Mission. The etymology of the word comes from the Latin word mittere which means “send”, or “to send”, and which act of ‘sending’ was first used by the Jesuit missionaries in 1598. The Jesuit priests who are under the religious order of the Society of...
Our beloved Pope Francis designated the last Sunday of July every year as dedicated to the elderly. As the pandemic sweeps across countries, people are forced to think fast to find meaning on what is happening. It is at this time that the elderly plays...
The Filipino Mission Sunday is an annual celebration of our local Church every last Sunday of July with a theme “Gifted to Give” in line with the commemoration of the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. It is a special day of prayer and...
Since my early childhood, I had always been very fond of my teachers. Maybe it was because of my extroversion that I got along with people regardless of age, or maybe it was their devotion as teachers that made me feel at home at school,...
About five hundred years ago, a group of Augustinian fathers ushered the mission of evangelization in the Philippines. They were followed by the Dominicans and the Jesuits later. Initially part of the Spanish colonialization and conquest, the early missionaries did more than being an instrument...
From the corporate jungle of banking and finance to the glitz and glamor of high fashion and entertainment, on to the globe-trotting life of an international trade analyst, and, ultimately, to the Altar of Sacrifice - Fr. Froilan Briones, SSS could no longer hold back...
Dako ang iyang kahibulong dihang nakita niya ang metal plate sa x-ray - ang porma sa krus sa tubo o steel nga gibutang sa sulod sa iyang bukog. “Ang misyon nga gihatag kanako mao ang misyon nga ipalambo o ipahayag ang pagtuo sa Ginoo pinaagi sa...
When we look around us, we can only see God’s goodness in His creation. In the midst of a troubled world, seeing through the eyes of faith allows one to see the beauty of life. DCH Columnist Dr. Nelson Magnaye seeks out these three personalities...
One summer day, I was with a circle of visually-impaired students at the Davao School for the Blind in Bago Aplaya, Talomo that was rehearsing for a concert-tour in Germany upon the invitation of Hildesheimer Blindenmission, the school’s major funding agency. Watching in awe at...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="32278,32279"] “Gusto ko maka-alagad sa Ginoo ug maka inspired og tawo.” Mao kini ang makadasig nga pulong sa usa ka buta apan puno sa kadasig nga batan-on nga si Alferny Troy V. Torres. Si Troy, 21 anyos, natawo nga buta apan naghatag og kahayag...