I passed through different stages of my life – from childhood to adolescence, to adulthood and now to the senior years. Maybe the busy demands of growing up took away the time for me to reflect on the passage from one stage to another. But...
It is always very sad and disappointing to hear celebrity athletes being stripped of their titles and medals after being caught for doping. This image came to mind after watching Simon Sinek speaking about the main traits of today’s millennials. Sinek was compassionately stated that through...
WE have to be clear about this. We cannot have God without religion. They go together as far as we are concerned. Religion is precisely our relationship with God. It’s an unavoidable thing, whether we like it or not. It has its laws and requirements...
Excerpts from the homily February 15, 2017 Bagohay lang niabot si Yanong Muloy gikan sa Roma, apan gipaningkamutan gayud niya nga makaabot sa Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, sa Bangkal niadtong Pebrero 11, 2017. “Pueblo amante de Maria” (People in love with Mary).” Mao kini ang pambungad nga...
What I believe is being tested by what is happening around me. I believe in God but many brilliant people tell me there is no God. Why? Because there is so much pain, suffering and death around. If He exists He would not allow this...
The Word of God has been revealed and enfleshed to us in His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus fully imparted the Will of His Father to us and entrusted His Church--“the keys of the kingdom of heaven” to Peter and his successors, the pope, bishop of...
Ania ang ikaduhang bahin sa pamahayag ni Padre Roland Sayman sa Diyosesis sa Mati. Ang Pagbag-o kon Pagkakabig sa mga makasasala ug ang Kalinaw sa Kalibutan nga mga mensahe sa Birhen masabtan dinhi nga usa ka kadaugan o pagdaog sa iyang Putli nga Kasingkasing nga nagagiya...
February is considered to be a love month because of the celebration of Valentine’s Day on the 14th of the month. On Valentine’s Day flowers and chocolates become significant symbols of love as men lavishly gave it to women. Restaurants are even very busy attending...
If you go to San Pedro Cathedral Parish here in Davao, you will see on the left side of the sanctuary a chair peculiarly designed for the bishop. Only the local bishop can sit on it. All cathedrals have that kind of chair as a...
We have to understand the words of Christ well when he said; “Judge not that you may not be judged. (Mt 7,1) It does not mean that we should not judge at all. In fact, in the succeeding verse of the gospel passage, he said:...