In 1974, during the second assembly of the Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference, the Church responded to the challenge of the plight of the indigenous peoples in the Philippines. After a long history, the Episcopal Commission on Indigenous Peoples was finally approved as the official name of...
“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.” We can pray with and to Mary (CCC 2679). She is a powerful intercessor. The Wedding of Cana shows that through her intercession Jesus performed his first miracle. St John Paul II, when he declared 2012 as the...
Today, we remember our Filipino seafarers. This celebration is spearheaded by the Apostleship of the Sea. Due to their employment at sea, there are many reasons why it is worthwhile to offer a day of prayer for our beloved seafarers. First, they do not enjoy the...
Laity week is the church’s way of reminding the clergy and the religious that the church is the people. It is like recharging the battery so the car can start. It is physically impossible to be fully energized 365 days of the year. Yet the...
“Without priests the Church would not be able to live that fundamental obedience which is at the very heart of her existence and her mission in history, an obedience in response to the command of Christ: ‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations’” (PDV,...
A resolution proclaiming August 12 as International Youth Day was adopted during the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth in 1998. That recommendation was later endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 1999.The Assembly recommended that public information activities be organized to support the...
[caption id="attachment_8134" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo Courtesy: Habagat Central[/caption]Mayor Elias Lopez created the Kadayawan festival as an integral part of the city’s yearly program of activities in 1985. The purpose is to honor the Lumads or indigenous tribes of Davao who in August hold religious rituals...
The most Blessed Virgin Mary, “preserved from all stain of original sin, when Her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen of all things. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a...
Ang “Buwan ng Wika” ay isa sa mga pangunahing pinagdiriwang sa lahat ng antas ng paaralan sa buong bansa taon-taon, ito man ay elementarya, sekondarya, o maging sa kolehiyo. Ang Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino o KWF ay ang nangunguna sa pagdiriwang ng taunang Buwan ng...
In 1965, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) established the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP) in gratitude to GOD for the gift of faith we, Filipinos, received from the early Catholic foreign missionaries. Eighty one (81) MSP priests are now present in...