Once again the Church is celebrating this Sunday June 3 the solemn feast of Corpus Christi, Latin for The Body of Christ. Most holy of all the Sacraments it is the most revered and the most adored because it is The Real Presence of Jesus...
Every Sunday before the Pentecost, the Catholic Church celebrates World Communication Sunday as an annual celebration to encourage the Church to utilize social communication (the press, motion pictures, radio, television and the internet) in spreading the gospel message. When Pope Paul VI established the first World...
“The Church was made manifest to the world on the day of Pentecost by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Holy Spirit ushers in a new era in the dispensation of the mystery – the age of the Church, during which...
It is a given that on this special day, mothers will get a loving note/text/picture, flowers, gift, food treat, or a trip from their children and husbands -- with longer kisses and tighter hugs to boot. These are some practices of giving back to Mama, her...
The smallest political body of our country is the barangay in the same way that the smallest religious unit of the church is the family with Fr. Peyton’s reminder that the family that prays together stays together. The more than 5,000 barangays all over the...
Again, starting May 1, we see children going to our GKKs bringing with them flowers, rosaries, fruits and other things they can offer to Mama Mary. With excitement and wonder, they listen to the basic teachings of our faith, especially on Marian doctrines, learn how...
We recently experienced the mystery and joy in the Church brought about by the announcement of the newly appointed bishops of nearby vacant dioceses --- Most Rev. Abel Apigo, bishop of Mati and Most Rev. Medel Aseo, bishop of Tagum. In communion with the Pope,...
In summer time, when there are no classes, except for those who are enrolled at summer courses, where do young people go? Are our youth excited to spend time together with their families and GKKs? Like the joy and enthusiasm of the first believers, our youth...
“Throughout the world, the second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian World to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that humankind will experience in the years to come.” This was decreed...
The resurrection of Jesus is so meaningful for the first believers and for us believers today. It is with Easter that the first believers groped for the meaning of the death of Jesus. Easter enlightened the lack of understanding of what Jesus said to his...