THE name of this approach is DUYOG RAMADHAN (Join Ramadhan). This was initiated and implemented by the Prelature of Saint Mary in Marawi City in the mid-1970s under the leadership of the late Bishop Bienvenido Tudtud. Its mother diocese, the Diocese of Iligan, under me...
On Muslim-Christian Unity “We have the same God.” – Lemuel, Sta. Cruz GKK, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal “Because they are our brothers and sisters; same people of God.” – Nalds, San Isidro GKK, St. Mary’s Buhangin “Para malikayan ang kasamok.” – Juneva Ardepolla, San Vicente Ferrer,...
(June 28, 2015) “Please come, lay your hands on her that she may live...
Through Proclamation No. 361, every third week of July is National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. It starts on the 17th and culminates on the 23rd, the birthday of the sublime paralytic, Apolinario Mabini, whose exemplary and heroic dedication to the country serves as an...
A state of the nation could be compared to those times the disciples were caught in a storm. Jesus was with them, but asleep. They call Jesus: “Lord, save us, we are about to drown” (Mt. 8:25; Lk. 8:24). Jesus stood up and quieted the...
Sa katapusan, apan dili ang labing gamay, naa pay laing mga madre. Ania uban kanato sa diyosesis ang mga OBLATES OF NOTRE DAME (OND). Nagsugod sila dinhi niadtong tuig 2008. Gidawat nila ang dakong kaakuhan nga mahimong tigdumala sa atong Diocesan Catechetical Formation Center (DCFC). Ubos sa ilang...
WHEN I listened last week to Canadian Ambassador Neil Reeder speak before members and guests of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce at Seda Hotel by the Abreeza Mall, I immediately remembered my 2-year-old granddaughter Aina who has just started to learn how to talk. If...
The eat-all-you-can restaurant churned into life as it drew closer to 12 o’clock noon. What came in gently as trickles of individuals, couples, families gradually became a roaring hungry wave of students during their noon break, office meetings and group parties. Since I arrived early, I...
We need to see to it that we are forming convictions, those strong, deep core beliefs that would serve as a clear and sure guide in our lives. We have to be wary of a certain culture, quite rampant these days, which simply fosters shallow...
For the first time in the history of papal documents, Pope Francis combines blunt words and subtle humor. Reflecting on the painful effects on our personal comforts of being with the poor, he writes, “Sometimes we are tempted to be that kind of Christian who...