God’s Rewards
For all the good deeds and services that we do, God has His ways of rewarding or repaying us, especially if we do those deeds out of sincere love and generosity for God and our fellow men and women. Yes indeed, God who knows all...
Category Archives: Opinion
Malacañang “Terrorized” Davao
RAW INFO DAW -- It was good President Aquino immediately clarified that the intelligence information about a terror attack in Davao City is still “raw”, meaning not confirmed yet. In our dlalect it is “hilaw”. To some it is “tsismis”, subject to verification. So, what...
San Pedro Street (cont.)
In the previous issue of Davao Catholic Herald, my Shalom column, at the editor’s request with my approval, was used as front page article. In the last paragraph I wrote that Mayor Duterte met with me for the scond time. He brought along Councilor Rieta...
Mercy above all
THIS should be very clear to all of us. We have to be merciful ourselves, because God who is our Father is merciful. Christ himself said it openly: “Be merciful as your Father is merciful.” (Lk 6,36) In the Holy Bible, numerous references to the mercy...
Wonder of God’s Creation
As you contemplate the world we live in, you are astounded by its many wonders. Surely it must have been an intelligent God to create all these. Then this wonder we experience turns to praise and thanksgiving. How grateful we should be to a loving...
REMASE has come of age
For Vatican II, major seminaries should be established with the aim to form priests who shepherd souls after the example of the Lord Jesus. We owe it to the first missionaries in Davao region to found the first ever theological seminary in Mindanao, now known as...
Reincarnation vs. Resurrection
Ang gitudlo sa New Age Movement mahitungod sa reincarnation sukwahi sa resurrection nga gitudlo sa atong Simbahan. Sa reincarnation gipasabot nga inigkamatay sa tawo ang iyang kalag (sumala sa iyang ang-ang /kahimtang) mobalhin ngadto sa plant kingdom, o sa animal kingdom, o sa human kingdom,...
Pope Excommunicates Mobsters
Pope Francis, again, did the unthinkable. He excommunicated from the Catholic church all the mobsters ( like Italy’s dreaded gangsters who murder and deal on drugs). He made this announcement during a visit to southern Italy last week where he celebrated Mass in an outdoor...
Alone but Never Lonely
WE all, from time to time, need to be alone. Many of us do so because we want some space, some rest, some escape from what we consider as drudgery of life, or from some problem that we want to sort out, or simply that...
Life Story
It’s part of the experience of life that we also can undergo the loss of a dear one, a close relative or friend. We have to face the fact that this life on earth, as we can observe, is only temporary and passing. Our maturity...