[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="43329,43330,43331,43332,43333,43334"] The 25th National Bible Workshop (NBW) started with the Holy Mass in San Pedro Cathedral on February 19, 2024. It was presided by Most Rev. Renato Mayugba, D.D., Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for the Biblical Apostolate (ECBA) of the Catholic Bishops...
The word of God says that young people should be treated “as brothers” (1 Tim 5:1), and warns parents not to “provoke your children, lest they become discouraged” (Col 3:21). Young people are not meant to become discouraged; they are meant to dream great things,...
In a poignant turn of events, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) mourns the simultaneous passing of two revered retired bishops from Mindanao, Bishop Emeritus Nereo Odchimar and Bishop Emeritus Honesto “Onie” Pacana. This article pays tribute to their legacies, exploring their backgrounds,...
Anticipation fills the air as the Mindanao Book Fair makes its much-awaited return to Davao from March 13 to 16, 2024, gracing the prestigious Arrupe Hall at Ateneo de Davao University. This edition promises not just an event but an immersive collaboration with the Davao...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="43025,43026,43027"] “You shall love the Lord your God… and your neighbor as yourself.” – Luke 10:27 In this week dedicated to fostering unity in Christianity, our collective efforts resonate. From January 18 to January 25, ecumenical prayers have reverberated within the Christian Churches across...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="42978,42980,42981"] Hundreds of faithful gathered at the Parish of Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Nazareno in Apokon, Tagum City, Davao del Norte, on January 9, 2024, to celebrate the annual feast of the Black Nazarene under the theme ‘Ibig po naming makita si Hesus’...
Very recently, we mourned the loss of a well-loved and respected bishop, Most Rev. Ronald Lunas, D.D., on January 2. In a somber turn of events, Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, D.D., also a prominent and loved pillar in the Archdiocese of Davao and beyond, left...
“The bishops, as vicars and legates of Christ, govern the particular Churches assigned to them by their counsels, exhortations, and example, but over and above that also by the authority and sacred power which indeed they ought to exercise so as to edify, in the...
Filipinos, typically having close family ties, have an intimate relationship with the Holy Family. We see our own families linked to the first family that we do emulate. As the year 2023 comes to a close, we reflect and contemplate on the things and events...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="42698,42699,42700,42701,42702,42703,42704"] Nine years of loving support from benefactors and sponsors have brought the Archdiocesan Nourishment Center to its 9th year. Last December 15, 2023 was the Annual Fellowship Dinner held at the Mergrande Ocean Resort which was attended by people who have constantly...