The cross is exalted. The tears are extended. Jesus and His mother were focused on one thing—the salvation of sinners. The cross as a symbol of great shame, of great crime committed of a prisoner during the time when Jesus was crucified, has become a...
YES, we have to make full use of our faculties, especially the will, but we need to see to it that our will is properly grounded, inspired and oriented. Yes, we have to be willful as much as we can, but seeing to it that...
“Father, I been praying like you suggested,” the engineering student explained. “So how is it going?” Father Julian asked. “I was excited, because I’ve never explored meditative prayer before!” He replied. “And how are you doing now?” “Frankly, it’s becoming tougher every day,” the student confessed. “In what way?” Father...
One evening, my eldest daughter came home from school bringing with her a bunch of string beans. Upon asking her why she has a bunch of string beans, she told me that a boy sold it to her and her friend for just ten pesos....
Charity is the life of God. He freely gives what belongs to Him – eternal happiness, the very reason why we were created in the first place. We are also expected to freely give ourselves to a life of charity. This is the only way....
The children inside the chapel were filled with wide-eyed curiosity. This was the first time, perhaps, a priest would tell them what was so special about that quiet place. The chaplain started off with a prayer and they gingerly seated themselves. A number were still very...
WE are told that our faith should be materialized. It should be enfleshed. It should not remain purely spiritual and intellectual because that faith would not be operative given our human nature that is made of body and soul. We have to overcome that rupture between...
Nganong anaa man ka sa simbahan? Nahibawo ba ka sa bunga sa imong pagpangalagad? Usahay ba dili nimo makita ang bili sa pagpangalagad? Kung nahuyang ka na, ayaw kabalaka tungod kay adunay panghimangno kanimo ang atong Arsobispo. “San Roque inspirasyon diha sa kalinaw ug gugma sa...
Yes, of course, the Church will continue to exist until the end of time. Yes, of course, evil and the devil cannot destroy the Church, however it tried for the past two thousand years. So some of us say, leave the Church alone. She will...
(Ika-4 nga bahin sa 12 ka bahin sa serye) Karong panahona, ang pulong dali, paspas, sayon, ug daghan kaayo. Ginamit ang Media sa pagpahayag. Ilabi na ang gitawag karon nga “social media” ginagamit nga instrumento sa pagpamakak, pagdaot, pagpatay sa kaayo ug dignidad sa tawo. Usa...