IN our spiritual and Christian life, we are expected to always ask God for all our needs, from the smallest to the biggest, from the most material to the most spiritual. We can never say that there are moments and situations when we don’t have...
I read a report earlier this week about communist Cuban President Raul Castro, after meeting with Pope Francis, indicating that he was returning to the Catholic Church. Cuba has been an “enemy” of the US for half a century. It was through the recent facilitation...
ASIDE from Flores de Mayo for Peace, we the adults and the children should pray the rosary and meditate on the mysteries during the month of May. Repeating the Our Father and Hail Mary many times is good especially when they are well said. By this...
IN today’s celebration of the 49th World Communications Sunday, Pope Francis chose the theme: "Communicating the Family: A Privileged Place of Encounter with the Gift of Love." Inspired by the Gospel passage about the visit of Mary to Elizabeth (Lk. 1:39-56), Pope Francis emphasizes that...
Dear lola, Dako akong pagpasalamat sa Ginoo tungod gihatag ka niya sa ako. Dili lang ka lola nga mapinanggaon sa mga apo, apan lola nga nagtudlo sa amo nga mabuhi uban ni Kristo. You taught us to be patient, to be humble like Christ. You taught us...
WHY is it that in the world the greater number recognize Jesus as Redeemer? He is “the Way, the Truth and the Life” (Jn. 14:6). Moreover, He is Love. He asks us to love and forgive even our enemies (Mt. 5:43-48). He asks us to be...
Samtang ginasulat nako kini, ang “Human Trafficking” nga akong gihisgutan sa mga miaging Dominggo, nahatagan ug dugang kahulugan tungod sa duha ka ngalan, duha ka nawong, sa duha ka babaye nga suspetsadong nahilambigit sa “human trafficking.” Sila Mary Jane Veloso ang biktima, ug ang iyang...
Here’s last Sunday’s sermon I heard from a priest-celebrant at the Greenbelt Chapel in Makati that is worth sharing. He said that in today’s cyberage, everyone is so “connected” by phones, the computer, Facebook etc. He gave the example of how we become so distressed...
Today, the second Sunday of May, Mother’s Day is being celebrated in many parts of the world. This is a time not only to honor our mothers but also to appreciate and recognize the role and influence of mothers in shaping the minds and hearts...
MANY of us may still remember the catechisms that we studied and tried to memorize in our grade school and high school. The usual memory we have of those days is that of simply rattling off what was memorized if only to pass the quizzes...