Through the years we are witnesses to God’s tokens and gifts to us in the form of peace, progress and the company of caring friends He gives us in this our transitory life on earth. Hence we realize how much we owe to God who deserves...
The title of this Column should remind our readers of 2 previous reflections: Social Conscience Based on Shalom and When the Church Gets Sick. In my reflection on Shalom I recalled that this Hebrew word means Wholeness, Integrity, Harmony and Proportion in the life of an...
Two years ago, Davao City witnessed the devastating effects of the flashflood in Matina Pangi, the worst disaster the city had so far. Residents were unprepared thinking it was just the usual rainfall and not as devastating. What happened was unexpected. In a matter of seconds,...
“Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.” (Joyce Kilmer) This line ends a poem we once memorized back in high school. I was so touched by the imagery it contained, but even more when dad –who knew the poem...
JUST learned that the Belgian parliament is poised to approve euthanasia even for children. This, to me, is a new low in the slippery slope of the culture of death that can start with what many people say as harmless like contraception, or even way...
Nagmalamposon kita sa pagsaulog sa nasudnong pagtugyan sa Nasud ngadto sa Putling Kasingkasing ni Maria sa miaging Hunyo 8, 2013. Pinangulohan sa atong mga Obispo, ang atong kaparian misunod sa pagpahigayon sa pagpahibalo ug pag-andam sa katawhan alang niining mahinungdanon nga buhat sa Simbahan niining...
God provides for the needs of those who place their trust in Him. That’s what the Lord Jesus assured us. “Peter spoke, ‘What about us?’ he said to him ‘We have left everything and followed you. What are we to have then?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I tell you...
Our Holy Father Pope Francis has been constantly repeating what seems to be his special concern. This is when the Church gets sick. What does he mean? In a brief note in Spanish he sent to the bishops of Argentina a couple of weeks after his...
This coming Saturday, June 29, the whole Church offers prayers on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. As “Prince of the Apostles” and “Apostle of the Gentiles” respectively, they are the principal patrons of Rome. While St. Peter is known to be the patron of...
Let me share to you this article written about how Church Natural Family Planning is a blessing to the Catholics. What is the natural family planning of the Catholic Church? Is it a form of family planning which the secular world thinks about, like the use...
