“Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with you.” This prayer resonated when parishioners recited together the Holy Rosary last October 1 at 4:30 in the afternoon at the San Pedro Cathedral. It signaled the start of the month long celebration of the Holy...
When someone compliments you for your good looks, do you say “p’wera buyag” (for Bisayans) or “pwera usog” (for the Tagalogs)? “Why resist a good compliment?” One of the speakers, Sister Selfa Ho asked the participants in the Basic Healing Seminar, sponsored by the Mary’s...
[caption id="attachment_8699" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo courtesy mlcc.comoj.com[/caption]“Dalagang ulay. Old maid. Nalipasan ng panahon. Pilian.” Have you ever heard these words being said of someone or of you? Men are also called “ulitawong guwang” but not as much as women who are usually the object of ridicule....
All throughout the Catholic Church, the yearly Vocation month is celebrated every September. Young men and women are invited to live the vocation to a consecrated life. This year’s vocation promotion was launched in the Archdiocese of Davao last September 1 at the San Pedro...
[caption id="attachment_8385" align="alignright" width="350"] Screengrab from Youtube[/caption]“Pabebe” is a term to describe individuals usually young who are past their babyhood days but manifest baby-like speaking behaviors. If you google the word “pabebe”, it will yield over 300,000 results. That shows how popular this term is. Should...
What a marvelous privilege it is to be a grandmother and more so if the grandson is the Lord Jesus Christ! St. Anne is a woman chosen like her daughter Mary. Nothing is written about her in the Scriptures except in the protoevangelium of James. It is...
[caption id="attachment_7789" align="alignright" width="350"] Bishop Guillermo Afable[/caption]"Here I am!" This was the simple response when God called him. Until this day, Bishop Guillermo Dela Vega "Jimmy" Afable continues to give form to it. He is not simply going about what God has called him to...
College bound students are faced with the important task of picking the right major for them. Career choice is a process that does not start after high school graduation rather earlier. Since the new school year is two months away, here are a few suggestions...
Bryan was 27 years old when he died. He was a victim of cerebral palsy. All his needs were provided in an orphanage which also takes indigent patients like him. He was totally dependent on others. When he died, one would wonder what his life...
(Part 4 of 4) Why are we called Christians? The very simple and basic answer we know is because we are followers of Christ. One can not be a Christian if he is not. But reality is that, there are many of us who call ourselves...