On behalf of the Convenor Bishops, of the Movement for the Dogmatic definition of Mary’s universal mediation of Grace, namely: Ricardo Cardinal Vidal (Cebu), Abp. Jose Palma (Cebu), Abp. Angel Lagdameo (Jaro), and Bp. Camilo Gregorio (Batanes), Bp. Jose Colin Bagaforo, Bp. Antonio Rañola (Cebu),...
Deep down the mystifying intricacies and knotty complexities of this earthly life, amid the seductive, sinful allurements of the modern times, lies the deep craving of the human heart for the truth. This inner yearning may surface as one confronts and rises from the inescapable...
“Without priests the Church would not be able to live that fundamental obedience which is at the very heart of her existence and her mission in history, an obedience in response to the command of Christ: ‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations’” (PDV,...
Ang uban dili motuo sa Immaculate Conception og Assumption of Mary tungod kay kini wala kuno mabasa sa Bibliya. Ang Bibliya nagmatuod nga dunay mga kamatuoran o misteryo sa Diyos nga wala mahasulat sa Bibliya apan atong mahibaloan pinaagi sa atong Simbahan. Si San Pedro...
I am referring to the cross. More specifically, the cross of Christ. It is the tree that symbolizes all our sinfulness and all its awful effects and consequences, as well as our own salvation, that is, if we look at it the way Christ did. The...
(Last week August 19, I visited my friend Archbishop Emeritus Soter Fernandez of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For several years we were involved in many affairs of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences. He is now 85. He gave me this paper with a big smile!) ****** I...
[caption id="attachment_8429" align="alignright" width="350"] Some of the Media Baby seminar participants from St. Mary’s College of Bansalan took a break and played “Luksong Tinik”, a commonly played game using just the hands and feet.Photo: Al Divinagracia[/caption]There's no need to wonder what a child is inclined...
Si Yanong Muloy ang nangulo sa Balaang Yukaristiya sa kasaulogan sa piyesta sa Assumption Parish, Torres St., Davao City, niadtong Agosto 15. Sumala niya, siya usa sab ka parokyano tungod kay ang iyang balay nahisakop man sa maong parokya. Nagpasibaw sab siya ug pasalamat sa kalimpyo...
“Gugma, Duyog Kasakit Sa Mga Kabus Alang Sa Mga Kabus” Sulod niining tuig sa mga Kabus, ipahigayon ang ika-3 Diyosesanong PSAM-Caritas Convention sa atong Diyosesis sa Digos karong umaabot nga Agosto 29, 2015. Ang tema sa panagtigom- “Gugma, Duyog kasakit sa mga kabus, alang sa...
As we grow older truly was it said in an ancient people’s expression: ‘Gaudeamus igitur juvenes dum sumus. Post jucundam juventutem, post molestam senectutem nos habebit humus.’ (Let’s rejoice while we are young, after a joyful youth, comes the cumbersome old age and after that...