History The foundation of the MSP dates back to the year 1965, during which the Catholic Church of the Philippines had celebrated its 400 years of Christianity. At that time, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (then Catholic Welfare Organization) had thought of establishing a...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="28783,28784,28785,28786,28787"] Welcome to Sugid’s “Travel with Faith” featuring the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Jolo, a first class municipality and capital of the province of Sulu. It is also known as Jolo Cathedral to many. This Cathedral is the seat...
[caption id="attachment_28708" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash[/caption] We may consider this pandemic as a cross – a burden, so to say, but if we offer it to the foot of the CROSS of CHRIST, this cross can become a source of vitality...
[caption id="attachment_28798" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Missionaries of the Daughters of St. Anne deliver food packs to families in the peripheries of Bacolod, Lanao del Norte on April 16, 2020. (Photo from the Daughters of St. Anne) [/caption] This is a frequently-asked question in times of crisis. An...
MANILA— Here’s the message of Fr. Elias Ayuban, JCD, the Provincial Superior of the Claretian Missionaries of the Philippine Province, for the upcoming presbyteral ordination of Rev. Mon Edbani, CMF, and Rev. Dante Boringgot, CMF on July 16, Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...
As Our Lord taught us to say the Our Father, Our Blessed Mother taught us the value of the scapular. When we use it as a prayer, Our Lady draws us to the Sacred Heart of Her Divine Son. It is good, therefore, to hold...
BEFORE CHRIST Mount Carmel is a biblical place where the prophet Elijah dwelt. It rises 1,742 feet above sea level and towers above Israel’s Mediterranean coastline. It was here where Elijah prayed to God for the salvation of Israel, which was suffering a terrible drought at...
St. Benedict was born at Nursia in Umbria in about 480 and was sent to Rome to be educated, but soon left the world to live a solitary life at Subiaco. After living in a cave in the mountains for two years as a hermit,...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="28689,28688"] About the Community The St. Benedict’s Monastery – monks (SBM) is an independent religious community of the Catholic Church which strives to respond to the Holy Rule of St. Benedict by lives of “ora et labora” which means “prayer and work”. It was officially...
[caption id="attachment_28708" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash[/caption] In every new situation, we may feel alone or in a rather strange condition but in this aloneness – in this being alone God speaks loudly His invitation to follow Him. This new situation, albeit...