Word of God: Guides Our Lives

January 2020

In This Issue

Editorial

Cardinal Tagle on a New Mission

Cardinal Tagle will be in charge of the missionary dicastery responsible for evangelization and episcopal nominations in mission lands where Catholicism is growing.

WM Special

How to Read the Bible

Pope Francis has established the third Sunday in Ordinary Time as the “Sunday of the Word of God” to urge Catholics to deepen their relationship with the Bible. A biblical scholar suggests a way of reading it that reflects its excitement and prophetic power.

WM Special

A Time to Weep, a Time to Laugh

The Bible is a serious book, but that doesn’t mean you have to avoid laughing while reading it. A Scripture scholar finds much in the Old and New Testaments to make her laugh.

WM Special

The Word as Manual of Transformation

The Bible is a collection of writings inspired by God that carries His Word and authority. The divinely-inspired books reflect the journey of faith of a community that is called to transform the reality into a place where human persons can freely grow.

Frontiers

At Daybreak

Daybreaks and new years are both beginnings; like Jesus, we are invited to begin our days and new year talking to God, thanking Him and asking for His blessings.

Care of the Earth

Scientists Declare Climate Emergency

Eleven thousand scientists in 153 countries have declared a climate emergency and warned that “untold human suffering” is unavoidable without huge shifts in the way we live.

Filipino Focus

“I Interact with Different Cultures”

Avegail Sison is a cabin crew member of Philippine Airlines, the country’s national flag carrier. She concedes that “God is a priority” in her life, and therefore, is able to reconcile a demanding work with family life and church service in a unique manner.

Insight

Words of Wisdom

The Ten Commandments are words of wisdom and salvation offered by God to His people. Inspired by Pope Francis’s audiences on the Ten Commandments, Fr. John Taneburgo will be spelling out this year the “ten words” that make up the Decalogue.

Winds of the Spirit

Peaceful Army

Famous for its penchant for using the terminology of the Roman army, this movement is among the oldest. Today, its members total over ten million worldwide, making it the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church.

Follow Me

Companions of Jesus

Vocation is the gift from God that we welcome (or refuse) at all times of our existence. It fulfils us as persons and generates life, because its fruits are always for the benefit of others.

Living Communion

Church as Home of Communion

For the year 2020 dedicated to Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines, lecturer and columnist Tita Puangco will contribute every month in this column insights on the spirituality of communion.

Bridge Builders

Come, Rebuild My Church

In the Philippines, Year 2020 is the Year of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples. How can we be one with our fellowmen from other sects, religions and tribes? We are reminded to focus on what binds us, and to live in the love of God, in unity amidst diversity.

Strategies for Evangelization

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