The Jubilee Year 2025 was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the Papal Bull: “Spes Non Confundit” (“Hope does not disappoint”), with the theme: “Pilgrims of Hope.” This Jubilee Year invites all Catholics to embark on a spiritual journey to holy places — a time to...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="49596,49597,49598,49599"] Nothing feels more nostalgic than stepping back into your alma mater after decades of grappling with life, made even more beautiful by seeing old friends with whom you once shared the ripe years of your youth with. With reminiscing and warm hugs,...
Isip kabahin sa pagpangamdam sa kapistahan ni Sr. San Agustin sa Forestal, Cabantian, Davao City diin nahisakop kini sa parokya sa St. Mary of the Perpetual Rosary Parish, Buhangin; gisugdan ang pagnobena niadtong Agosto 21, 2025 sa alas 7:00 sa gabii, diin gisundan dayon kini...
[gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="49589,49590"] The Daughters of Mary Immaculate International (DMII) had just concluded its 23rd Biennial Convention last August 16, 2025 in Baguio City with the theme "DMII: Pilgrims Of Hope In The Jubilee Year." Attended by nearly two thousand members and officers from...
[gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="49585,49586"] In 2019, the image of the Blessed Mother under the title Immaculate Conception of Mary was episcopally-crowned by Most Rev. Romulo Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, in Sta. Ana Shrine Parish, emphasizing the deep relationship of Saint Anne with Mary, who...
This is the usual background of a legal separation case. Juan and Ana were in love, got married, had two children. Juan had a good job in a corporation. He later had a mistress. Ana felt bad she had to stretch the family budget because...
The spread of Catholicism in Davao following its Spanish conquest was not solely attributed to the missionaries; it was also shaped by the active (and sometimes reluctant) participation of local tribes. Their helps varied depending on their geographic location, political alliances, and degree of contact...
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. in his Homily during the 5th PACOM in University of the Southeastern Philippines (USEP), BO Obrero, August 28, 2025.) In the Gospel reading today, on this Feast of the great saint, Saint Augustine, Jesus uses the...
The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, lovingly called the Bambinella, on September 8 invites us to pause and marvel at the quiet mystery of beginnings. In the birth of Mary, a fragile infant cradled in the arms of her parents, we...
Kapistahan sa Kahimayaan sa Krus (September 14, 2025) Nm 21:4-9 / Ps 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 / Phil 2:6-11 / Jn 3:13-17 Sa dalan usahay daghan ang mawad-an sa pasensya ug mamalikas ug makakita gani og away tungod sa traffic. Sa trabaho ug kasilinganan usahay magkabingkil tungod...