On May 1, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph, the patron saint of all workers. St. Joseph was a simple carpenter. How was it possible for him to achieve such prominence when he was just a lowly carpenter? He did his task to give...
Every third Wednesday of Easter, we celebrate the Feast of the Our Lady of Manaoag. As a Marian devotion, we remember Mama Mary who keeps on calling us to pray the Holy Rosary for peace, unity and conversion. The Archdiocese of Davao is blessed to have...
THE Feast of the Divine Mercy is a timely celebration for the second Sunday of Easter. The gates of heaven are open. A call issues forth, “I have conquered death, come to my mercy.” The time has come to have courage and embrace this divine...
The joy of Easter is manifest even weeks before the Easter Triduum. Parents accompany their children who play the role of angels for the “Sugat”. Women organizations are tapped to decorate the “Santo Entiero” and the place for the vigil for the “Visita Iglesia” where...
Ang Domingo sa Lukay giproklama nga Domingo sa "Alay Kapwa" sa tibuok Simbahan sa Pilipinas. Kini usa ka programa nga namugna niadtong Enero 31, 1975, pinangulohan sa Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Ang gitugyanan nga modumala niini mao ang National Secretariate for Social...
Graduation day ushers in more formal wear displays in malls, busier days for dressmakers and tailors, promos on beauty treatments from parlours and salons, and a little more expensive flowers. Despite these expenses, parents, grandparents, or those who sent them to school, are...
There is so much to celebrate as Davao City turns 78. The city has evolved from a frontier town to a bubbling metropolis that stands out from among many in the world today. Its transformation did not come overnight but had been a slow painstaking...
[caption id="attachment_6140" align="alignleft" width="300"] Modesty is decency.[/caption] "Modesty is decency. It inspires one’s choice of clothing. It keeps silence or reserve where there is evident risk of unhealthy curiosity. It is discreet" (CCC 2522). The season of Lent invites us to become more attentive to the word...
[caption id="attachment_6043" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo source: The Passion of the Christ (2004)[/caption]"Woman, this is your son." "There is your mother." These are the words of Jesus to His Mother and the disciple whom he loved while he was hanging on the cross. He entrusted the disciple, who...
Many of us have a sincere desire to observe Lent, but later on for some reasons falter. Someone exclaimed about the liturgy, "The Mass is long!" A saint replied, "...