Prison Awareness Week
The Church from October 18-25, 2015 observes the 28th Prison Awareness Week with the theme: “Lord, grant that I may see you more clearly, love you more dearly in the poor, and follow you more nearly...
Category Archives: Opinion
Benched!
“No one wants to be a loser, Father!” exclaimed the boy wearing his spanking-new baseball uniform. “That is what everyone wants,” I nodded. “That’s why I have to train to be a real good batter like my brother!” he ambitiously added. “With that answer, I suppose you’re not...
Confusion
The filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) made headlines in all newspapers, TV and radio reports this past week. The media reports showed the affair was a national event. Supporters of candidates packed Comelec offices and surroundings including grounds in front of the Manila Cathedral. Then...
50th Year of Kasaulogan sa Pulong – Pangulo sa Liturhiya
Circular No. 41 Series of 2015 09 September 2015 TO: ALL PARISH PRIESTS, CHAPLAIN OF PUBLIC CHAPELS, PANGULO SA LITURHIYA, AND ALL THE FAITHFUL IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DAVAO RE: 50th YEAR OF KASAULOGAN SA PULONG – PANGULO SA LITURHIYA Peace! The Kasaulogan sa Pulong – Pangulo sa Liturhiya (KSP-PSL) is...
World Mission Sunday Comes with a World Mission Rosary
Organized by the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, World Mission Sunday is a day for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church’s mission through prayer and sacrifice. It is a Eucharistic Celebration linking all the dioceses throughout Asia, Africa, parts of Latin...
Ang Pundo sa Simbahan alang sa Misyon
Ang ika-3 nga Dominggo sa bulan sa Oktobre, sa dugay na nga panahon, gitakda sa Simbahan nga Dominggo sa Misyon. Mao kini ang hinungdan nga karong dominggoha mabati nato nga ang mga pagwali sa mga Pari, mga tema sa pakigpulong sa nagkalainlaing hut-ong sa Simbahan,...
Mary and the Saints
Those who keep on attacking the Church regarding Mary and the Saints do not seem to understand the rationale behind the revered veneration. The honor rendered to Mary and the Saints is first and always because of Jesus and God. Why? This is because the honor...
Politics a Monster to be Tamed
In fact, more than to be tamed, politics needs to be humanized and Christianized. It has to have a soul, proper to our human dignity as persons who by nature also belong to a society, and more, who are the image and likeness of God,...
The Elderly and the Youth and Our Nation’s Future
Pope Francis has repeatedly emphasized what he said during World Youth Day in Brazil that the bright and healthy future of the world depends on a balanced and creative collaboration between the elderly and the young of this generation and the next. Balance and creativity...
Indigenous Peoples’ Lives: Blessed in the Midst of Challenges
In 1974, during the second assembly of the Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference, the Church responded to the challenge of the plight of the indigenous peoples in the Philippines. After a long history, the Episcopal Commission on Indigenous Peoples was finally approved as the official name of...