Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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Prelate praises mothers, stresses sacredness of life
He noted how life has become “nothing.” Du exhorted the members of the federation to collectively cry for the protection of life, which is “sacred and precious.” Even after President Rodrigo Duterte momentarily put on hold his hardlining war against drugs following the sensational killing of a Korean businessman inside Camp Crame, extra-judicial killings have never not stopped. Du remarked, “Can you expect a child to grow up good and show his or her best when there is no food on their table, parents are separated?” Posing the challenge, he stressed, “That is why a child needs love and support and assistance.” “The Lord is telling us ‘Give him the opportunity to make his life better and offer himself,” he stressed. The prelate also reiterated God’s call to mankind to be holy and to live the fullness of life “because life is beautiful.” Dealing with evil Emphasizing that Sunday’s Gospel he said, “If anyone presses you into service for one mile, go for two miles; we have to make extra effort to help our brothers and sisters who are being misled or lost in their lives.” Du also explained how a Christian should deal with evil.
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Vatican, Al-Azhar team up to counter religious justification for violence
VATICAN, Feb. 21, 2017– The Vatican and one of Islam’s most renowned schools of Sunni thought are joining forces to discuss how they can work together in combating religious extremism that us…
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From one hypocrite to another!
Dubito, Ergo Sum Hypocrisy is always shameful—whether it be the hypocrisy of a priest who preaches fidelity to the Gospel but is, in his own life, unfaithful to it, or the hypocrisy of a pub…
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Old pastoral letter cites ‘death squad’ existence in Davao
Amado Picardal, former spokesman of the Coalition Against Summary Executions, said the victims in Davao City alone also include 132 minors–126 boys and six girls. The youngest was a 12-year old boy and a 15-year old girl, he added. And at one point, he broke into tears when he recalled his role in the deaths of his two brothers because they were drug users. Picardal said he is hoping and praying that more cops and DDS members will be “touched by their conscience and will have the courage to come out and testify”.
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Pope Francis: To love your enemies, prayer is a game-changer
VATICAN, Feb. 19, 2017– The path to holiness and sainthood, Pope Francis said, requires imitating Christ by loving our enemies and praying for those who wrong us even when it is difficult. “I…
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Standing up for life in a “Country shrouded in the darkness of vice and death”
By the roadside That is how I see the CBCP in its latest pastoral letter on the EJKs, the drug war and other anti-life efforts at work in our islands. As of this writing official administrat…
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At the Mexico border, Catholic bishops unite for migrants
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Feb 17, 2017–Along the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholic bishops of both countries stressed the right of people to migrate and the need for the Church to welcome them. “In this…
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How the possible Vatican-China agreement could be problematic
WASHINGTON D.C. – The archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong expressed serious concerns about a possible agreement between the Vatican and China on the appointing of bishops. The agreement would es…
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Church sponsored market helps Indonesian organic farmers
SEMARANG, Feb 17, 2017–Twice a week Petrus Legiman leaves home early in the morning on a motorbike fully loaded with vegetables packed in bamboo containers, and rides to a local market where …
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Let God work in you, then you can work for Him
(Photo: Jionel Tiamzon) ILOILO City – For those who have an image of God as a bearded, heavenly boss counting every good deed we do, a priest had this to say: God isn’t interested in what you “do for Him” as He is interested in what He does in you. The director of the Jaro Archdiocesan Commission on Laity said God wants that “what we do for Him is a fruit of what He does in us.” The priest, who came on behalf of Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, also stressed the external and internal dynamic of faith, formation, and mission. Your every act should be done in love.” The international event gathered delegates from 21 countries including China, Singapore, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Poland, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
