We are all familiar with stage moms and dads, helicopter moms, and CCTV dads. Now, given the increasing state of parenting paranoia, there are drone moms and dads. Drone parents possess a much more precise and real-time surveillance over their children. Drones, unlike helicopters, can fly...
Ang unang yanong pagtuman ni Maria sa pulong sa Ginoo sumala sa giingon sa manolonda nga si Arkanghel Gabriel, usa ka dakong timaan sa pagkunsad sa “intimate” nga relasyon sa “Pulong” ug ni Maria. Kini gipasabot sa kapistahan sa Our Lady of Mt. Carmel niadtong Hulyo...
Samtang nagpadayon pa ang gubat sa Marawi, ang mga kaobispohan sa Pilipinas miingon, "nagtiyabaw ang atong mga kasingkasing sa pag-ingon: 'Dili na unta mahitabo pag-usab ang gubat sa Marawi. Wagtangon na dayon ang gubat sa Marawi. Busa kami nagaawhag sa pagpabalik sa labing madaling panahon...
The above advice of Jesus to Martha also applies to us today amidst the secularistic hustle and bustle of events that seduce one’s attention and threaten forgetfulness of the “better portion” that Mary of Bethany chose in comparison to her busy and upset sister. The...
This was the strong cry of the victims of the ongoing Marawi Crisis, according to my Maranao Muslim Ulama partners in the Bishops-Ulama Conference (BUC). They attended the Bangon Marawi Multisectoral Peace Conference which I as BUC chairman convened in Cagayan de Oro in collaboration...
“LET them grow together until harvest.” That was the answer of the master in one of the parables about the kingdom of heaven. (cfr Mt 13,24-43) He was telling the servants to let the weeds sown by his enemy to grow together with the wheat....
“In the Carmelite liturgy for the feast of our Lady of Mount Carmel we contemplate Our Lady as being ‘near the Cross of Christ.’ This is also the place where one finds the Church: near to Christ.” These words of Pope Francis he once addressed to...
House Speaker and Davao del Norte Representative, Pantaleon Alvarez, is suggesting for the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao for another five years or until the term of office of President Duterte ends in 2022. The Philippine Constitution does not provide for the length of time...
Sa pagsaulog sa 169th parochial fiesta sa San Pedro Cathedral niadtong Hunyo 29, ang atong halangdong Arsobispo Romulo G. Valles, D.D. mipaambit sa iyang kalipay sa mga misalmot sa kapistahan ni San Pedro ug San Pablo. Gani, iyang nasaysay sa iyang wali ang kalipay nga...
Every July 16 we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. July 16 this year falls on a Sunday. The Carmelites may hold the solemn celebration on the next day Monday so they can use the proper liturgical texts for the occasion. Associated with...