THE Feast of the Divine Mercy is a timely celebration for the second Sunday of Easter. The gates of heaven are open. A call issues forth, “I have conquered death, come to my mercy.” The time has come to have courage and embrace this divine...
The phrase ‘digital altars’ was totally unknown to me. The young fellow who introduced me to it, was actually expressing his disappointment for not being able to attend Holy Mass regularly and fulfill his other spiritual activities due to his attachment to his “digital altars.” Puzzled,...
Gilimpiyohan sa Ginoo ang templo sa Dios. Kita usab templo sa Dios busa kita usab kinahanglan nga limpyo. Gitukod ni Kristo and sakramento sa pagkumpisal aron pinaagi sa paghinulsol ug pagsugid sa atong mga sala ngadto sa pari malimpyo kita kay dunay kapasayloan sa atong...
AS we are now inching our way toward the celebration of the International Eucharistic Congress 2016, let me just comment a little on the prayer prepared for such big event. It’s a beautiful prayer that should be on the lips of all of us, meaning it...
(Sin No More) In the message of the gospel we know that God understands our human weakness, but He wants us to change to a new life. He understands, but He is not a permissive or a “consentidor” God. God wants us to change for the...
In a Herald column in 2005 I wrote about the seeming absence of the cross in our social, economic, political, cultural, and even religious life in this country. To this absence I attribute one strong reason why the process has become ineffective. There is need...
Pinaagi niining pagtimbaya, gipadayag ni Jesus ang bunga sa iyang pag-antos, kamatayon ug pagkabanhaw - PANAGDAIT, KALINAW. Busa, ang maong mga pulong maoy pagtimbaya sa panahon sa pagkabanhaw. Nabanhaw na si Jesus! “Ang kalinaw maanaa kaninyo!” Mao kini ang gisaad nga panag-uli human sa pangluib, pamilya,...
The joy of Easter is manifest even weeks before the Easter Triduum. Parents accompany their children who play the role of angels for the “Sugat”. Women organizations are tapped to decorate the “Santo Entiero” and the place for the vigil for the “Visita Iglesia” where...
I almost missed reading a news article in the national papers reporting the recent killing of 3 minor Pinoys in Sabah during a raid conducted by Malaysian police on illegal immigrants. We need a full disclosure of what actually happened. For sure, this will again...
We experience life’s fragility when one of our loved ones passes away. Then we begin to reflect and consider that our own existence is also fragile, realizing that our true end is not here on earth but where God will place us as reward or...