As the world observes March as the international women’s month, let this column of mine be a tribute to all women out there. Let me start by saying that behind every successful man there is always a woman, yes, a mother, a sister, a friend,...
To date, PREX seminars are held in the following parishes (some are not anymore active): Sacred Heart Parish in Calinan, Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish - Bajada, San Antonio de Padua - Agdao, Immaculate Conception Parish - Peñaplata, San Miguel Parish – Panacan, San...
About 150 delegates from the Archdiocese of Davao joined the 15th PREX national convention held in Baguio City last February 1-3, 2019. The convention was attended by more than three thousand PREX members coming from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It was the biggest and most...
Most of us do not think about death. I, for one, believe that death is in the far future. But when Sr. Michaela was struck with terminal illness, I was having mixed feelings: trust and faith to God that everything will be alright and fear...
Most priests want to give homilies that wake people up and inspire them to be more faithful and effective Catholics in everyday life. When I talk with friends who have left the Catholic church, the number one reason I get that they left was poor...
New Year is a time when many people around the world make promises. However, many of the promises made by people are rarely completed maybe because their resolution is hardly doable or impossible to achieve. The resolution to finish college in one year is impossible...
“Last Christmas I gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it away. This year to save me from tears, I’ll give it to someone special.” So goes a very familiar song of Wham which was released in 1984. It was also in...
The first Parish Renewal Experience (PREX) seminar in the Archdiocese of Davao was held in November 1999 in Sta. Ana Shrine parish. After several years, the seminar was conducted to different parish (Redemptorist, Calinan, Agdao, Peñaplata, Panacan, Toril, Bangkal, Baguio district, and Marahan). But PREX-Sta....
The Miraculous Medal, which ranks in importance with the holy rosary and the brown scapular among devout Roman Catholics, features the world surrounded by an oval frame, over which were engraved: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.” Witnessed by...
When Our Lady appeared in Fatima in 1917, the Miraculous Medal was well-established in the Church, having been revealed at the 19th century apparition to St. Catherine Labouré in the chapel at the Rue du Bac convent in Paris. The medal was given in this way:...