WE are familiar with the usual lesson we can learn from the parable of the lost sheep. (cfr. Mt 18,12-14) Indeed, a Good Shepherd will always look for the lost sheep and would do everything, regardless of the sacrifices involved, to do so. But an upshot...
TO put it bluntly, what Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception reminds us of is that, like Our Lady who is our Mother, we are supposed to be immaculate and sinless from our very own conception all the way to the end of our earthly life and...
(Excerpt during the 1st Sunday of Advent and Installation of Rev. Fr. Ariel Bulan, MJ as Parish Priest of San Miguel Parish, Marahan, Marilog District, Davao City last November 30, 2025) 1st Sunday of Advent, Installation ikaduha, dakong pagpahungaw, siyagit, singgit nga hunongon kining kangitngit sa...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has designated December 1 or the first Sunday of December as National AIDS Sunday. Statistics are alarming. Google reports that as of September 2025, there is an average of 61% new cases reported daily, mostly male aged 15-34,...
Time magazine made a survey asking people involved in helping others what they think of the future. Three focused on the youth and 2 dealt with environment and bringing people together. There are 5 namely: 1. Ketanji Brown Jackson - “Young people are my hope for...
ON this First Sunday of Advent, we are reminded of these words of the Prophet Isaias as recorded in the gospel of St. Matthew (3,3). These are words that should always be in our mind and, in fact, made as a guiding principle of our...
WE should be most aware of this fundamental truth about ourselves. It should make us most happy and most unwilling to exchange it for something else that would undermine it. No amount of worldly pleasure, fame and wealth can surpass and outshine it. And the simple...
IN the gospel, we are reminded that we should not just be good hearers of the word of God, but rather its doers. (cfr. Mt 7,21.24-27) In fact, we have to convert God’s word into our very own life, since that’s where we can start...
THERE’S a gospel acclamation in one the Masses of the First Week of Advent that gives us that assurance. It says: “Behold, the Lord comes to save his people; blessed are those prepared to meet him.” Yes, there is such thing as the second coming...
THAT’S in the gospel of St. Luke (10,23) where Christ said these words to his disciples in private. What Christ was trying to tell them was that the true knowledge of God is a gift of divine mercy, not a reward for human wisdom. It...