There are many forms of goodness. There are as many as there are individuals. The number of individuals in the world today is 8 billion, more or less. That means it is possible to have 8 billion forms of goodness. Why is this so? The reason...
WITH the recent celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we have to strongly remind ourselves that our thoughts and desires should somehow start and end with heaven. This much, at least St. Paul tells us in very clear terms: “Set your hearts on...
Why remember history or past events, personal or historical? The reason is so we may not repeat past mistakes and also learn from them important lessons. That’s the importance of history to help us avoid past mistakes. Besides, remembering history also helps us thank God...
The Pentecost is a celebration every year to mark the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. It is celebrated 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ. After the death of Christ on the Cross, the apostles were haunted by fear that they may suffer...
Sa bata pa ako na-obserbahan ko na nga dunay mga basura sulod sa simbahan nga ibilin sa mga manimbahay. Apan hangtod karon walay kausaban sa atong kinaiya. Gani, misamot kadaghan ang mga basura. Dunay nag-ingon nga kinaiya gayod kini sa mga Filipino. Apan ngano man...
NUMB---The daily dose of corruption issues that we are now exposed to may have numbed our senses that new disclosures of anomalies no longer jolt or surprise us anymore. We now tend to say:”So, what else is new” and just shrug our shoulders as if...
Twice in his first apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (Joy of the Gospel), Our Holy Father Pope Francis uses this expression (Nos.88 & 288). This strikes me as interesting and significant. Why? ‘Intetresting’ because it calls our, at least mine, attention, especially to the twice repeated use...
THIS is a task we have to do, obviously with God’s grace. But I wonder if many people are aware of it, and if they are, if they are really dead serious in carrying out that duty. Restoring our divine image, of course, presumes that we have...
In spite of all human mistakes or indiscretion we can only gaze in awe and wonder how God keeps the world in existence. Yes, there have been so many wars and violent exchanges in the past, lots of bombs exploding during past wars, and we...
It is not just for the sake of having a newspaper, radio, internet or any media of communications that the Archdiocese of Davao continues and plans to operate. But it is Christ who commands us: Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations. Since Vatican II...
