Peace! On 12 June 2016, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Philippine nation will celebrate Philippine Independence Day. Among the many ways we can honor our country and express our love for the same is through a beautiful liturgy. Thus, I exhort all of you to offer...
Nangandam na ang mga midaog sa miaging piniliay alang sa ilang umaabot nga pagsul-ob sa ilang mga tagsatagsa ka mga kaakuhan sa panggamhanan. Niining semanaha ma opisyal nga giproklamar na siguro ang nga midaog sa pagkaprisedente ug bise presidente. Buot nakong ipahinumdum kanila ug sa tanang...
The result of the recent presidential elections indeed reveals, with shocking amazement, the Filipino people’s trust and hope in a down-to-earth president who is incredibly fearless to face any battle to wipe out crime and restore peace and order and a future for the needed...
The Holy Trinity is one yet distinct from one another and relative to one another. As Catholics we believe that there is one God in three persons, each one of them God whole and entire (CCC 253). Their distinctness comes from their relations of origin....
Christian philosophy tells us that no information enters the intellect without passing through the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. This is expressed in the Latin saying, NIHIL IN INTELLECTU NISI PRIUS IN SENSU. But St. John of the Cross, a Carmelite mystic...
Sa miaging semana sa nagsingabot pa ang Piniliay 2016 sa Mayo 9, gilakbitan nako paghisgot ang "Vox Populi Vox Dei." Magpadayon akong maghisgot niini. Sa karon naklaro na ang mga midaog sa mga posisyon sa nasyonal nga kaggamhanan. Nagpaabot na lang sa opisyal nga proklamasyon sa...
The young fellow entered the room carrying a very serious look. “Grab a chair, dude,” I did my best to make him feel comfortable. “Thanks, Father.” He wiped away the sweat streaming from his forehead. “It’s a seething summer cauldron out there, dude,” I offered him a hand...
THAT’S what happens when one is in love. He is not contented with doing things just to get by or just to get a passing mark. He does things to the best of his abilities, always seeking new frontiers of creativity, effectiveness and efficiency. That’s...
We acknowledge the myriad blessings from above, including the elections that have just passed and given us hopes of new and honest leadership; and in our environment, the showers of rain on our dry land that has revived dying crops and restored hope and confidence...
(Editor’s Note: Kini ang pipila ka mga punto nga gipaabot sa atong mahal nga Arsobispo sa Davao, Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, D.D., atol sa binulan nga Presbyterium meeting didto sa Mergrande Ocean Resort niadtong milabay nga Marters, Mayo 10.) Karon nga bag-o pa lamang nahuman ang...