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By Fr. Antonio Carlos | Editor

After a two-month-and-a-half experience of lockdown, we are urged to go out renewed with new life. We do not go out of the quarantine just to return to the usual way of doing things.


In This Issue


From Lockdown to Mission

After a two-month-and-a-half experience of lockdown, we are urged to go out renewed with new life. We do not go out of the quarantine just to return to the usual way of doing things.

Fragile People Living on a Fragile Planet

Protecting the environment is not just an ecological concern but also a social one. The impact we have on the earth, similar to how the coronavirus pandemic affected our lives, does not only influence…

Did God Send Covid-19?

Did God send Covid-19? Should we even ask that question? God is greater than we have words to express.

A Saint and His Family

Unshakable faith in the Lord, devotion to Mary, the spirit of sacrifice, and the commitment to one’s neighbor, even at the risk of one’s own life–Karol Wojtyła encountered all those characteristics in…

Ready to Die for One Another?

Our love for God and neighbor can’t just be personal. It can only reach its fullness when it becomes mutual, or reciprocal. Jesus’ new commandment impels us to love one another without putting limits.…

Honor Your Father and Your Mother

In a world where the traditional and stable family structure made up of husband, wife and children tends to disappear or be perceived as old-fashioned, the fourth Commandment stands as the privileged…

The “Preacher in Blue Jeans”

Bo Sanchez gave his first talk when he was 13 and has not stopped preaching since then. He is the founder of the lay movement “Light of Jesus Family” and its growing cluster of initiatives about…

The Accompaniment Ministry

Depressive disorders contribute more and more to non-fatal health loss and sometimes lead to suicide. To address these social issues, many parishes set up the accompaniment ministry as a response to…

World Touch


CORONAVIRUS: People Turn To Prayer During Lockdown

Thousands of people in the UK are turning to prayer during lockdown, according to new research. According to a poll of 2,101 adults, 44% say they pray, and among those who pray, 33% say that they have…

ENVIRONMENT: Human’s Treatment Of Nature Needs To Change

Humanity’s “promiscuous treatment of nature” needs to change or there will be more deadly pandemics such as Covid-19, warn scientists who have analyzed the link between viruses, wildlife and habitat…

PHILIPPINES: Child Sexual Exploitation Amid The Pandemic

A religious congregation of nuns in the Philippines has called on the public to be more vigilant against online sex exploitation of children amid the coronavirus pandemic. The nuns said that while the…

CHURCH AND SCIENCE: Ethics In Artificial Intelligence

The Pontifical Academy for Life has relaunched an appeal calling for ethics in artificial intelligence. The petition is contained in the article “Contributions from the Catholic Church to Ethical…

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