[gallery link="file" size="full" columns="2" ids="50447,50448"] There were 19 members of our Pangulo sa Liturhiya (PSL) group from GKK, Zone 6, Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Davao City, who planned to embark on this pilgrimage, but only 16 of us were able to go. Still, with...
In the missionary world, a personal space far from the family, one of the most challenging aspects of the priestly tradition while on a fieldwork, is the struggle to fight off loneliness. During Spanish times, reaching remote missions was not about the hardships along the...
According to St. Ephrem the Syrian, “No one will ever be able worthily to praise to Joseph, whom thou, O true only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father, has deigned to have for thy foster father.” St. Joseph was a legal spiritual and foster father of...
There was a time during the Marcos Sr. administration that his project called… Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) designed to bring renewal to society was not going well. It simply did not work. This is similar to our situation today where our weak institutions are teetering...
Nahinumdoman nako ang akong kasinatian sa nagkaduol ang adlaw sa Penitential Walk. Biyernes sa gabii, ug wa ko makatulog tungod sa kahadlok nga basin ma-late ko sa dakong kalihokan sa sunod adlaw. Mga alas-diyes sa gabii, kalit lang nga nitingog ang dalugdog ug kusog kaayo...
Five years after ecumenism, the movement or effort aimed at promoting unity and cooperation among different Christian denominations, was coined during the 1910 World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, the rivalry between the Catholics and the Protestants was not on spiritual; it extended to...
From a young age, I sensed a quiet stirring deep within my heart—a gentle whisper calling me toward something beyond myself. Growing up in a devout Catholic family, Sundays carried a sacred rhythm. We never missed Mass, and in those quiet moments of worship, I...
St. Francis Xavier (1506 1552) was a missionary of the Society of Jesus who worked principally in India (Goa, Malabar), the Moluccas, Japan and attempted to enter China. He died of fever on Dec. 3, 1552 on the island of Shangchuan, China, and never made it to the Chinese mainland. Historical and...
Kasagaran atong maobserbaran matag Nobyembre 2 kada tuig ang dakong mga pundok sa tawo labi na sa simbahan ug sa mga sementeryo. Diri sa rehiyon sa Davao atoa gayud kini makita, masinati ug matagamtam ang maong gimbuhaton. Sa pundok sa mga magtotoong Katoliko nahimong dakong...
The Jesuit presence in Davao during the American period (1898–1946) marked a transformative era in the religious, educational, and socio-cultural development of the region. Building upon earlier missions, the Society of Jesus adjusted its methods to meet the challenges posed by a new political order,...