Repackaging the Church’s teachings

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 11/03/2016

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28 New International Version). Freedom of…

Growing with the rosary

Sofia Aliño Logarta 10/05/2016

My early encounter with the rosary must have been in the Flores de Mayo. At that time, mostly young girls came to church with baskets of flowers which were to be offered to the Blessed Virgin. Like…

Muslims worldwide mark end of bloody Ramadan

07/07/2016

Beirut — As Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan, many are struggling to comprehend a wave of attacks that killed 350 people across several continents during the holy month and made urgent the question…

The meaning of (NIKAH) marriage in Islam

Ustadz Haron Magadapa 01/31/2016

Whatever meanings people assign to marriage, Islam views it as a strong bond (mithaqun ghaleez), a challenging commitment in the fullest sense of the word. It is a commitment to life itself, to society and to the…

The body of Christ

Raymund Fernandez 01/27/2016

When was the last time he thought of the body of Christ? What did the body of Christ mean to him then? Has the meaning changed for him now? The writer of kinutil is thinking this. He…

‘Don’t forget the martyrs in China’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/26/2016

In this day and age, Catholics in China continue to suffer persecution. The struggle of Chinese martyrs was the focus of the remarkable testimony of Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun of Hongkong in the first day of plenary…

What it takes to believe

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 01/24/2016

At one time I took a taxicab to go to my workplace. When we passed by a great number of houses in tight clusters, I told the driver that, for years, an extensive cornfield had thrived on…

The Eucharist

Raymund Fernandez 01/24/2016

First Communion for Catholics is when a child receives Christ physically for the first time. The host is not symbolic. Catholics have faith it is the true physical presence of Jesus Christ. Every mass is a miracle.…

The danger of certainty

Radel Paredes 01/24/2016

We do not only believe, we feel the need to share our belief with others. As belief in God entails notions of good and evil and promises of heaven and hell, we become possessed with the desire…

HISTORIC CONGRESS OF FAITH

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/24/2016

Opening Mass today in Plaza Independencia All eyes will be on Cebu City starting today as the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) unfolds. Thousands of Catholic faithful, including many of the 12,000 delegates from 71 countries who…

‘FEED KIDS FIRST’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Eileen G. Mangubat 01/23/2016

Banquet for the ‘poorest’  at IEC Village; bishops hold assembly in Cebu Before the largest international gathering of Catholic faithful opens in Cebu City,  street children will be the special guests. At 10 a.m. today following Holy…

Post-Sinulog blues

Raymund Fernandez 01/19/2016

The Feast of the Sto. Niño and the Sinulog hold us together into a diverse amalgam with a single name. This name being Cebu. It is our fiesta. And since its simple celebration decades ago, it has…

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