My dear brothers and sisters, I feel the happy obligation to share with you this good news, to give you consolation and more courage to undergo the minor operation I underwent just on May 22, 2025, when needed by you. God gave me an imperfection of...
Characteristically calm, soft-spoken, amiable, and smiling, Fr. James P. Noonan was a devoted Maryknoll priest whose life was marked by leadership, compassion, and a deep commitment to serving poor communities across the globe. As head priest of Compostela, Davao de Oro, parishioners looked up to...
In a world increasingly defined by digital connections, the words of Saint Peter resonate more than ever: “In your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in...
Reflecting on the different emotions of the delegates of the National Youth Day 2025, held in the Archdiocese of Caceres brings me to this question. The thoughts and the feelings they go through as they prepare, celebrate, and finally go home from this joyous event...
On December 28, 2009, in faraway Monipuripara, Bangladesh, a saintly priest, once the parish priest of Compostela, Davao de Oro, died serving the Muslims and Hindus. He was 81. Born on June 20, 1928, in Racine, Michigan, USA, Fr. Douglas F. Venne, M.M., was the son...
I see a rising trend in our society of generalized hopelessness. From disengagement from politics because our vote never changes anything, to self-neglect and self-destructive behaviors because we feel that nothing we do makes a difference and nothing in our lives matter. It even leads...
Results and effects. The Paris Agreement which tackled what the nations could do to slowdown rising temperature stated that the temperature should not go beyond a 2-degree Celsius increase compared to pre-industrial level in fact it sets its goal to a 1.5 degree Celsius. Listening...
Roughly eight kilometers from the city center, Tigatto used to be a Moro enclave as much as all other precolonial waterways around the gulf of Davao were. During the Spanish period, after it was reduced and turned into a Christian village, it hosted a number...
Dear Ate Emz, My name is Jelai teenager pa po ako. 19 and soon will be turning 20. Anyway. Just an observation sa mga issues lately about hiwalayan. A lot of teenagers are affected and I don’t get it as if they are a part of these...
God saw all what he had made, and it was very good. (Genesis 1: 31) Init kayo! Kulba, baha naman! Ha? Nag landslide? Wildfire naman sa California, sa Benguet? Walang ani tungud sa El Nino ug La Nina! Daghang isdang namatay! Ano? Nagabagyo na ang Davao? Situationer. These are the events which we...