The bone of priesthood is the total person of the parish priest. How he faithfully personifies the apostleship and cascades the same to his flock resulting to individual spiritual growth is a dream come true. Another trophy, far ranging from the physical ornaments and structural projects,...
Matag tuig sa ika-2 dominggo sa Oktobre ang Simbahan dinhi sa Pilipinas nagsaulog sa “Indigenous Peoples’ Sunday.” Kung naghunahuna mo nga alang lamang kini niadtong mga dapit diin anaay mga Lumad, nasayop gayud kamo. Ang tinuod, ginahimo kining kasaulogan alang niadtong dili mga Lumad. Ang...
“It is more blessed to give than to receive,” Jesus says (Acts 20:35). “In the measure and quality you give, the same shall come back to you overflowing” (Lk. 6:38). This is the very secret of progress. But look at where world economies set their footing, following the human...
Christian faith is first of all a divine, supernatural gift that comes to us with God's grace. But since it is meant for us, then it is adapted to our human condition. In fact, it also has to be humanized, to be freely taken up...
Based on the paschal mystery, the power of the resurrection is real. Pope Francis stresses that it has permeated the whole of humanity. This is found in his first papal exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Joy of the Gospel. The paschal mystery is the mystery of Jesus dying...
“Ang final action sa pagluwas kanato mao nga gipakita ni Kristo nga siya gibugal-bugalan ug gilansang sa krus. Apan gipildi ni Kristo ang kamatayon tungod sa pagkabanhaw,” bungat ni Yanong Muloy sa 69 ka batan-on sa wala pa sila gikompirmahan sa parokya sa San Miguel-Marahan,...
“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.” We can pray with and to Mary (CCC 2679). She is a powerful intercessor. The Wedding of Cana shows that through her intercession Jesus performed his first miracle. St John Paul II, when he declared 2012 as the...
AN issue in the Philippines has been coming up recently, of people vis-à-vis loggers and miners. I think even the poor people’s rights have to be respected, especially when the water systems, environment, and livelihood are affected. What will happen when the rich and powerful...
Some drastic updating of our understanding of what a missionary is, is now in order. We should not get stuck with the common, textbook idea that a missionary is usually a priest or nun who goes to a far-away place, and literally starts a settlement...
I am not definitely sure. There are conflicting reports, speculations, and rumors about the current thinking, feeling, attitudes, and behavior of young Filipino Catholics regarding social issues like poverty, injustice, graft and corruption, rebellion, insurgency, elections, etc. Perhaps there are professional surveys by our Catholic educators...