In 2018-2019, I was a Junior High School student. Every quarter, our school would announce the list of honor students. I watched as they received certificates, walked up the stage, captured everyone's attention, took pictures with school staff, and were featured on the school's Facebook...
Then known as Hobangon, the settlement of San Jose de Samal, founded in 1882, was described in Jesuit letters as ‘the crown of thorns’ on account of the difficulties the priests had to face before achieving a peaceful arrangement with the Moros and the natives...
In the world of medicine, where knowledge and expertise often define success, Dr. Marilyn U. Lim proves that true greatness comes from compassion, humility, and a heart for service. A specialist in Critical Care and Pulmonology, Dr. Lim has left a lasting impact not only...
Divine intervention, conversion, and new beginnings are real. As I begin this final series of Enjoying Life as a Youth, I want to share my journey as His servant. The person you see today, writing these articles and serving as a youth leader–did not get...
Every upcoming election brings a mix of anticipation, hope, and uncertainty. As political campaigns unfold and debates intensify, familiar faces return while new ones emerge. I can’t help but wonder—will anything change this year, or are we gonna witness history repeats itself again? I was once...
As Ash Wednesday passed, churches were filled with people eager to receive the cross of ashes on their foreheads. Yet, amid the crowds, one question lingered in my mind: How many truly understood why they observed this sacred day? This made me reflect once again on...
Father Pablo Pastells, S.J., co-founder of the Caraga mission, after his November 1887 reassignment to Manila to assume as vice superior of the Jesuits of the islands, opened a communication channel with Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the national hero who was then exiled in Dapitan....
Kini mao ang kamatuoran sa kinabuhi ug sa kalibutan. Napamatud-an na kini sa kasaysayan sa kalibutan nga importante ang pamilya diha sa "wholeness" sa tawo ug diha usab sa paglahutay sa "order" o kahan-ay sa kalibutan. Apan tataw nga namiligro na ang dagan sa pamilya...
This is a quote by St. Camillus de Lellis, Patron Saint of the Sick, Nurses, and Hospitals, Founder of the Order of the Ministers of the Infirm, more commonly known as the Camillians, where I belong to as a religious priest. As we know, Jesus, in...
Named after the hometown parish where Spanish conquistador Jose Oyanguren y Cruz was baptized, San Pedro Church, now a metropolitan cathedral, figured in two of the bloodiest postwar attacks, attributed by the media to religious strife between Christians and Muslims. On Easter Sunday, April 19, 1981,...