Category Archives: Opinion

Someone asked me once how he could better appreciate and take advantage of the sacrament of confession. At that very moment we were both enjoying some brewed coffee and doughnuts. It then occurred to me to relate confession with coffee. Well, not exactly to the excellent...

[caption id="attachment_23221" align="alignright" width="263"] Black Nazarene at Quiapo Church, Manila. (Photo: Constantine Agustin | Flickr)[/caption]The Black Nazarene is a life-sized, dark, wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ carrying the cross while representing his passion and suffering and is believed to be miraculous by many Filipino Catholics....

Excerpt from Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the Holy Mass of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and 59th Parochial Fiesta last December 8, 2018 @ Immaculate Conception Parish, Mintal, Davao City Happy fiesta sa inyong tanan! Viva Maria! Viva...

THE joy of Christmas springs from the fact that Jesus Christ, our savior, is born. “Puer natus est nobis,” says the entrance prayer in the Christmas Mass. A child is born for us, he is Christ the Lord, our Savior. This good news should give us...

Pope Francis recently encouraged the faithful to recite what is probably the oldest prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Studies show that this invocation to Mary was composed before the 3rd century A.D. The prayer’s earliest form reads: “Under your mercy we take refuge, Mother of...