October is the month of the Holy Rosary. So here are some important reminders. In the litany prayer after the recitation of the mysteries of the Rosary we say, "Oh God whose only begotten Son has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we...
To go up the ladder of success, fame and power is the way to greatness for many people even millennials today. This has become an obssession, a way of life or even a spirituality that can also be labelled in contrast as Upward Mobility. We know...
The abbreviation PME is a word in the French language which stands for Pretres de Missions Etrangeres. In the English language it is translated as Priests of the Foreign Missions. It was founded in Montreal, Canada. They came to Davao region sometime in 1938. They...
If I don't see in every man a brother, I can't say OUR FATHER. If I worry too much about material goods, I can't say WHO ART IN HEAVEN. If God has no place in my daily activities, I can't say THY KINGDOM COME. If I concentrate in...
When the CBCP informed the public that the Church in the Philippines will celebrate the 500th anniversary of her Christianization on 2021 a lot of questions have been raised and featured in the mainstream and social media. One important focus of the questions is about the...
As a general rule, Yes. But this is from the perspective of the observer, a Catholic historian or sociologist. How? First, there is the contrary situation of affluence, the lavish lifestyle of the rich and powerful displaying a counter-image; Second, the community's lifestyle of simplicity, frugality, destitution,...
In our Christian Catholic tradition we use the word, spirituality, to refer to the faith basis or spiritual reason for my life and behavior. So, as far as I am concerned, all my personal responses to any issue of the day are motivated by my spirituality....
This question, which is addressed not only to the young but also to the adults and elderly, begs more questions. *What does following Jesus mean these days? *What does "following" mean? *What does it entail or demand? *Does "these days" or "nowadays" refer to specific time and place of...
When I cannot fulfill my promise, I feel I am a hypocrite at certain times? Wrong. It is when I do the opposite of what I promised that I really appear a hypocrite. There is a willful and deliberate kind of hypocrisy which is understood as...
Last week's Shalom piece was titled "Is Karma the same as Gaba?" The ancient religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainaism, according to Wikipedia, believed in Karma. It was considered to be the result of an action or the action itself. I was wrong in concluding Karma...
