(Pakighinabi uban kang Most Rev. Medil Aseo, D.D., Obispo sa Tagum) Tinuod na nga ang BEC, Basic Ecclesial Communities, sa Inengles man na nuh, pero sa binisaya, GKK, Gagmay’ng Kristohanong Katilingban nagsugod sa Diocese sa Tagum 50 anyos na ang milabay. Mao na nga bag-o ra...
As October is dubbed as the month of the Holy Rosary, I am reminded of an item that I have wanted to have but can't find in any religious items store---a rosary made of real pearls. It took me several googling and checking websites until I...
As the Davao Archdiocese prepares to host the 4th National Assembly of the Basic Ecclesial Community on 11 to 14, 2019, it seems necessary and helpful to know how it all began in the history of the universal Church. And from there to reflect prayerfully...
[caption id="attachment_26598" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo by Manman Dejeto/MindaNews[/caption]When younger, I used to chant “ako Andres Bonifacio, ‘atapang atao, indi atakot, indi atakbo!” just for fun, or maybe, a statement that challenges may come, yet, like Invictus, “my head is bloody, but unbowed!” Having cared for...
Ang simbahan sa Pilipinas nag-awhag sa pagpalambo sa Gagmay’ng Kristohanong Katilingban [BEC] alang sa hingpit nga pagpuyo sa kristohanong tawag sa pagkabinunyagan sa pagtoo [cf. PCP II Art 109]. Kini ang duso sa PCP II Decrees [Jan 20-Feb 17, 1991]. ‘Sa pagtukod sa GKK, ang...
Dear Sister, Sister, grade seven na ko karon nga nag-edad og 13. Sister, na attract ako karon sa usa ka lalaki sa samang pangedaron. Sa dihang una ko siyang nakita, wala pa ako makasinati og bisan unsa nga pagbati. Apan sa diha nga kanunay ko na...
In December 10, 1925, Sister Lucia, one of the visionaries of Fatima received yet another vision, where the Blessed Mother appeared alongside the Boy Jesus. Our Lady’s hand rested on His shoulder while she held on another hand a heart pierced and encircled with thorns. Sister...
[caption id="attachment_26099" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo: City Information Office[/caption]In the quarterly DADITAMA (Metropolitan Province of Davao, Digos, Tagum and Mati) meetings of the bishops, priests and lay pastoral workers, Archbishop Romulo G. Valles of Davao, and Bishop Guillermo V. Afable, 2019 DADITAMA Chairman, take pride in...
The World Teachers Day is celebrated annually every 5th of October to honor those who are in the teaching profession to acknowledge their crucial role, loyal service and dedicated commitment in nation building. This year, it bears the theme: “Gurong Pilipino: Handa sa Makabagong Pagbabago”. More than...
[caption id="attachment_26155" align="alignright" width="350"] Nativity of Mary[/caption]The birth of Mary is a birth of a new world, a new earth and a new heaven, because through her, God has become flesh, making our humanity holy, our earth sacred. She is often misrepresented as passive, submissive, docile,...