It is said that today we have a crisis of saints. We have never been so secular in history. Decades ago, Vatican II reminded everyone of the universal call to holiness. The laity has the duty to sanctify the world wherever they are. This is...
Migrant workers mean Filipinos who temporarily immigrate to other nations to work. Seafarers are Filipinos working on the ships owned by other nations that travel worldwide. Ships traveling only inside Philippine waters are called Inter Island vessels and their crew are not technically called seafarers...
On this Catechist’s Day, let us be reminded by Pope Francis: “The history of evangelization over the past two millennia clearly shows the effectiveness of the mission of catechists. Bishops, priests and deacons, together with many men and women in the consecrated life, devoted their...
It is not by human will that one is born a male or a female. It is solely by the Holy Will of GOD that each person is created according to HIS image. So it is by GOD’s Hand that each woman is formed. Her womb...
We have been forewarned decades ago, by scientists, that human activities have been contributing to the acceleration of the warming of the planet. What was supposed to be a slow-motion warming-up of the earth as we are coming from an ice age, now has turned...
April 27 should be declared by all Asian nations as an Asian National Holiday. On April 27, 1521 Datu Lapu-lapu killed Magellan in a battle on the shores of Mactan Island. This battle created a first which unfortunately the world do not know. In the 15th...
UNESCO or United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has encouraged mother tongue instruction in primary education since 1953 and UNESCO highlights the advantages of mother tongue education right from the start. Children are more likely to enroll and succeed in school and parents are...
The Dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM), defined by Venerable Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950 in his apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus (Most Bountiful God), is the belief that Our Lady was taken up – body and soul – into...
The people of Israel awaits the coming of the Messiah as Moses was told by God that a prophet greater than him will come, whom the people should listen to. God revealed himself in the same fashion centuries later as he did with the Israelites...
As we remember today the offering of self for our Filipino missionaries, we must be awakened in our calling to do our share of the mission, and concretely support our missionaries through our prayers and financial support. In the past, we were benefactors of foreign...