Our Nation is hit by 5 to 12 typhoons every year which destroy food crops, buildings, roads and delivery of goods delays. This means we buy more hardware goods for roofing, glass windows, cement to repair the damaged and washed roads, bridges, houses, telephone lines,...
Webster’s dictionary defines catechesis from the Greek word katekhesis meaning oral teaching in the basic principles of any religion and catechism as a set of questions and answers of any religious doctrine. The church knows that a child from birth to age 5 get religious...
We were a Spanish colony from 1521 to 1896. For 500 years the Spanish church evangelized us through Spanish orders and congregations like the Dominicans, Augustinians Recoletos, Jesuits, and Benedictines. St. Ezequiel Moreno entered the Augustinians Recoletos Seminary in Monteagudo, Navarra, Spain and accepted his first...
E. The Historical Books These books cover the period from the entry of the Israelites into the Promised Land in about 1210 to the end of the Maccabean wars in about 142. They are not to be equated with modern history, for ancient historians did not...
Last August 10, Wednesday, Archbishop Romulo Valles celebrated Mass at the newly rebuilt St. Francis Xavier College Chapel to mark the start of the 2022-2023 School year opening. It was followed by the Board of Trustees yearly meeting. I feel that the newly reconditioned chapel...
I listed the cell and telephone numbers which may save lives and give you peace of mind. Picture them with your cellphones and send to all your Family members these photos in their cellphones. Print two copies. Paste them near where your telephone is, and...
Another important thing to remember in reading the Bible is that its various books are not organized according to subject matter or chronology. Therefore, it’s not best to start on page one and try to read straight through. Many people who do this find themselves...
Throughout the history of the Israelite people, there were those who were inspired to record their experience of God. History and stories, poetry, and preaching, laws and legends, proverbs and prophecy, were passed on from generation to generation. These inspired writings were recognized by spiritual...
One religious tradition has placed no limits on the greatness of God or on God’s ability to fulfill our dreams, the Judeo-Christian tradition. It begins with Abram, a native of Ur, an ancient city north of the Persian Gulf. In about 1900 B.C., Abram’s family migrated...
4. When did Jesus institute the Holy Eucharist? Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist on the night before He suffered and died. The institution of the Holy Eucharist is commemorated on Holy Thursday. The greatest Memorial of our Lord’s Eucharist after Holy Thursday is Eater Sunday, the day...