The great English writer and convert to the Catholic Faith once wrote: “The Christian story is precisely the story of one great miracle, the Christian assertion being that what is beyond all space and time, what is uncreated, eternal, came into nature, into human nature,...
“I want to say one word to you and this word is joy. Wherever consecrated people are, there is always joy!” - Pope FRANCIS In 1997, Pope John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached...
THE Church, through our bishops, has declared 2015 the Year of the Poor. It’s part of grand 9-year plan of new evangelization in preparation of the celebration of the fifth centenary of the Christianization of the Philippines in 2021. We should do all we can to...
MILLIONS -- We expect millions will flock to the Luneta park to join Pope Francis in the celebration of the Holy Mass during his February Philippine visit. It will be a traffic nightmare in Manila if not properly handled. MANNY --- Today, Pinoys’ pride Manny Pacquiao will...
If there is anything to do in our lives, it is best of all an act of thanksgiving to the Almighty for all His mighty deeds of love and care. We tend to forget this as we get so grossly preoccupied with self-interested worries and...
Magtapos karong Dominggo ang Tuig sa mga Layko. Ania ang pipila natong napupo sa milabay nga tuig basi sa litaniya sa pagdayeg ug pagpasalamat sa mga Layko: “Dios among Amahan nagapasalamat kami kanimo tungod sa imong gasa sa Pilipinhong Laiko ngadto sa Simbahan.” Usa sa dakong...
This week the Bishops-Ulama Conference(BUC) will coordinate the region-wide celebrations of the Mindanao Week of Peace(MWP) which begins on November 27and culminates on December 3. The theme of the celebration is: “We pray for long-lasting peace in Mindanao. Give, Share, Live and Proclaim Peace”. On this...
The Kingdom as Jesus declared is “in our midst” yet “not of this world” or beyond. A mystery we cannot fully comprehend at the moment, perhaps only imagine. With the disasters our country has experienced both natural and manmade how hard it is to consider the...
THIS is the law that should rule our life. Christ himself said so. “He that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.” “Whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel, shall save it.” “He that hates his life in this...
It was a quite significant symbol one of our former Apostolic Nuncios (Mons. Antonio Moreni) gave me, a medal depicting Jesus talking to Peter with the above inscription in Latin—Robur Pacis Veritas (the meaning of which is: The strength of peace lies in the truth). You...
