Trust Issues
Dear Ate Emz, Ask ko lang kung normal lang po ba na hingiin ko account ng Mister ko? Lalo na po kung may trust issue na ako sa kaniya. Isa po yan sa pinag-aawayan namin. Alam ko po official FB account niya, pero yung second account...
Category Archives: Features
Loving Through the Years: A Reflection on Love and Devotion
Last week, I was at the hospital for a doctor's appointment. While waiting, I observed patients and their loved ones, and one elderly couple caught my attention. After receiving their lab results, they sat beside me and began comparing their cholesterol, sugar, and uric acid...
The Table of the Eucharist and Priesthood (Part 2 of 2)
THE SACRED CHARACTER OF THE ALTAR, PRIESTHOOD AND OF THE EUCHARIST “Beginning with the Upper Room, the celebration of the Eucharist has a long history, a history as long as that of the Church. In the course of history, there has been changes as to secondary...
The Uyangurens of Samal
In Samal, there’s a clan that carries the surname Uyanguren. The family name, however, has no genealogic relations to Don Jose Oyanguren, the conqueror of Davao City but ac-quired as a result of baptism assigned and entered in church records as official surname of the...
Preparing to Shepherd: Intimacy and Mission
Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”, “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs” (John 21:15-16). From the eternal mind of God’s plan in saving the fallen man from...
Caraga Parish in 1919
Two decades after the Americans took over the district of Davao—an event that also led to the arrival of American Protestant preachers four years later—the surviving Roman Catholic parishes organized by Spanish missionaries remained under the care of the Jesuits. Cartas y Noticias Edificantes de la...
Tatay Simo: Bililhong Handumanan ug Istorya sa Paglahutay
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="47463,38993,38992"] Si Felicisimo B. Pedrosa Sr., mas nailhan sa tawag nga “Tatay Simo,” usa sa mga napiling Diamond Jubilee Awardee alang sa pagsaulog sa ika-75 nga Anibersaryo sa Archdiocese of Davao niadtong tuig 2024. Gisaulog ang iyang bililhong pag-alagad sa Parokya ni San...
FEB-IBIG: Unsa Ka Tinuod ang Imong Gugma Kang Kristo?
Pebrero—Bulan sa Gugma. Wala ko nagdahom nga ang tinuod nga gugma, labi na ang walay pagduhaduha nga gugma, kasagaran may kauban nga kasakit. Ang paghigugma sa Diyos nga walay paglubad nagpasabot sa paglakaw uban Niya, bisan pa sa mga kakulian nga atong maatubang. Hunahuna-a nga...
The Table of the Eucharist and Priesthood (Part 1 of 2)
What is the relationship between the Table of the Eucharist and Priesthood? The points to be presented in this write-up are not exhaustive. The topic is too broad that this needs a thorough research and objective study so that we can be provided with enough and...
Assignment of placenames
The Spanish priests, authorized to appoint civil officials, also assumed the role of assigning names or appellations to missions they opened and helped sustain. The usual practice was to honor places in Spanish where the assigning cleric was from, especially when there were similarities in...