The month of May reminds us of Mary and her flowering virtues expressed in the devotion ‘Flores de Mayo’. Little children are taught by catechists the basics of religion, bible stories, and prayers particularly the rosary, hymns, and overall the truth about Mary and practices...
Modern life and communication has been finding ways and means for contacting, inventing and multiplying gadgets for keeping in touch, and breaking away from the threat of depression and isolation. Even young people become victims or may turn to drugs or suicide if they feel...
The Resurrection of Jesus assures us of the constant presence and unfailing help of our Loving Savior accompanying us in our continued journey through life and in our struggles to sweep out all the old clutter and reach deeper into inner space to encounter more...
St. John’s Gospel describes the passion and death of Jesus as the hour for glorifying the Son of God. The Cross is meant to lift him on high, to be with the Father (cf. Jn3:14, 8:28). “And when I am lifted up from the earth,...
Palm Sunday finds the crowd [us] waving palms and shouting triumphal Hosannas! to the Son of David at the start of the Mass, till we get to the Gospel, and join the crowd shouting, Crucify him! Once more we enter within ourselves as Jesus passes...
(Jn 11:35) Jesus does feel the pain of losing a loved one and showed this in also sharing the tears of those who wept for His dear friend Lazarus, whom he then called back to life for the sake of Lazarus’ sisters Martha and Mary. On...
The above title refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, “Our Lady, Undoer or Untier of Knots” – a devotion said to be originally inspired by a meditation of St. Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon and martyred in 202) based on the parallel made by Saint Paul...
The often overlooked saint of quiet humility and obedient faith, St. Joseph, the Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is first described in the scriptures as a “just man.” He loses no time in choosing to do what is right, with a decisiveness that emanates...
Lent beckons us to hear the call to return to the Lord. As in the Old Testament, when the Hebrews disobeyed God, persons called prophets called them to repent, to turn away from their sin, and have a change of heart. The people would put...
Studies show that more and more Filipinos are joining the migration force. Our country is among the largest migrant countries of origin in the world, and acclaimed by the leaders as a strong force towards sustaining economic development through the input of foreign currency. But...
