Kitty, our four month old female cat has been getting lots of attention from male cats lately. That is why my mother decided to set an appointment with a veterinarian so that Kitty will be neutered. She opted for such because she cannot anymore afford...
The coming of COVID-19 posed a great challenge to us. One of the challenges is to take care of our immune system. Many say that one way of boosting our immune system is to observe proper nutrition. This we can do by taking rightly and...
WE have to be reminded that the quality of our prayer determines in the end the quality of our life. How our prayer is will somehow shape how our life will be. And that’s simply because our prayer is the basic way of connecting with...
It was related by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, a Capuchin priest, that a person who did not like St. Teresa of Calcutta's work for the poor once said to her, "I would not do it for all the gold in the world." To which the saint...
MENTAL reservations are hidden, unexpressed thoughts that accompany our reactions to things, our statements and affirmations. They are simply kept in our mind for some reason. If the reason is good, like these thoughts are kept hidden out of charity and prudence, then they are...
TO act and to speak with flourish will always attract people to us. It will make us likeable since it somehow can show a number of good things. For example, it can show that we are articulate, that we have a good mastery of the...
THIS is the common challenge we all face. We are good only at the beginning of love but we often cannot go very far. Yes, we savor and relish the sweet and intoxicating feelings when we fall in love. But to persevere in it? We...
WE know that our need for formation is a continuing one. It’s a never-ending affair. That’s because not only do we have to pursue the ideal of the fullness of our humanity, let alone, our Christian perfection—already a formidable, overwhelming task—but we also have to...
I DIDN’T realize that a joke video I shared sometime ago on social media would resonate with so many people. It was about a fellow who wondered why a wife rushed to cremate her husband when he only started to have a fever. Some people told...
Circular No. 17 Series of 2020 1 July 2020 Peace! In response to the various inquiries from the different parishes and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Davao regarding the new quarantine level of Davao City, that is, the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) regulated by the Davao...