A Via Crucis

Jason A. Baguia 03/03/2017

(First of two parts) We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your Holy Cross, you have redeemed the world. First station: The institution of the Eucharist This is my body. This is my…

LENT

Francis B. Ongkingco 03/03/2017

Father, when will Lent end?” The student took a big bite off his sandwich. “Why do you ask?” “’Coz I don’t want to celebrate my birthday during Lent!” he said, swallowing quickly and trying not to talk…

Prayparation

Francis B. Ongkingco 02/24/2017

Among the interesting similarities between prayer and coffee is how they both stimulate the person. Coffee is often enjoyed for its exotic flavors that keep one going. Prayer, on the other hand, awakens the soul to God’s…

Reflecting on religious practice

Sofia Aliño Logarta 02/22/2017

Moving forward spiritually requires a regular reflection of our religious practice. We did this in the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Visayas Congress. In “Looking at the Novena Texts,” several provocative questions were raised by Fr. Ramon…

An ironclad message for a skeptical world

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 02/18/2017

In the morning of September 11, 2001, planes slammed the North and South towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City, killing 2,996 and injuring over 6,000 people. Within two hours, both towers collapsed.…

My God, I pray

Raymund Fernandez 02/14/2017

That as I am wracked with doubt that you are even there at all, I will never lose sight of the wisdom in believing in you, exactly as the ages and my own parents had taught me;…

Did CBCP fail to connect with the poor?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/09/2017

The recent pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) concerning the campaign against prohibited drugs was reportedly read during the Masses of Catholic churches nationwide last Sunday. Admittedly, however, I only knew of…

God and the Constitution

Raymund Fernandez 02/07/2017

It is quite true that not all bishops and priests are shining examples of what it means to be good. But who among us are? It is the primary premise of Christianity that we are all weak…

Salt and light

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 02/04/2017

Our hands, as well as eyes, Meet when you pass the salt. Indeed, life is encounter (Buber has it down pat). I could have asked you for Your name, but you’re my wife, My cure-all, like salt-water,…

Childhood, candles and birds

Jason A. Baguia 02/03/2017

The blacktop glistened with moisture from a brief spell of rain. The air was chilly. It was Candlemas, the second day of February, the fortieth after Christmas eve. Was it time to speak of childhood again? In…

Songwriting festival for Camomot set

01/29/2017

An original songwriting festival will be held on March 3, 2017 in time for the 103rd birthday of the late Archbishop Teofilo Camomot whose sainthood is being processed by the Archdiocese of Cebu. The activity is spearheaded…

Devotees told change old ways, do what is pleasing to God

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/20/2017

CEBU CITY–As the 452nd Fiesta Señor ends, devotees of the Sto. Niño are called to transform themselves and to make room for God in their lives. “We need to change our old ways and do what is…

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