The difference between a migrant and an immigrant aside from the spelling and pronunciation is that a migrant after finishing his job contract returns to the Philippines, while an immigrant applies for citizenship in the country where he works. In 2015, there were more than one...
Many of us Catholics will go to church on Ash Wednesday, March 1, to have our foreheads marked with ashes. It is most important to be conscious of our reason for doing so. The blessed ashes on our foreheads signify our intention to repent for...
If you go to San Pedro Cathedral Parish here in Davao, you will see on the left side of the sanctuary a chair peculiarly designed for the bishop. Only the local bishop can sit on it. All cathedrals have that kind of chair as a...
Some call this also the happy hearts day. And rightly so. This is a time when hearts are light and soft, sort of like God-held hearts of flesh. Greeting cards, romantic mushy texts, flowers, quiet intimate dates are various ways one shows another how loved and...
Amidst our celebration of Pro-Life Sunday, a distinct voice too loud to be silenced from our depths may be heard asking each of us: where is your brother? That brother may be the unborn, the elderly, the infirm and all whose lives are threatened. Dodging our...
Taken from Psalm 133:1 and Romans 12:4-5, this year’s theme for the National Bible week allows us to ponder and work for communion among us all – believers and non-believers as one nation – to unite and renew ourselves as a Filipino nation. We do not...
The Church has every right and responsibility to be extremely active in the media. This is the reason why Pope Paul VI on December 4, 1963 promulgated a decree on the means of social communications titled Inter Mirifica, a Latin phrase which in English would...
Christianity arrived in our country in 1521 when Magellan landed in Limasawa. Today, for 96 years our faith seemed deeper than ever. Every January we hold two fiestas which all Catholic nations watch with envy and amazements. The Quiapo Black Nazarene Fiesta is the world's...
Epiphany is God’s manifestation to the gentiles. He is not exclusive only to the Jews. He wants to have a bigger family – that means HE included us. The wise men from the east are examples for us that if we listen to God’s voice,...
Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. As the oldest feast of Mary, her motherhood gained for her the privileges of Immaculate Conception and Assumption into heaven. A mother always looks for the welfare of her children. Have you taken your...