You know there’s that common idiom already adopted into most languages which is: Mind your own business. Some are so dissipated or proud in mind or heart to think they ought to meddle in all of others’ affairs as if they know everything to...
Does purgatory exist? Yes. The Church says that it is the state where all those who die in God’s friendship are assured of eternal salvation but who still have need of purification (expiation of sin) before entering heaven (CCCC 210). That purgatory exists is clear from...
(Part 1 of 2) If you need nursing home care, you will likely be too ill to make the choice yourself and will need to rely on family or friends to find a place for you. However, knowing now what to look for can help your...
GRIM REMINDERS? -- Someone up there is just reminding us again through calamities -- natural or otherwise -- including man-made ones. We have a long string already: Luneta hostaging, Sendong, Pablo, Zamboanga siege, PDAF & DAP, floods everywhere, ambuscades, killings. And now this Bohol earthquake....
The terrible calamities that killed thousands and injured many more while at the same time destroying the environment and buildings including churches often make people utter in pain and dismay. “Is this God’s will?”, “Doesn’t God love us?” or many expressions of similar tone.. For...
“Faith in the midst of ruins” was how The Philippine Daily Inquirer put its headline the day after a 7.2-magnitude hit Central Visayas and left severe damages in Bohol and Cebu. The news focused on two statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary that stood “without...
Nahitabo ang ika-4 nga Mindanao Catechists’ Convention niadtongOktobre 16-19, 2013 didto sa Archdiocese of Ozamiz, ubos sa tema “Mindanao Catechists Called to Evangelize.” Ang atong subregion nagpadala og igong partisipante alang niini. Ang kapin 200 ka mga partisipante gikan sa 16 ka mga diyosesis sa Mindanao...
Like anything precious in life, we have to search for it, as a man searching for precious pearls or stones. The same thing we have to do in respect to the truth, especially the eternal truths which are connected with our achieving our very...
It’s Prison Awareness Week. Perhaps we ask what’s in it for us. We may shrug it off since anyway prisoners are behind bars for a well deserved punishment. But wait! Not all of them are. Some could be victims of circumstances; though others could be...
Karong domingoha, Octobre 20, gisaulog sa tibuok Simbahan ang tinuig nga Dominggo sa Misyon. Adlaw diin ginapasalamatan nato ang Ginoo sa gasa sa Pagtoo kang Kristo uban sa Simbahan ug ginabag-o nato ang pagdawat sa Iyang mando nga saksihan siya sa tanang katawhan ug kanasuran,...
