“Do I think before I post?” Sometimes. When the memes are too relatable at the moment of how I feel, I would immediately share it without second thoughts; but because my personal account has a lot of priests and sisters as mutual friends, there are...
It is in the silence and listening of the heart that I discovered where true conversion happens. As part of the Formation Ministry in our humble home, San Pablo Parish, I am deeply grateful for the gift of life and for the guidance of Msgr. Julius...
In 1917, in the small village of Fatima, Portugal, the world encountered not a queen enthroned in power, but a mother speaking gently to her children. Our Lady of Fatima appeared to three young children – Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta – not to overwhelm them...
In an era defined by notifications, algorithms, and endless scrolling, it may seem difficult to find relevance in figures from centuries past. Yet, amid the noise of the digital age, Mama Mary stands - as a quiet but powerful presence – an enduring model of...
In the not so recent past, three Catholic priests were murdered. First to fall was retired 72-year-old Fr. Marcelito Paez, an activist cleric assigned in Jaen, Nueva Ecija after dropping off a political detainee who was just released; he was gunned down on December 5, 2017. Four...
Viewed as the oldest Catholic-run hospital in the region, the history of San Pedro Hospital dates to prewar times when five Dominican nuns from Canada travelled to Davao at the invitation of the PME Fathers, the missionary priests from Quebec, Canada, to establish a medical...
[gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="51937,51938"] April remains a sacred month for many of us in the Archdiocese of Davao— a time of remembrance, gratitude, and a renewed “yes.” It is the month when many of us were ordained— when hands were anointed, promises were spoken, and our...
Every year, Labor Day invites us to reflect on the dignity of work. In the life of the Church, this reflection finds a powerful model in St. Joseph the Worker—a man who lived a quiet life, yet fulfilled a mission of great importance through his...
The 1897 Holy Week celebration at San Pedro Church in Davao was quite a sight, attended no less by five priests and three brothers. With a growing population of converts in and around the old town, the public reception, led primarily by dedicated public officials...
As head of the Jesuit mission in Davao, Fr. Saturnino C. Urios, SJ, was well aware of the love-hate rapport the people showed towards the colonial authorities, in part due to the strictures imposed and the rough treatment some of the natives received for committing...