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The Canadian missionaries took over the Davao mission from the Jesuits in December 1939, and started opening new parishes. That same year, Fr. Cote opened the Kingking (Pantukan) parish. To the south, new parishes were also formed. Fr. Poirier founded the Saint Joseph Parish of...

A long time ago, one of Jesus' closest friends, Saint James the Greater or also known as Santiago de Compostela, went on a journey. He was the son of Zebedee and the brother of John. Jesus chose both brothers to be part of the twelve...

I intentionally sought this photograph as a personal reflection inspired by the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). This gospel reading poses a crucial question: In our life's journey, often a challenging, muddy road, who is the wounded traveler we encounter? The Lord calls us...

Founded on Feb. 2, 1921, in Quebec, Canada, the Foreign Mission Society of Quebec is known more by its PME initials, or Société des Missions-Étrangères du Québec in French. The first attempt to send Canadian missionaries to the Philippines to conduct pastoral work in the Chinese...

The home is where the family lives consisting of parents and children. In some cases, others live in the home too - grandparents, a helper or two, and relatives. In the Philippines, while I have not come across the number of grandparents, the number and percentage...