Viewed as the oldest Catholic-run hospital in the region, the history of San Pedro Hospital dates to prewar times when five Dominican nuns from Canada travelled to Davao at the invitation of the PME Fathers, the missionary priests from Quebec, Canada, to establish a medical...
[gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="51937,51938"] April remains a sacred month for many of us in the Archdiocese of Davao— a time of remembrance, gratitude, and a renewed “yes.” It is the month when many of us were ordained— when hands were anointed, promises were spoken, and our...
Every year, Labor Day invites us to reflect on the dignity of work. In the life of the Church, this reflection finds a powerful model in St. Joseph the Worker—a man who lived a quiet life, yet fulfilled a mission of great importance through his...
The 1897 Holy Week celebration at San Pedro Church in Davao was quite a sight, attended no less by five priests and three brothers. With a growing population of converts in and around the old town, the public reception, led primarily by dedicated public officials...
As head of the Jesuit mission in Davao, Fr. Saturnino C. Urios, SJ, was well aware of the love-hate rapport the people showed towards the colonial authorities, in part due to the strictures imposed and the rough treatment some of the natives received for committing...
We enter the celebration of Easter as a people renewed, called to reflect on the mystery of Christ’s Resurrection and what it means for our lives as believers. We should embrace the essence of Easter, emblazoned with the blessing of the new fire, symbolizing that Christ...
The Jesuit missionaries confronted the slave system through a number of direct and practical strategies by establishing mission settlements designed to offer refuge to vulnerable populations. Indigenous communities were encouraged to settle near mission stations, where the presence of missionaries and sometimes Spanish detachments provided...
I have always believed I would not have been like them. Not the crowd that shouted, not the voices that called for His crucifixion. I tell myself I would have stood by Jesus, that I would have chosen differently. But the more I reflect on this...
As Holy Week approaches, I find myself looking back on my journey with God. It is not a perfect one, but a real and honest one. There were many times when I questioned Him, moments when I doubted His existence, and seasons when I felt...
Dear Ate Emz, As lenten season is fast approaching, kinahanglan natong obserbahan ang mga kalihukan sa atong Simbahan sincerely and heartily. Usahay mawala na ang essence sa atong pag obserba niini kung kini ginabuhat kay lagi tradisyon, for compliance o sabay sa panahon. Ang uban sab...