In this Year of the Laity, as declared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the celebration of World Mission Sunday takes a more poignant significance. Now, the support for the mission is not only a matter of material donation, tucked into some...
Bulan na usab sa Oktobre karon. Bulan ni Maria, atong Inahan. Ang Birhen sa Santos nga Rosaryo. Ang Birhen sa Fatima. Malipayon kaayo ako nga nakasaulog sa Santos nga Misa sa Piyesta sa among parokya sa Birhen Sa Fatima sa Davao niadtong Oktobre 13. Oo, Oktobre...
ALSO vice versa, when those who claim they see become blind. There’s an intriguing passage in the gospel about the cure of the man born blind. I believe it’s worth going through it again, and slowly, to highlight a particular point we need to understand...
We may not know it but today, “World War III” is being played out in “piecemeal” basis in many forms, according to Pope Francis. Look at the global situation: terrorism and fighting everywhere, outbreak of uncontrollable diseases, calamities, violence, even major accidents. Let’s brace ourselves....
God gave us Mary at the foot of the Cross to be our spiritual mother. Some thought that devotion to Mary would diminish our love for God or for the Son of God, Jesus. On the contrary, Christianity has prospered where there is strong devotion...
The Second Vatican Council, so inspired by the Holy Spirit, came out clearly on the role of the laity in the Church The laity (all the faithful except in Holy Orders and who belong to a religious state approved by the Church) by virtue of their...
(This is a Gospel Reflection on John 3:13-17) Every time I face the mirror with my religious habit (cassock) on, I see two realities of my person: a person so weak and many times have fallen short of loving God but also a person so loved...
In the Ordo for the use of the dioceses of the Philippines we read: Today’s feast celebrates a double anniversary. In Jerusalem, Constantine erected a round church, the Anastasis, above the empty grave of Jesus, and a basilica, the Martyrium; in the square between the two churches, a shrine,...
THEY don’t seem to get along well. But that’s the challenge. How to make our adolescent boys and girls develop and practice piety is actually a grave concern for everyone, especially for the parents, teachers, and others like priests, counsellors, etc. We need to give due...
POPE SPEAKS --- I listened intently to what Pope Francis told the world’s youth through cyberspace in a recent internet dialogue with youngsters. He spoke in native Spanish with an interpreter. His simple message: build bridges and not walls. Bridges connect, walls divide. Amen.. xxxxx MEDIA WATCHDOG...