THAT’S because of our undeniable tendency to enclose ourselves in our own world, practically unwelcoming and even hostile to God who actually gives us the proper spirit of our humanity as his image and likeness. We have to find ways of how we can live out...
IT’S a gospel acclamation during this Advent Season when we are made to prepare not only for the coming birth of Christ on Christmas Day but also, and more importantly, for his second coming at the end of time. Of course, we should also be...
WE are familiar with the usual lesson we can learn from the parable of the lost sheep. (cfr. Mt 18,12-14) Indeed, a Good Shepherd will always look for the lost sheep and would do everything, regardless of the sacrifices involved, to do so. But an upshot...
TO put it bluntly, what Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception reminds us of is that, like Our Lady who is our Mother, we are supposed to be immaculate and sinless from our very own conception all the way to the end of our earthly life and...
The PME Fathers (Société des Missions-Étrangères du Québec), Canadian missionaries sent to Davao, played a crucial role in the Catholic evangelization of the region before and during World War II. Their mission was relatively young: they had taken over from the Jesuits in Davao in...
(Excerpt during the 1st Sunday of Advent and Installation of Rev. Fr. Ariel Bulan, MJ as Parish Priest of San Miguel Parish, Marahan, Marilog District, Davao City last November 30, 2025) 1st Sunday of Advent, Installation ikaduha, dakong pagpahungaw, siyagit, singgit nga hunongon kining kangitngit sa...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has designated December 1 or the first Sunday of December as National AIDS Sunday. Statistics are alarming. Google reports that as of September 2025, there is an average of 61% new cases reported daily, mostly male aged 15-34,...
Ika-3 Domingo sa Advento (December 14, 2025) Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 / Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 / James 5:7-10 / Matthew 11:2-11 Niining panahon sa krisis ug kaguliyang nga dala sa isyu sa kurapsiyon, aduna bay kalipay nga moabot? Aduna bay kalingkawasan sa kalisod nga atong nahiaguman? Matinuod...
November 30, 2025 — San Francisco de Asis Parish joyfully opened the Advent season with a meaningful recollection attended by parish ministry members and GKK leaders. Guided by this year’s theme, “Preparing Hearts for Christ: Renewing Faith, Serving Justice, and Living Intergrity,” the gathering sought...
Bishop Edwin Panergo of Boac was ordained to the episcopate Monday, choosing synodality as his guiding light while embracing a new and demanding role in Church leadership. Speaking for the first time as bishop, he said his motto “Synodus” reflects a lifelong conviction. “I have already...