In my few years dealing with young people (as well as not-so-young), I have constantly imparted some advice to help them in their spiritual and ascetical adventures. I call one group the WOEs and the other the WOWs. The WOEs stand for Words Of Encouragement and...
February is Pro-Life month. We remember the words of Pope Francis in his encyclical letter on care of our common home, Laudato Si. “When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities ---...
As the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) comes to a glorious end, the sentiments of thanksgiving, joy and renewed commitment for mission shine in our hearts. It is also worthwhile to read, recall and ponder on the messages and testimonies delivered, and to look deep...
Sa katapusan sa 2016 International Eucharistic Congress, didto sa katapusang kasaulogan sa Misa, diin mga usa ka milyong mga Katoliko ang misalmot, nasinati ug nakita ang 3 ka tema nga balikbalik nga gipamalandungan, gipamatud-an, gipasalamatan --- ang pagpangaon, ang pagsakripisyo, ang tinuod nga pagkaanaa ni...
You think that as a priest I already know everything about the Eucharist? The answer is a big, flat No. Even if I must confess that I know quite a bit about it, and already have an extensive experience related to this most sublime sacrament,...
Sacra is a Latin word for Sacred. Mentality means attitude, awareness, sensitivity or simply sense. Put together Sacramentality means attitude towards, awareness of, sensitivity for or sense of, the sacred. There are people then for whom everything, persons or thing, is a sacrament of God’s...
“Mga Kaigsoonan ko diha kang Kristo dinha sa Dabaw...
We celebrated the Year of Consecrated Life 2015 with the aim of emphasizing the importance of religious vocation. After the meeting of 120 religious superiors in Rome, it was known that in five years about 13,123 left religious life. Pope Francis’ words and thoughts shared to the...
Sa miaging semana, diin usa ako sa linibo ka mga magtotoo nga nakaapil sa 51st International Eucharistic Congress 2016 gikan sa lainlain dapit sa kalibutan, nagmalipayon, nadasig, nahibulong ug nagmapasalamaton kami pagusab sa dako kaayong gasa sa Misteryo sa Yukaristiya - si Hesukristo nga gilansang...
When we consider all the lives lost in past conflicts, wars and bombings, we can safely assume it was not worth all the trouble. You can barely pay for the value of one life, how much more for the multiple lives lost. We need more...