Time is both a gift and a mystery. We should approach it with a sense of awe and gratitude. During this trying period when we have the luxury of time, may we take effort to reconsider those things which are truly meaningful -- and eternal. At...
Few weeks ago, I had a serious and meaningful conversation with a friend priest about the pandemic that we are currently facing. He enthusiastically and beautifully shared his insights and reflections on the dreaded disease. According to him this Coronavirus 2019 has brought different reactions...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="28955,28956,28957,28958,28954"] Welcome to Sugid’s “Travel with Faith” featuring the Parish Church of St James located in the historic Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Dapitan itself is historic because of Dr. Jose Rizal’s exile in this humble place in Zamboanga peninsula. Visitors come here primarily...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="28976,28977,28978,28979,28980,28975"] Caraga, the oldest town in Davao Oriental, is the least known town. Yet in the long span of time, the town together with the native people here, the Mandayas, had been credible witnesses of history, its changes and development and with all...
Patroness of the Order of Preachers Feast Day: July 22 Mary Magdalene, who was healed by the Lord Jesus, followed him with great love and ministered to him (Lk 8:3). Later when the disciples fled, Mary Magdalene stood at the cross with Mother of the Lord, John...
History The foundation of the MSP dates back to the year 1965, during which the Catholic Church of the Philippines had celebrated its 400 years of Christianity. At that time, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (then Catholic Welfare Organization) had thought of establishing a...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="28783,28784,28785,28786,28787"] Welcome to Sugid’s “Travel with Faith” featuring the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Jolo, a first class municipality and capital of the province of Sulu. It is also known as Jolo Cathedral to many. This Cathedral is the seat...
[caption id="attachment_28708" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash[/caption] We may consider this pandemic as a cross – a burden, so to say, but if we offer it to the foot of the CROSS of CHRIST, this cross can become a source of vitality...
[caption id="attachment_28798" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Missionaries of the Daughters of St. Anne deliver food packs to families in the peripheries of Bacolod, Lanao del Norte on April 16, 2020. (Photo from the Daughters of St. Anne) [/caption] This is a frequently-asked question in times of crisis. An...
MANILA— Here’s the message of Fr. Elias Ayuban, JCD, the Provincial Superior of the Claretian Missionaries of the Philippine Province, for the upcoming presbyteral ordination of Rev. Mon Edbani, CMF, and Rev. Dante Boringgot, CMF on July 16, Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...