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Welcome to Steps & Sanctuary: Purpose, Pillars, and Our Editorial Commitment
General Disclaimer & Reader Guide: Steps & Sanctuary is an independent personal blog and digital platform dedicated to faith reflections, lifestyle commentary, cultural discernment, and creative media analysis. The views, reflections, and analyses published here represent independent editorial perspectives aimed at encouraging constructive dialogue, critical thinking, and spiritual nourishment. They do not substitute for formal…
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Complete Itinerary: The Official Multi-Diocesan Pilgrim Tour of St. Tarcisius of Rome (August – December 2026)
[UPDATE: We updated the August 21, 2026. Please check HERE for the update.] Following the grand opening at the mother church of the Diocese of Novaliches, the Pilgrim Image of Saint Tarcisius of Rome, Child Martyr of the Eucharist, embarks on an extensive multi-diocesan pilgrimage across Metro Manila, Bulacan, and Rizal. Below is the verified…
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The 12-Hour vs. 13-Hour Flip: Navigating the Time Gap Between Philippine Time and US Eastern Time
Editorial Disclaimer: This time conversion guide, remote work explainer, and schedule management reference breaks down the shifting time gap between Philippine Time (PHT/UTC+8) and US Eastern Time (ET). Highlighting the transitions between Eastern Daylight Time (EDT/UTC–4) and Eastern Standard Time (EST/UTC–5), this piece provides clear calendar dates, mental conversion formulas, and practical habits for freelancers,…
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Crossing the Pacific Divide: The Real Difference Between Philippine Time (PHT) and Pacific Time (PT)
Editorial Disclaimer: This time conversion guide, remote work reference, and lifestyle analysis breaks down the dynamic time gap between Philippine Time (PHT/UTC+8) and US/Canadian Pacific Time (PT). Highlighting the shift between standard time (PST/UTC–8) and daylight saving time (PDT/UTC–7), this piece provides practical conversion rules and scheduling tips for Filipino professionals, freelancers, and families with…
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Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Time: What EST, EDT, PST, CST, and IST Actually Mean
Editorial Disclaimer: This timekeeping explainer, remote work navigation guide, and chronological reference deconstructs the world’s most commonly cited timezone abbreviations—including EST, EDT, PST, CST, and IST. Examining the practical mechanics of standard versus daylight saving time, regional collisions with local Philippine Standard Time (PST/PHT), and why three-letter acronyms often cause cross-border scheduling headaches, this piece…
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Slicing the Spinning Globe: The History and Science Behind UTC and Timezones
Editorial Disclaimer: This chronological explainer, geography deep dive, and global timekeeping breakdown explores the mechanics behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), longitudinal offsets like UTC+8, and unusual boundaries like UTC-11 or UTC+13. Tracing the shift from sun-dial local time to railroad schedules and atomic clocks, this piece examines why society divided a continuously rotating sphere into…
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The Celestial Milemarker: How Earth’s 365d 5h 48m 45s Orbit Directly Drives the Drifting Equinox
Editorial Disclaimer: This astronomical deep dive and calendar science breakdown examines the direct physical connection between the Earth’s exact orbital period—365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds—and the phenomenon known as the Drifting Equinox. Moving beyond abstract numbers, this piece explains why the equinox is not merely a date on a wall calendar,…
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Kilala Lang Pag May Kailangan: Fr. Marvin Riquez on the Faithfulness of the Holy Women and the Trap of “Convenience Faith”
Editorial Disclaimer: This homily reflection, theological journal, and spiritual commentary synthesizes the homily delivered on Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time (September 18, 2026) by Rev. Fr. Marvin Riquez, Shrine Rector and Parish Priest of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Fatima in Urduja, Caloocan. Reflecting on Luke 8:1–3, this…
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Behind the Multi-Platform Cross-Post: Exposing the Sockpuppet Playbook in Online Harassment
View on Threads Editorial Disclaimer: This digital forensics critique, social media manipulation analysis, and media literacy reflection investigates the structural duplication between the accounts “Kirby D’Andre Ishizaki” on Facebook and “sprucedale027” on Threads. By examining identical copy-pasting, simultaneous publishing timelines, and matching graphic layouts, this breakdown demonstrates how coordinated multi-platform harassment often traces…
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Beyond the Bleachers: Why Internet Hecklers Never Cross the Finish Line
Editorial Disclaimer: This digital culture critique, fitness psychology reflection, and athletic resilience essay analyzes the anatomy of social media harassment directed at fitness content. Dissecting recent comments from anonymous parody accounts, comment-section hecklers, and elitist “bakal gym vs. commercial gym” debates on Threads, this piece explores the psychology of online projection, the dignity of showing…
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The Ghost Hours of January: Where Do the Leftover 5 Hours Go During Non-Leap Years?
Editorial Disclaimer: This astronomical breakdown, chronological investigation, and calendar mechanics explainer follows up on the relationship between civil midnight and orbital revolution. Tackling the fate of the remaining ~5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds during the three consecutive “common years” (365 days) between leap years, this piece explains the concepts of orbital lag, equinox…