Events — Page 14

Learning from St. Joseph
CBCPNews, Dec 17, 2022
On this 4th and last Sunday of Advent, just before Christmas, we are presented with the story of Joseph in his role as the legal husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. Joseph to be truly lucky to be chosen in God’s very mysterious providence as Mary’s husband and Jesus’ foster father, we cannot and should not say that if God wants us to be a simple farmer, for example, we would be less lucky. Joseph was, then we would closely follow God’s ways which are always the ways of safety or ultimately those that would lead us to our eternal salvation, even if unavoidable sufferings may be involved.
Christmas a time to listen, walk together — bishops
CBCPNews, Dec 15, 2022
As the traditional “Simbang Gabi” begins, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said that Christmas season is a reminder of Gods synodality — His journey…
Church’s care for the poor must go beyond their physical needs— Cebu archbishop
CBCPNews, Dec 13, 2022
The Catholic Church’s concern for the people, especially the poor, must go beyond the needs for mere survival, an archbishop said.
To be devotee is to serve, cardinal says on Guadalupe feast
CBCPNews, Dec 12, 2022
Cardinal Jose Advincula, the archbishop of Manila, marked the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monday urging the faithful to bring their devotion to serve the people.
CBCP-ECY message for National Youth Day 2022
CBCPNews, Dec 12, 2022
With profound joy we greet and address you, our Young People in the Philippines as we celebrate the National Youth Day 2022, this December 16th, the first day of our traditional Aguinaldo Masses an…
[REFLECTION] Christmas and the pursuit of happiness
CBCPNews, Dec 6, 2022
It begins with a wish that unwraps a desire. The wish could be clothed in a variety of words. But the desire (happiness for ourselves and for others) appears obvious and even has a common word carr…