Anti-RH lawyer receives CBCP’s highest award
MANILA, Jan. 28, 2017– The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines conferred its highest award, the Jorge Barlin Golden Cross, to pro-life lawyer Maria Concepcion Noche. The bishops c…
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January 31, 2017 – MK 5:21-43
Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest Reading 1 HEB 12:1-4 Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to…
January 30, 2017 – MK 5:1-20
Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 HEB 11:32-40 Brothers and sisters: What more shall I say? I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and th…
January 29, 2017 – MT 5:1-12A
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 ZEP 2:3; 3:12-13 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; seek justice, seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on the day…
January 28, 2017 – MK 4:35-41
Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 HEB 11:1-2, 8-19 Brothers and sisters: Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Bec…
CBCP head calls for pastoral courage amidst a changing world
MANILA, Jan. 28, 2017–Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has opened a gathering of more than 90 bishops on Saturday by urging them not to let the Church become a “shell institut…
Newspeak is the devil’s sophistry
Fr. Roy Cimagala Candidly Speaking George Orwell invented the word Newspeak. It means “a deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language used to mislead and manipulate the people.” We have…
CBCP to discuss federalism in plenary assembly
MANILA, Jan. 27, 2017–The proposed shift to a federal parliamentary form of government will be one of the topics for discussion when bishops from across the country meet in Manila starting Sa…
Never underestimate the courage and wisdom of women, pope says
VATICAN, Jan. 26, 2017– The humble counsel of courageous women should never be disregarded but rather embraced as advice full of God’s divine wisdom, Pope Francis said. Women like the b…
Priest laments Duterte govt’s reliance on coal
MANILA, Jan. 27, 2017–The Philippines’ escalating dependence on coal as a cheap power source is becoming alarming, an environmentalist priest said. Coal continues to supply almost half of the…
