Each of us plays a role in the Church as priests, Church workers, GKK leaders, faithful, etc. These roles have consequent duties and responsibilities. But regardless of the roles and positions we assume or occupy, occasions to lead or influence another may arise at one...
Commentators see another similarity in the way Christians and Muslims understand God's mercy. They say that in both religions the mercy of God has a quality of infinite patience and a constant reaching out to wayward human beings. As evidence of this similarity these interfaith experts...
Christ, our savior, is risen, never to die again. This is the greatest news of all time. Nothing can outshine it. And with it, a dam-burst of happy consequences come our way. The only thing that can nullify this news is our freedom, that is, when...
Human sa ika-51 Internasyonal nga Kongreso sa Eukaristiya didto sa Cebu niadtong Enero 24-31, 2016 nagpakanaog og mensahe ang atong mga kaobispohang Pilipino (CBCP) bahin sa Eukaristiya ug Kinabuhi. Ang katapusang bahin niini naghisgot bahin sa umaabot nga Piniliay. Ania ang mga importanteng punto nga...
“It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless” (John 6:63). It is possible to acquire the courageous tenacity of St. Peter and the apostles by the creative power of the Spirit within us, helping us to focus on the heroic following of Jesus...
IT happened in the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family in 2014. In fact, it exploded into a media firestorm. In tackling the question of gradualness in relation to the pastoral care of people with some moral irregularities, like the divorced and remarried, a...
“Father!!!” Guille suddenly burst into the office scaring the daylights out of me. “Hey, dude, chill! Hope there isn’t some fire or earthquake. You nearly gave me a heart attack!” “I’m sorry, Father. I’m so excited coz we’re going to have the final game in school this...
It was told that while a middle-aged farmer was walking home, he heard a mysterious female voice. He looked around and saw on a cloud-veiled treetop Mama Mary, holding a rosary in her right hand and the Child Jesus in her left arm, all amidst...
Many Christians, even bishops, priests, pastors, religious men and women and lay women and lay men, have heard Muslims begin their public utterances with BISMILLAH AL-RAHMAN AL-RAHIM. Translated into English, the Arabic words mean, "In the name of God, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful."...
Celebrating the feast of Divine Mercy on the 2nd Sunday and Octave of Easter in this Jubilee Year of Mercy makes one ponder on the great heart of the Risen Lord that continues to unlock hearts paralyzed by shackles of fear that they be open to the...