Split Church
Surely no one can deny, as has happened in the early Church, there is some division in our Church now. As Jesus would say it, “An evil hand has done this” (Mt. 13:28). The main cause, of course is the spread of wrong ideas. That is...
Category Archives: Opinion
What is common in St. Francis, St. Michael, St. Matthew, San Lorenzo Ruiz and Padre Pio?
There are a lot of commonalities that we can see in saints. But for these five saints whose feasts are celebrated closely everyday these coming days, we can mention at least two commonalities. First, they are called to suffer. Though only San Lorenzo Ruiz is a...
“Do Sorry”
A mother came to me saying that she was amused how her son asked her if he could “do sorry” for something wrong he had done. “I immediately corrected his wrong grammar, Father,” she explained. “Oh, did you? And what did he say?” I asked. “But Father told...
Pres. Duterte to speak tomorrow to the Bishops-Ulama Conference
About 100 persons, composed of Catholic bishops, Muslim ulama, Protestant bishops and pastors together with invited VIPS and guests will hear words of support from Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte. The big event will take place tomorrow September 19 at the Mergrande Ocean Resort in Talomo, Davao City...
My Journey to Widowhood (Part 1 of 8)
On October 16, 1989 at 12 midnight I lost my husband of 23 years, Joe, due to cardiac arrest. He died in a tiny hospital in Mati, Davao Oriental. It was the most significant of my personal experience of grieving. While grieving is never the...
The Path to Peace
Where is peace? Has its seed fallen among the briers, a prey to other plants that stifled it? Or has it remained on the fertile soil sown by ‘Poor man of heaven’? The soil represents our hearts that need the transforming power of the Living...
In the Light of Suffering
In the history of man, killings and bloodshed may be considered as abandonment of God. But that should not be the case. Scriptures and Tradition would attest that God always tries to reach out to man. He has plans for mankind. He knows what is...
From perishable to imperishable
It's a skill we all need to learn. Converting the perishable condition of our earthly life into the imperishable quality of our definitive life hopefully in heaven is actually expected, nay, commanded of us by Christ himself. He said it very clearly. "Do not store up...
‘Stand up, live normal lives’
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="12332,12376,12373,12374,12375"] Excerpt of the Homily Roxas Avenue Blast Site September 3, 2016, 4:00 pm But in faith we offer ourselves to the Lord. We pray this afternoon for those who have died, who are killed, for the eternal repose, we pray for the suffering families of...
Absolute Priority
The Word of God rings with stories of God’s fidelity to His people, leading them to a land of freedom from slavery in Egypt to Israel, and in the New Testament, salvation in the Cross of our Savior, Jesus the Lamb of Sacrifice. God never...