Few weeks ago, I had a serious and meaningful conversation with a friend priest about the pandemic that we are currently facing. He enthusiastically and beautifully shared his insights and reflections on the dreaded disease. According to him this Coronavirus 2019 has brought different reactions...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="28955,28956,28957,28958,28954"] Welcome to Sugid’s “Travel with Faith” featuring the Parish Church of St James located in the historic Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Dapitan itself is historic because of Dr. Jose Rizal’s exile in this humble place in Zamboanga peninsula. Visitors come here primarily...
Ika-Napulo’g Siyam nga Dominggo sa Ordinaryong Panahon (Agosto 9, 2020) 1 Hari 19:9a, 11-13a / Salmo 85:9-14 / Rom. 9:1-5 / Mat. 14:22-33 Ang mga pagbasa karong Dominggoha nagpadayag og usa ka tema – ang pagtoo. Ang pagtoo nga anaa ang Diyos nagauban kanunay kanato. Ang pagtoo...
Excerpts of the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, during the parochial fiesta of Sta. Ana Shrine Parish, Sta. Ana Avenue, July 26, 2020. At the core of our priesthood (ang mga pari nga naminaw karon) is to celebrate the Eucharist with...
Today, St. Baptiste Marie Vianney Sunday, we offer our prayers for all priests. St. John Vianney is the patron of priests. He is remembered as the “Cure de Ars” in France, as one who lived being a pastor by spending long hours in the confessional...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="28976,28977,28978,28979,28980,28975"] Caraga, the oldest town in Davao Oriental, is the least known town. Yet in the long span of time, the town together with the native people here, the Mandayas, had been credible witnesses of history, its changes and development and with all...
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord - Job 1,21 We stand against the imposition of Death Penalty. Why? First and foremost, life is a precious gift from God. No one has the right to take it...
At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on two of the parables told by Jesus in the day’s Gospel: that of the treasure hidden in the field, and that of the pearl of great value. In both parables, those who finds the “precious” items, that...
Davao City will remain under the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) but the implementation of the Food and Medicine (FM) pass and the curfew hour will be lifted from Monday, August 3, 2020. This was announced by Mayor Inday Sara Duterte during her talk to Dabawenyos...
Jul 30, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA) - The U.S. bishops have urged Catholics to pray for the victims of human trafficking Thursday, as the United Nations again designated July 30 as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. “Today we take a moment to pray...