i could have heard members of the church practicing their lines and acting during the night time so i knew …
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Pallottine Sisters 100 Years
A hundred years ago in 1913 the Pallotine sisters arrived to which was then British Honduras, coming from far away Germany being their origin. After missing the boat ride on the Titanic, the sisters took a later ship to the United Sates. Where they encountered a priest that was coming to British Honduras. After arriving …
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