Certainly etched in our memories are the mother’s care for us from our earliest years. No wonder a mother’s love and care has something of sacredness in its very concept. God has been so wise indeed giving us a mother’s care even in our spiritual needs and...
I would like to describe here in detail certain aspects of that privileged moment when I concelebrated with Pope Francis in the chapel of Santa Martha inside the Vatican. That moment occurred on 25 May 2013. Those aspects showed external signs of the Pope's simplicity...
The Second Vatican Council document Optatam Totius (Decree on Priestly Formation) # 5 states, “let every priest regard the seminary as the HEART OF THE DIOCESE, gladly offering the help of his service.” It should not only be the Bishops and the priests who consider...
June 26 is the feast day of SAINT JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA, a Spanish priest who founded the OPUS DEI, now a global organization composed of religious and lay members who sanctify themselves through ordinary acts or activities. OPUS DEI literally means "work of God". Archbishop Romulo Valles...
The mother proudly asked her daughter to recite to me a childish poem she had just memorized. The poem thanked God for not giving wings to cows because if it had been so, walking outside would be such a precarious thing if the cows decided...
I HAD the privilege recently to teach a part of Church history to a group of professional men. It was that exciting part of modern history, from the renaissance period in the 16th century down to the 17th and 18th centuries and all the way to the present. We...
Niadtong miaging semana, Hunyo 23-29, nikuyog ko sa responsable sa Marian Movement of Priests (MMP) dinhi sa Pilipinas, Msgr. Cesar Pagulayan, alang sa tinuig nga spiritohanong pag-retreat sa tanang mga nasudnong responsable sa MMP. Gihimo kini didto sa Collevalenza, Italy sa Santuario dell'amore Misericordioso. Kapin sa...
Through the years we are witnesses to God’s tokens and gifts to us in the form of peace, progress and the company of caring friends He gives us in this our transitory life on earth. Hence we realize how much we owe to God who deserves...
The title of this Column should remind our readers of 2 previous reflections: Social Conscience Based on Shalom and When the Church Gets Sick. In my reflection on Shalom I recalled that this Hebrew word means Wholeness, Integrity, Harmony and Proportion in the life of an...
Two years ago, Davao City witnessed the devastating effects of the flashflood in Matina Pangi, the worst disaster the city had so far. Residents were unprepared thinking it was just the usual rainfall and not as devastating. What happened was unexpected. In a matter of seconds,...
