In the Catholic understanding of liturgical signs and symbols the word "cross" refers simply to the symbol without the body or figure of Christ. The word "crucifix" refers to the symbol with Christ's body or figure. In many Catholic churches there are crosses at the back...
Much emphasis on the resurrection, which certainly must made always as one of the most important truths of our Christian faith, has had an unfortunate downside to it. This is what is termed, "The Christ without the Cross" mentality. We find this unfortunate and erroneous mentality...
At the beginning of Lent March 1 this year I decided to observe two forms of fasting: not to open my TV set and to lose weight gradually. It seems that even at age 82, with God's hep, I will make it to April 12,...
Palm Sunday ushers in the week we call holy. Easter Sunday defines its holiness. After Palm Sunday (April 9) from Monday to Saturday (April 15) morning we observe a lot of devotional activities that inspire holy thoughts, evoke holy words and motivate holy behavior. The defining...
The Office of Civilian Security and Secular Concerns (OCSSC) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has invited the Bishops-Ulama Conference (BUC) as partner in interfaith dialogue. At our meeting last March 21, 2017 in the above DFA OCSSC Special Assistant Winston Dean S. Almeda and...
BUC stand for Bishops-Ulama Conference. I founded this group of Catholic, Muslim and Protestant religious leaders on November 29, 1996. My co-founder was the late Dr. Mahid M. Mutilan who was a mayor of Marawi City and late Governor of Lanao del Sur. He was...
Our local parishes and public chapels of religious congregations, schools and GKKs are filled on Sundays. Most of these run on-going constructions made possible by parishioners’ donations. The PSLs (Pangulo sa Liturgiya) gather by the thousands once a year. The different Marian processions and devotions count...
All of us are extremely happy and grateful for our Lord's standing invitation: "Truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." (John 6:53) And we go weekly if not...
Today March 5 our Church says a special prayer for many people who travel to other places as migrants looking for work. We call them OFWs or Overseas Filipino Workers. Most of them are Catholics. There are several Protestants and Muslim. Many of them are...
On March 1, three days from today, Catholics worldwide will receive the ashes on their foreheads as a reminder that "they are from dust and into dust they shall return." This day marks the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent. It is also a...
