When Jesus told Peter he is “rock” and upon that “rock” the Church will be built, Jesus founded the Church on solid foundation. That foundation is faith. It is the faith that can withstand weakness, trial and rejection. As members of the Church, our faith must...
I expect that by this time, the rumor-mill will is focusing on Ms. JASMINE LEE who is reportedly a Davaoeña. She is described as the only foreign-born member of the South Korean National Assembly. How did she become a Korean? She got married to a...
SINCE 1975 when I became bishop we have always been divided on political and social issues. This has been so since the time of President Ferdinand E. Marcos until the presidency of Benigno Simeon Aquino III. One reason among others is bishops have different ways of...
“Kini ang mura’g data: Ang Archdiocese of Saigon comparison sa Archdiocese of Davao has 200 parishes. Unya kita 37 lang; 300 Diocesan clergy; 300, kita 100 lang. And then they have also 350 mga religious...
Niadto pang Nobiyembre 30, 2014 gideklarar ni Papa Francisco ang maong tuig alang sa kinabuhing hinalad uban sa panghinaot nga pinaagi niining kasaulogan madasig ug mapalig-on pag usab ang ilang kalipay sa pagpadayon sa ilang bokasyon ug misyon. Sa laing bahin, ang ubang bahin sa Simbahan,...
The title speaks to us about all the people that have grown close to us from our parents: mama and papa, brothers, sisters and relatives, as well as friends. As a person grows in age, he gets exposed to multifarious relationships from the home to...
“MGA PADERS” --- June 21 is Father’s Day. Advisory: all fathers, like me, are excused and relieved on this day from their normal chores like cooking, washing, ironing, household chores, tending the baby, etc. cos it’s their special day! ****** MY FATHER MARTIN --- He was a...
Once upon a time...
Asked what can he contribute or sacrifice for peace, a Muslim farmer in Lanao del Sur replied: “I will think about peace for ten minutes.” This happened in 2009 when the Bishops-Ulama Conference (BUC) consulted more than 5000 individuals throughout Mindanao on the peace process....
We all know that life has more to offer than what we can manage. There are surprises both of the pleasant and welcome ones as well as the terribly unwelcome ones. There are heavy pressures and insoluble predicaments. We have to be ready for these...
