[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="9274,9275,9276"] Our nearly 24-hour overland trip to Tacloban City (in the central region of the Philippines) last January was not without the thought of experiencing discomfort, inconvenience, impatience, and other mishaps. But our objective of meeting the Holy Father in that typhoon-ravaged city...
[caption id="attachment_9281" align="alignright" width="258"] Perla Lulo[/caption]Nakilala ko si Perla Lulo ng San Roque GKK, Bajada, Davao City pagkatapos ng misa sa kapiyestahan ng Mary Mediatrix Cathedral, Digos kamakailan. Dumalo siya sa piging at bilang miyembro ng Marian Movement of Priests (MMP), nakiisa din siya at...
“Happy and satisfied,” remarked ACLAIM’s Spiritual Director Msgr. Paul A. Cuison, JCD as he thanked the 52 communities that participated in the 5th annual ACLAIM Congress held at the Regional Major Seminary, Catalunan Grande, October 10. There were two speakers who centered their talk on...
[caption id="attachment_8957" align="alignright" width="350"] Moses and Aaron[/caption]He was a great leader. But his life was in jeopardy because of God’s anger from his failure to lead the people and his own needs for forgiveness. He stood by Moses throughout his struggle with Pharaoh, he seemed...
It was about 6 years ago when I met Jennifer at the hospice of the Missionaries of Charity (MC) in Pag-asa Street, Fatima Parish, Davao City. She wears a big smile in her face, that makes one return that warm smile back to her. At...
[caption id="attachment_8940" align="alignright" width="350"] Suor Angeles Galvez Dominguez and the students of Madre Pia Notari Schools in Sta. Cruz[/caption]The community calls her Suor Angie. She is the Local Superior of the Crucified Sister Adorers of the Holy Eucharist which runs the Madre Pia Notari Schools in Santa...
It was in 2012, when I was assigned in Mindanao for the first time, that I had my first encounter with the Lumads in Surigao Del Sur. We found out about how the Manobo school children in Sitio Liangabon, Barangay Calatngan, San Miguel, Surigao del...
[caption id="attachment_8928" align="alignright" width="350"] Andrea and Virginia Masion[/caption]Everyone loves to call them ate Andring and ate Billy. They are the secret weapons of the parish’s convent. These two sisters have been serving the parish taking care of our priests since the diocese took over the parish which...
[caption id="attachment_8902" align="alignright" width="350"] Moses parts the Red Sea[/caption] His name is associated with the phrase “To Give Birth.” God had chosen Moses not only to set his people free, to bring them to a land to live in but also to convey the deeper intention of...
[caption id="attachment_8883" align="alignright" width="350"] Photo courtesy Tagakolu Aku FB Page[/caption]READING the recent encyclical of Pope Francis Laudato Si’ was truly uplifting for me. The encyclical examines and reflects on Climate Change, an issue I am passionate about, from the perspective of faith. It fearlessly critiques...