“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...
As ordered by the late pope St. John Paul II the first Sunday of Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday which is April 3 this year. We are also within the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy which Pope Francis opened last 8 December 2015. With mercy as the motto of his papacy Pope...
Kaniadtong bulan sa Abril halandumon kaayo tungod kay upat ka takna sa grasya nga nahitabo sa akong panaw sa kaluwasan. Nakatapos nako og 65 ka tuig nga pagkabinunyagan. Mapasalamaton kaayo ako sa Dios nga nagpili sa magtiayon nga Juan ug Juana Afable. Ika-8 ug kinamanghuran ako...
Now that we are living in a world that is fast becoming very complicated, with a multiplying variety of mentalities, cultures, lifestyles, ideologies, beliefs, etc., we need to know how to be tolerant and intolerant that is proper to our dignity as persons who are...
Moses approached the burning bush filled with amazement. “This is a very strange sight, indeed!” He said. He whipped out his tablet and Googled: “...