PASTORAL ADVISORY #12 Series of 2021 UPDATE ON OUR CHURCH ACTIVITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC We all know that in the Davao region, most particularly in the City of Davao, there is a very alarming rise in the number of Covid-19 infections. Please consider the following: ...
WE need to be more aware of our need and duty to develop and, in fact, sharpen our sense of communion among ourselves. It is not a communion that is based on some natural basis alone—biological, affinal, political, social, etc. Rather, it is a communion...
WE have to be most careful whenever we start doing philosophy and theology. These two sciences are, to me, the most important and crucial ones, because they strive to study and know the ultimate causes of things and God himself. They are not just about technologies...
THIS was what Christ promised to give us if we are united to him, like a branch to the vine. “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love,” he...
WE have to understand very well this particular aspect or requirement of an authentic Christian life. That’s because, most likely, our first impression of it can be misleading. To be sure, to be ready to leave everything behind does not mean that we should have...
THAT stone is, of course, our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rejected by the leading men of his time here on earth. They always tried to find fault in him. He was subjected to all kinds of suspicion. And finally, they managed to execute him. And...
WE have to be clear about this point. We should try our best to know as much as we can, but seeing to it that our knowledge leads us to love that is proper to us. It should be that love that ultimately comes from...
WE know that if we have to be like Christ, as we should since he is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity, we have to be meek. He himself said it in no unclear terms. “Learn from me for...
Niadtong tuig 2017, gideklara sa mga kaobispohan sa Pilipinas, kon Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), nga saulogon ang adlaw sa mga Gagmay’ng Kristohanong Katilingban, kon GKK, matag kasaulogan sa Solemnidad sa Santisima Trinidad. Pinaagi niini, ilang gipanghinaut nga mapalawman pa nato ang atong...
I don't know much of his life. I write here what I heard from others. They said Fr. Peter once made a humble rating of himself in his report to his superiors that he was a failure as a missionary. His reason? Very few natives wanted...