The word made flesh and made himself a young baby at Christmas and a young boy who became for us the Sto. Nino, is eternal. He acts in mysterious ways in history even in the Philippines. He also re-invents this feast and sees to it that it will last till the end of time. Since […]
On the Renewal of our vows 2020
During our renewal of vows, the bishop shared about what St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta. When we consecrate or reconsecrate ourselves to God through our vows as priests and religious persons: we need to be empty – to be empty of our selves, plans, capacities, etc. to give a space to God. The Gospel was […]
Presence of Jesus in the midst and its absence: an “angle” in reading historical events (Part 3)
In any educational or formational endeavor, we need to maintain first of all, trustful, open, honest, humble relationship. In other words, relationship or unity is an absolute. In this pandemic times where relationship is degraded only into “contacts and likes”, we are invited to enter into relationship based on encounter of persons. As an African […]
Presence of Jesus in the midst and its absence: an “angle” in reading historical events (Part 2)
Christianity is not an ideology it is a person Jesus who walks with us in history, personal or social. Therefore from the foregoing we have to admit a certain pedagogical graduality. In a word: loving as Jesus loved is not easy, to love one another is an iterinary that any Christian should realize. “Come and […]
Presence of Jesus in the midst and its absence: an “angle” in reading historical events (Part 1)
This is not about bread, toasted nor un-toasted. In these days, because of the pandemic, I had several occasions to see documentary films on the Second World War and how Hitler came to power. Of course, the evil, killings, murder, massacres, could be attributed theologically to original sin – the division between man and God […]
The Role of the Church during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Role of the Church during the Covid-19 Pandemic I. Introduction The role of the church has always been the same: the mission to respectfully proclaim the good news of Christ, crucified and risen to humanity and the world. But perhaps you are expecting to learn more about the same role today especially during this […]
We have been receiving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, is it not now time for us to give Jesus?
We have been receiving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, in this time of pandemic, is it not now time for us to give Jesus? We heard the old but true saying: “It is better to give than to receive.” But there is also a truth which is expressed in Latin as: “Nemo dat quid non […]
Who is afraid of the absence of the congregational mass in this Pandemic?
A friend nun was worried about the exercise of my priestly functions in this pandemic and wrote me to encourage me as a priest even if there is less or no pastoral work especially the mass. Even if I continued to celebrate the daily mass in the room of my sick mother whom a had […]
The Holy Spirit, the soul and the principle of the unity between the Mother Church and the youth in the Philippines
We opened the Year of the youth and for the youth in the Philippine Church. In a happy coincidence designed by the Holy Spirit, this is so after the recently concluded synod in Rome where in Church tried to listen and to speak to them. In that Synod, young people from all walks of life […]
What methodology for the year of the Youth?
We have just finished the historical Synod for the Youth. We also have opened officially the Year of the Youth and practical programs and actions has been initiated and taken in local churches. Special thanks too for those who have represented all of us in that historical and gracefilled led event in the Vatican. In […]
Cor Unum et Anima Una 