Yes and No. Most of us, without batting an eye, will immediately say Yes. But do we know why? Well, we say, it is obvious: last year is gone. This year is another. Therefore it is new. But how do we know that last year is gone,...
The Panata or vow of devotion to Black Nazarence has become so popular in the country. Every Friday, devotees flock at Quiapo Church in Manila for the novena. In Davao, the Gagmay’ng Kristohanong Katilingban (GKK) in New Lanzona, Matina headed by Mrs. Mercy Ayon, servant-leader,...
It would seem more appropriate to say the fear of death than the death of fear. But today, fear is sought for as an entertainment commodity. Viewer, readers or players are thrilled by the artistically gruesome representation of death in murder, torture, monsters and possessions...
THAT’S right. Christmas should not just be regarded as a one-day celebration. It’s not even a seasonal celebration. Christmas should not just be Christmassy. Its spirit should abide in us always, since it actually sheds the true light that gives meaning and purpose to our...
I WAS happy to learn that in his New Year address, Pope Francis recommended jettisoning what he called as life’s “useless baggage” that includes empty chatter and banal consumerism. He advised setting aside a time of prayer everyday so as to be with God. In the...
“Ang tanan natong lihok ang sentro sa eukaristiya. Kining atong lihok dili magmalampuson kung dili maggikan sa tuburan nga mao ang Krus diin pinaagi niini gipildi ni Kristo ang kamatayon,” unang giingon sa atong Arsobispo Romulo G. Valles, D.D. niadtong ika-50th nga anibersaryo sa Archdiocesan...
Nagkauyon ang ehekutibo ug lehislatibong bahin sa kaggamhanan sa paglawig pa ug usa ka tuig ang Martial Law sa Mindanao, basi sa girekomendar sa Militar. Kon walay mobabag niini, magsugod gayod kini karong pitsa uno sa Enero 2018 ug molungtad hangtod sa Disyembre 31, 2018....
As a phrase goes on modern gadgets to “stay connected,” the same phrase may also be applied to inter-personal relationships and beyond to one’s communion with God. The incarnation heralded the marvelous oneness between God and man when the Eternal Word took upon himself our...
This is the question I brought to the attention of the board members of the Catanihan Foundation, Incorporated (CFI) in which I serve as chairman. Our CFI, perhaps the oldest charitable foundation in Davao City, has been giving a specially prepared lunch to 90 undernourished pupils...
The family as they always say is the basic unit of the society. Destroy the family, and the whole nation is in peril. The breakdown of society is incalculable when the family is harmed. For example, the crisis of priesthood and religious life stems from...