Through the April 25 Shalom Column of Davao Catholic Herald I would like to share three things with which I will always remember Bishop Patricio Alo, first Bishop of the Diocese of Mati. His love for the Sacred Scripture made him perform a remarkably excellent...
This is just a reminder, lest we forget. There are many charitable actions by which we respond to the corporal (bodily) and spiritual needs of our neighbor. This is the way we follow Christ to show love of God and neighbor. As a general summary our...
In one of his meaningful reflections on God's Mercy there is one which says, "Christ is the visible face of God's Mercy". The Holy Father, who understands our need of human intimacy in a loving relationship, emphasizes that God's Mercy is an intimate presence, and not...
This question appeared in US media. After the pandemic, will the Mass be the same?, some people ask. Yes, my initial reaction was a shocking, "what an ignorant and stupid question"! Google reported it from one of the Catholic newspapers in the United States. It really means...
On Palm Sunday, we display, not wave, our palms. No, the gospels do not say, the people welcome Jesus entering Jerusalem by waving palms. Instead of waving, they display the palms on the ground for Jesus’s riding ass to walk on (Mark 11, 8). This has...
Our human understanding and appreciation of the gift of life progresses according to our growth in our life of faith from childhood to priesthood. This progression is emphasized at certain important moments of Christian living. On 01 November this year 2021, I will be 87 years...
I will have to celebrate three anniversaries this year 2021. I will celebrate the 60th anniversary of my ordination as a priest which took place on March 18, 1961. I will celebrate the 46th anniversary of my consecration as bishop which was held on June...
Yes, there is beauty when Mark describes Jesus with his clothes becoming "dazzling white, such as no fuller or earth could bleach them." But this beauty is awesome and was caused by Jesus' sheer physical power as God. When Jesus was crucified there was beauty too, the...
His Eminence, Charles Maund Bo, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Yangon, has addressed the present group of Myanmar military generals, led by General Wlain, who staged a coup d'etat, a power grab of State power, last February 01, 2021, appealing strongly for dialogue with the...
In Mandalay, Myanmar, we gave a seminar on dialogue. That was a couple of days between February 3 and February 10, 2010. Mandalay, is a city in northern Myanmar. Our audience was a group of priests and religious. We were invited by then archbishop Paul Grawng who...