The poor continues to struggle in the midst of their powerlessness. What does it mean to be the Church of the Poor? Pope Francis recognizes the challenges and dangers in the hard mission to protect the powerless. In the face of conflicts, the Catholic Church...
Choosing a life of poverty over a noble living is a risky thing to do, especially when one is raised in a noble family and decided to live up a humble life of indigence, yet with a purpose. In this process of choosing a different...
In his book, “True Devotion to Mary,” which every serious Catholic should read, St. Louis de Montfort explains that True Devotion to our Lady is interior, tender, holy, constant, and disinterested. Perhaps, we who labor for our salvation can use these characteristics for our benefit. It seems...
I posted this already sa Facebook ko at naisip kong ibahagi dito sa DCH nang sa gayon ay mas marami pa ang ma-inspire. See the power of prayer and listening to God’s voice within. * * * * * * August 26, 2018. Nabilin ang akong bag-ong...
[caption id="attachment_23393" align="alignright" width="350"] Richard I'Anson / Getty Images[/caption]There is this book I recommend to everyone: “The Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco.” In one of St. John Bosco’s dreams, like many of his dreams, he dreamt about holy purity. He saw his boys given...
Dear KNOT, Ako po si AJ, isang closeted gay. Hindi pa ako umaamin sa lahat na ako ay gay. My parents are very religious. Masasabi ko rin na ang pananampalataya ko sa Panginoon ay malakas at masigla. Active po ako sa aming parokya, lalung-lalo na as...
The year has just ended or should we say we need a new calendar to paste in our wall. 2018 has been nothing but amazing, and we have no doubt 2019 will prove to be even more, so here are the things that we have...
[caption id="attachment_23301" align="alignright" width="350"] Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825), “St. John the Evangelist”, ca. 1804-1809[/caption] In his commentary on the Gospel of St. John, St. Thomas Aquinas explains, with words that seem too brief for such important things, why St. John the Beloved is more beloved as to...
Dear KNOT, Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat, lalung-lalo na sa mga nakikinig ng programang ito. Ako po si Melba, Bing for short. Nanay na po ako; dalawa ang aking anak, babae lahat. Si Eve ang panganay, na nasa unang taon na sa kolehiyo, at si...
Special celebrations give honor and show gratefulness. It signals something or someone so important. The story of the Sto. Niño and its celebration today, reminds us that for Filipino Catholicism, devotions take a significant role. The Sto. Niño de Cebu and Sto. Niño de Praga...