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By Fr. Antonio Carlos | Editor

As 36 years ago, people standing along EDSA garnered bravery and audacity to trigger a change in the course of events, this time around voters are called upon to elect competent servant-leaders.


In This Issue


Anafora, the Monastery of Encounter

Christians in Egypt are a diverse minority. It is not always possible to live like brothers, as differences easily lead to friction. However, the realities of encounter and fraternity are real and…

Martial Law: Not Golden Age

As Filipinos mark the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, there’s been an attempt to paint Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship as a golden age for the Philippines. However, numbers show a…

The Collapse of a Regime

The worsening economic and political situation, the Church’s resistance to dictatorship, the growing capacity of the underground and mass movements and the assassination of opposition Senator Benigno…

A People’s Revolution

Many have said that the Philippine February 1986 revolution was bloodless with the Holy Rosary as the weapon. It was believed to have been guided by Our Lady Who Commands Soldiers and could even be…

Tender Love and Care

Count yourself blessed when you are able to care for the sick and the elderly. To be there for them in their time of most need is the best way you can reciprocate their love for you through the years.

2021 Was an Annus Horribilis for Facebook

Criticism of Facebook increased in 2021. Frances Haugen, a former product manager at the company, revealed that Facebook has put “astronomical profits before people,” and people have been abused and…

Sowing Seeds of Peace

In writing the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis was inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, the Grand Imam Al-Tayyed, and many letters and documents from people all over the world. Through this…

God’s Champions

The book of the Spiritual Exercises is a manual for Directors who guide people in the exciting discovery of their true selves in the light of God’s will as it emerges in prayer during a desert period…

The Licensee’s Prompter

Fr. Fulvio had been working for more than thirty years in Uganda, in the northern part of the country.

World Touch


VATICAN: 22 Missionaries Killed In 2021

22 missionaries were killed worldwide in 2021–two more victims than in 2020–the Vatican agency Fides reports. Half of those missionaries were priests. According to the data collected this year, 13…

POPE FRANCIS: Domestic Violence Against Women ‘Almost Satanic’

Pope Francis has said that men who commit violence against women engage in something that is “almost satanic.” He made the comment during a program broadcast in which he conversed with three women and…

PASTORAL CARE: Catechists Can Lead Parishes Without Priests

The Vatican has said that men and women who take on the role of “catechists” are “co-responsible” with clergy for the Church’s mission and can take on the “pastoral care” of a parish when there is a…

DISARMAMENT AND PEACE: Rising Military Expenditure Is ‘Scandalous’

“It is scandalous that military expenditures continue to be on the rise, diverting potential resources from addressing poverty, inequality, injustice, education, and health,” affirmed Msgr. John…

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