What does it mean to be a youth leader? What does it take to become one? Allow me to share my reflection during our retreat of the San Pablo Youth Apostolate Core Group (SPYA CG) at Kauswagan, Panabo City on July 27, 2024. The retreat...
On the 6th day of my recuperation from the left eye cataract operation done on May 25, 2023, I recited my rosary, The Sorrowful Mysteries, at dawn. Since a few days before the operation, I refrained from reading my prayer book so as not to...
Pakighinabi uban si Msgr. Edgar Rodriguez ni Christine Mae Camus Christine: Pwede ba nimong i-share ang usa ka experience nimo nga nagamit gyud nimo ang self-discipline sa pipila ka higayon nga imong gikinahanglan diha sa imong pagka-pari. Monsi: Sa training sa seminaryo gitrain mi anang gitawag nga,...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="45274,45275,45276"] Often, we think mercy and grace are the same. While they are closely related, they differ in what is given and the recipient's worthiness. Mercy is God not giving us what we deserve, while grace is God giving us something we do...
Pakighinabi uban si Msgr. Edgar Rodriguez ni Christine Mae Camus Isip kabahin sa ika-75 nga anibersaryo sa Arkidiyosis sa Davao, sa pagsaulog sa kapistahan ni San Juan Marie Vianney, karong Agosto 4, ang patron sa mga kaparian, atong gitutokan karong Agosto ang pag-umol sa mga klero....
Or in Latin, “Dum spiro spero.” Among the countless things that I learned and experienced during the National Conference of Youth Ministers last July 17-21, held in the Archdiocese of Palo, Leyte, these words are what stuck to me the most. Our hope is grounded...
Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word. - Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier (1907 -1989) was an Oscar-winning thespian best remembered for...
Dear Ate Emz, Hi! I’m Vee not my real name. So this is my struggle, my boyfriend ako and more than 3 years na kami pero parang wala siyang plano sa amin. Nasa marrying age na kami (33yrs to 39yrs), parehas working, may ipon parehas. Pero...
If many celebrations are in the offing now, it is a ‘crime’ not to celebrate grandmothers’ day. Reminiscing of love in the family, the figure of a grandmother stands clearly. Grandparents, especially grandmothers, are remembered for the love they shower on the grandchildren. Why? Obligation...
They say, motherhood starts the moment you find out you are pregnant, but they never tell you when it ends, or how it’s done. Does it end when your child finishes college, when they get married, or when they become parents themselves? Should you be...