The recent celebration of Father’s Day makes us grateful for various manifestations of paternal love and care, and recall our spiritual growth in the Father’s love, a growth in Faith. It is faith in a God [Jesus] who loves that has provided strength, especially to...
Excerpts from the homily ‘Grabe ning Agdao oie, bibo kaayo!”, pasiuna ni Abp. Valles sa iyang wali atol sa ika-54 nga kapistahan sa San Antonio Parish, Agdao, niadtong Hunyo 13 nga misa, alas 5 sa hapon. “Si San Antonio de Padua, popular kaayo siya. Mainstay gihapon ni...
On June 29, Thursday, we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Saint Peter is known as the “Prince of the Apostles”. A Galilean fisherman who became a fisher of men, he became the leader of the Twelve Apostles. He is the patron of...
YES, we need to be eager and quick to help others. We should never be indifferent to the needs of others even if we have our own needs and predicaments. Actually, our attitude of interceding for others has a way of resolving or at least...
The new school year has just begun, our children will now be in school most of the time. They will be exposed to various activities and will be dealing with so many people, their teachers and classmates. Aside from home, the school is a learning...
Karong umaabot nga Sabado, Hunyo 24, 2017, gitakda ang tinuig nga pagbag-o sa pagtugyan sa nasud ngadto sa Putling Kasingkasing ni Maria. Sa tanang simbahan sa Pilipinas, ipahigayon ang misa sa Putling Kasingkasing ni Maria diin himon ang maong pagtugyan. Si Padre Catalino Arevalo, SJ, niadtong...
“I myself am the living bread come down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread he shall live forever…” (Jn 6:51). In the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ or ‘Corpus Christi’ we thank our Lord Jesus who daily feeds and renews us...
On the feast of Corpus Christi we celebrate and give thanks for the institution of the Holy Eucharist, the sacrament of the altar. The feast came from the visions of Augustinian nun Santa Juliana of the diocese of Luttich. The visions were investigated by the...
Three Saturdays ago, I and two of my friends met a lady who can easily qualify as the coolest and funniest octogenarian of our lives -- even if she could hardly walk. (She's not in the picture though) She lived in a house also occupied by...
THIS is something we have to understand very well. If we really are true to our Christian faith, if we believe that we are the image and likeness of God and children of his through Christ in the Holy Spirit, then we have to realize...