Catholic Philippines Archives

Dominican priests and brothers during the traditional grand enthronement of La Naval de Manila last Oct. 3.

La Naval de Manila 2018: Holiness is happiness

Santo Domingo Church in QC will hold fiesta and procession of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-La Naval de Manila on Oct. 14.

Iba, Zambales new bishop, Monsignor Bartolome G. Santos Jr.

New bishop of Iba, Zambales to be installed May 25

Monsignor Bartolome G. Santos Jr. will be installed as the new bishop of Iba at the Cathedral of St. Augustine in Zambales on May 25.

Pope Francis sends special envoy to the Philippines

The 4th World Apostolic Congress of Mercy (Wacom IV) will be held Jan. 16-20 in the Philippines.

At its core, our faith is marked with deep joy

Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete.” “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.” (Philippians 4: 4) With these words from the entrance antiphon for today’s Mass, the Third Sunday of Advent or Gaudete Sunday, we celebrate what is a “break” in the penitential preparation for Christmas.

Are we in a bad dream?

My Sundays are predictable. I wake up early, have my usual toast, orange marmalade and coffee; shower, get dressed and make the 9:30 church gathering.

Ours is a faith of passion and perseverance

A book published this year, “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” by psychologist Angela Duckworth, debunks the myth of talent—that highly successful people are the geniuses, the gifted, or those with IQs, EQs and other forms of intelligence that are a cut above the rest.

Relic of St. Martha, patron saint of cooks and helpers, on display

Radio Veritas (RV) is inviting devotees of Saint Martha to visit her image and first-class relic until July 29 at the Veritas Chapel in Veritas Tower, 162 West Ave. and Edsa, Quezon City (tel. 9257932 to 39, loc. 129).

Giving up everything ‘cold turkey’ to follow Christ

On July 1, 1993, on the eve of my laminectomy for an L4-L5 herniated disc, I smoked my last cigarette, seated on the ledge of the window in my hospital room. Since then, I have had no compelling desire to pick up the vice again after close to 22 years of enjoying it, a pack a day. I went cold turkey.

The point of traveling is not to arrive, but to return home

One of the prescriptions for the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy is a pilgrimage to designated churches. We can trace the roots of the tradition to Biblical times.

The Three Kings’ journey of desire

A blessed and happy New Year! Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany or the Feast of the Three Kings in olden days. We celebrate the manifestation of the Son, God made flesh, to the world.