No suspension for priest in Dumanjug quarrel

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/08/2015

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said no preventive suspension, for now, will be imposed on the parish priest accused of slapping a woman who destroyed the padlock of a church gate to enter the grounds in Dumanjug town.…

Hundreds join walk for Mary

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/06/2015

Hundreds of Catholics joined a prayer walk dawn at dawn break Sunday in anticipation of the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tuesday. From the Capitol to D. Jakosalem Street in uptown Cebu City, the faithful…

Priest accused of slapping female store employee

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Apple Ta-as 09/03/2015

A parish priest of Dumanjug town, southern Cebu is accused of slapping a woman who forcibly tried to enter the church gate. Teresita Timtim Sambrana told the police that she and her manager who works in a…

If Catholics were like INC

09/03/2015

I must hand it to the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) leadership the way they mustered thousands of their members to march to the Department of Justice in Manila and then on to the EDSA Shrine in Mandaluyong.…

Cebuano priest ordained as bishop

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/10/2015

Serving coffee and carrying the luggage of a cardinal would have been easier. But Msgr. Dennis Villarojo said God intended him to shepherd His flock as a bishop. “Now I understand what it means to be asked…

Baking and other schemes

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 08/02/2015

I had always wanted an electric oven, and got to purchasing one when I retired. Almost a year after that, I still have to read the instruction manual. Not that I did not take steps towards using…

‘Search, help others in the faith’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/29/2015

As God found His faithful through the Sto. Niño, so must they “search and help others” in the faith. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma gave this message to the Catholic faithful who attended the 450th anniversary celebration of…

Cebu youth leaders moved to action after Pope Francis encounter

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/26/2015

‘Francis effect’ Overwhelmed by their experience of seeing Pope Francis during the “Youth Encounter” at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, at least 40 youth leaders from different Cebu towns have vowed to work doubly…

Welcome Pope Francis

01/16/2015

Pope Francis has finally arrived  in the Philippines, the start of what is expected to be an unprecedented “national fiesta”. He is called many names: the people’s pope, rock star pope, a radical pope, pope of surprises.…

Maayong pag-abot, Santo Papa

01/16/2015

Pope Francis skipped his arrival statement after landing at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City past 5 p.m.  yesterday. Church bells tolled across the country and hundreds of children danced and waved  Philippine and Vatican flags…

Divine Distractions

Francis B. Ongkingco 11/15/2014

We have, one time or another, experienced the following problem: we begin the day proposing some project, goal or resolution. This involves areas such as work, social engagements and even our religious obligations. We leave home, zealous…

General assembly for Catholic schools

Contributor 09/02/2014

THE Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) in Region 7 is inviting all Catholic schools in the region to a two-day general assembly on Sept. 4 at the Bohol Plaza Resort and Restaurant in Panglao Island.…

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