In the previous issue of Davao Catholic Herald, my Shalom column, at the editor’s request with my approval, was used as front page article. In the last paragraph I wrote that Mayor Duterte met with me for the scond time. He brought along Councilor Rieta...
THIS should be very clear to all of us. We have to be merciful ourselves, because God who is our Father is merciful. Christ himself said it openly: “Be merciful as your Father is merciful.” (Lk 6,36) In the Holy Bible, numerous references to the mercy...
This morning I celebrated mass and the Gospel passage was from Matthew 8: 23-27: Jesus calms a storm. I remembered an unforgettable experience I had while crossing the sea on a small fisherman’s boat several years ago. It was the month of December and I...
As you contemplate the world we live in, you are astounded by its many wonders. Surely it must have been an intelligent God to create all these. Then this wonder we experience turns to praise and thanksgiving. How grateful we should be to a loving...
For Vatican II, major seminaries should be established with the aim to form priests who shepherd souls after the example of the Lord Jesus. We owe it to the first missionaries in Davao region to found the first ever theological seminary in Mindanao, now known as...
