"Basta kiat, abtik!", how many of us have encountered this question before or even perhaps during youth camp? Maybe those sharp-ended words come from your PSK, mom or dad, grandparents, or prolly from your older or younger siblings. "It is only with the heart that one...
I interviewed two young married women who were active in the parish youth apostolate in St. Francis parish in La Verna and Sta. Ana Shrine parish way back in their youth days. They are to pay tribute to their respective fathers, who are also active...
As children, we often think our fathers are simply there. They pick us up from school, wait outside classrooms, drive us home after activities, and ask how our day went. These moments feel ordinary, almost expected. It is only when we grow older that we...
“Speak only if it improves upon the silence.” – Mahatma Gandhi Being vocally expressive is admirable. Not everyone is gifted with the courage or ability to voice what they feel, even when their hearts are overflowing. Some people turn their emotions into art—they draw, paint, or...
Catholicism, for half a century, was without any challenge in southern Mindanao from other Christian sects. It prospered and penetrated remote settlements from the year Spanish conqueror Jose Oyanguren subjugated the Moro ruler of Davao River to the time when the Americans assumed the governance...
“Do I think before I post?” Sometimes. When the memes are too relatable at the moment of how I feel, I would immediately share it without second thoughts; but because my personal account has a lot of priests and sisters as mutual friends, there are...
It is in the silence and listening of the heart that I discovered where true conversion happens. As part of the Formation Ministry in our humble home, San Pablo Parish, I am deeply grateful for the gift of life and for the guidance of Msgr. Julius...
In 1917, in the small village of Fatima, Portugal, the world encountered not a queen enthroned in power, but a mother speaking gently to her children. Our Lady of Fatima appeared to three young children – Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta – not to overwhelm them...
In an era defined by notifications, algorithms, and endless scrolling, it may seem difficult to find relevance in figures from centuries past. Yet, amid the noise of the digital age, Mama Mary stands - as a quiet but powerful presence – an enduring model of...
In the not so recent past, three Catholic priests were murdered. First to fall was retired 72-year-old Fr. Marcelito Paez, an activist cleric assigned in Jaen, Nueva Ecija after dropping off a political detainee who was just released; he was gunned down on December 5, 2017. Four...