“Father?” Diego asked, “There’s a fellow I’m helping out, but he says he has no problems in life!” “That’s coool! I wish I also had none,” I jokingly replied. “But what advice can I give him?” Diego was very concerned. * * * * * * Diego is one...
The distinction is very important. Especially to priests and others who are in a position to give advice and counsel to others, this distinction is indispensable. Knowing it and learning how to behave by it can spell the difference between genuine help and disastrous harm...
Excerpts from the homily Ordination to priesthood of Fr. Rionelle Hinampas, SDV "Configured to Christ. Sa ordinasyon sa pagkapari, gikuha kanang binunyagan ug sama kang Fr. Rionelle Hinampas, SDV. Ang isa kanato, kuhaon isip ‘alter Christus’ sa atong taliwala." Mao kini ang pasiuna ni Abp. Valles sa iyang...
Niining Hubileyo sa Sentenaryo sa Fatima, ang Marian Movement of Priests (MMP) dinhi sa Pilipinas, nagpahigayon sa unang MMP National Congress didto sa Talamban, Cebu City, sulod sa San Carlos University Amphitheatre, niadtong Mayo 6-8, 2017. Kapin sa 300 ka partisipantes naggahin og panahon sa...
“Do not let your hearts be troubled!” (Jn 14:1). These comforting words of Jesus would truly help overcome the overwhelming worries, sorrows, anxieties and diverse problems and crises in life, especially unexpected incidents of threats to life, or summary execution because of drugs. The moments...
According to Wikipedia, "Fatimah bint Muhammad was the youngest daughter of the Islamic Nabi (Prophet) Muhammad and (wife) Khadijah, and therefore, one of the members of Muhammad's Bayt (household). She was the wife of 'Ali bin Abi Talib, cousin of the Prophet." The Shiite Muslims...
Motherhood to Mama Mary meant embracing the will of GOD. Full of grace, every beat of her heart was a "yes" to GOD. As a mother, Mama Mary knew she was lowly, yet favored. She was joyful as she accepted the danger and inconvenience, and material...
One Saturday afternoon at home, my youngest daughter requested me to watch an old VCD movie of mine entitled ‘Runaway Bride’ (a love story movie of Julia Roberts and Richard Gere). My reply was that I can’t watch the movie for I’ve been waiting for...
THESE two constituent elements of any human law should be together. That’s the ideal. In our earthly reality, of course, the letter of the law will always be found wanting in terms of capturing the whole spirit of the law. This discrepancy between the letter and...
WITH all the new and very vicious viruses spreading around these days, we need to have a certain immunization to tackle this disturbing fact of life. And more than having a kind of medical immunization, what is more needed is moral immunization. We should learn, for...