OBVIOUSLY, we have to make a distinction between the state of holiness and the process of making oneself holy. I refer more to the latter, which actually is what is needed for us to be truly holy. Sanctity and sanctification should go hand in hand, and...
I was reading an article by world re-knowned FORTUNE magazine. It mentioned Pope Francis, as leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, giving priority to the poor and underprivileged. First, upon assuming the papacy.he took on the name after St. Francis of Assissi, the patron saint of the...
DAGUPAN City, Pangasinan, Oct. 7, 2014—Amid concerns raised by climate change and related issues affecting the environment, a high-ranking member of the Philippine clergy has reiterated the Church’s stand that “all of us as Catholic Christians are called to care for our earth”, stressing that...
With the Vision and Mission of becoming a genuine community of Disciples of Christ and a Church of the Poor, the Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference (MSPC) XV is slated in Zamboanga City—the first diocese in Mindanao. Reflecting on the theme: “MSPC XV: Celebrating the Giftedness of the...
MANILA, Oct. 12, 2014—A Catholic prelate sees no reason why Palo officials should remove Yolanda survivors from their present location in view of the papal visit if it will only mean glossing over their inefficiency in the rehabilitation effort, and keeping Pope Francis from seeing...
On October 12, 2014, the Catholic Church will hold the 37th annual celebration of Indigenous Peoples Sunday. Ever since its inception in 1978, the CBCP-ECIP has always been in the forefront of expressing our solidarity with the challenges faced by our indigenous brothers and sisters...
There’s no gainsaying the fact that however much we may wish to extend the span of our life it still remains a mortal life. We just have to thank and glorify the Lord for whatever span of life He may deign to give us. The...
Many nations, especially European countries and the island nations that are most threatened by rising seas, will fight for a more ambitious agreement. They want both a legally binding treaty and the major reductions in greenhouse gases necessary to put the world on track to stay...
Sa pagsaulog sa Indigenous Peoples Sunday niadtong Oktubre 12, gipasidunggan sa Archdiocese of Davao ang mga Lumad pinaagi sa pagsaulog sa adlaw kauban nila didto sa Baguio District, Calinan, Davao City. Pinaagi sa Misa nga gipangulohan ni Bishop George B. Rimando nga maoy nagpuli sa schedule...
The Kahiusahan sa mga Layko sa Mindanao (KALAMI) will gather at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Bangkal for the Mindanao Lay Gathering on Peace, Climate Change and Human Trafficking, to be held on December 12-15, 2014. So grateful to the blessing of Davao...
