So terribly shocked were the reactions of the netizens, people in the social media, to the July 14 speech of President Aquino that I am at a loss for words how to translate them to the simple people and to the so-called man in the...
When today’s world needs brave hearts to deliver us from maleficence, is there anyone willing to take the risks? The youth of today are greatly challenged by the different struggles and controversies that haunt our world at these times. Poverty, broken families, territorial dispute, political frenzy...
Ang Ginoo may sambingay, “usa ka tawo nga maalamon nga nagtukod sa iyang balay diha sa bato. Sa dihang mibundak ang ulan, ug mibaha ang suba, ug ang hangin mihapak ug mikusokuso niadtong balaya, wala kini matumba kay natukod man diha sa bato.” (Mt. 7:...
What President Aquino did in threatening the Supreme Court during a policy speech to the nation earlier this week was reckless and uncalled for. It would have been okay if he raised his issues and arguments to counter the ruling on the DAP in support ...
SUFFERING is unavoidable in our life. Anyone who thinks otherwise is certainly out of touch with reality and is going through the worst kind of suffering that has no meaning, when, in fact, with Christ, suffering is literally dripping with meaning and redemptive power. We need...
(This is a reproduction of the homily I gave at the 6pm anticipated Mass in St. Francis of Assisi parish in Maa last Saturday July 12, at the 6:30am Mass in San Pedro Cathedral on Sunday July 13, and at the 12 noon Mass in...
The Second Archdiocesan Pastoral Assembly of Davao (APAD II) which was held in May 1994, adopted the Gagmay’ng Kristohanong Katilingban (GKK) as a pastoral priority. Consequently, a commission formulated the GKK Norms and Guidelines in 1996 to strengthen coordination of programs and activities in the...
The Family and Life Apostolate meeting on July 11 and 12 at the CAP Auditorium was timely. The Family and Life Apostolate has opposed the Reproductive Health Law from the start. When the RH Bill became a law, the FLA joined others in asking the court...
Inspite of the ruling of the Supreme Court declaring Malacanang’s DAP as unconstitutional involving billions of taxpaper’s money, the involved high officials, from the President down, refused up to now to own up to their mistakes and apologize. “KAPAL TALAGA”! @@@@ PRIEST APOLOGIZES ---It was Pope Francis...
I THINK that we can safely presume that we try our best to live patience. That’s because whether we like it or not, we certainly cannot avoid all sorts of difficulties, challenges, trials, pains and sorrows that require us or even force us to be patient. Our...
