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To speak of Jubilee is to speak of love, but when it comes to “forgiving debts” we are referring to the most beautiful and refined love.
The Comboni Mission Center (CMC) in Parañaque City continues to develop and enhance its missionary charism through collaborative efforts in assisting local parishes. Additionally, it organizes outreach programs to share blessings with those who are less fortunate.
The prophet Zephaniah speaks against foreign domination and moral collapse, warning of the coming Day of the Lord while calling the people back to justice, humility, and hope. His message offers a vision of a renewed community where the poor are defended and God rejoices over a faithful remnant.
Three landmark texts of Vatican II–Optatam Totius, Presbyterorum Ordinis and Perfectae Caritatis encompass a bold vision of the Church’s life and mission. Together, they call priests and consecrated men and women to become living witnesses of Christ’s self–giving love.
The millennial generation is fortunate to have parents who read books to them before bedtime. Not all generations had the opportunity to experience that. Now, it has become more of a norm for parents to read stories to their children to help them sleep.
Pope Leo XIV has publicly called for “new and concrete forms for an ever more intense synodality.” While he preserves the institutional continuity of the Synod of Bishops, he seeks to enrich it with the fruits of recent synodal experiences and to extend it into local Churches.
The nihilism and moral relativism that blossomed in the twentieth century eroded the common standards that hold communities together. As values slowly lost their worth, a vacuum was created that’s now filled with opportunism and violence, making the Gospel’s call to be more urgent.
A member of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM), Sr. Eleanor Llanes, a devoted nun to pastoral care, works with women and youth who engage in promoting justice and the integrity of creation in the global trend.
The Philippines is a nation full of kind, generous, resilient and long-suffering people who, for centuries, have been misled by and burdened with the corruption and injustice committed by dynastic families. The Spanish colonizers brought with them a version of “Christianity” that fell far short of what Jesus of Nazareth wanted his followers to believe in.
The Catholic Church’s newest saints, Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, were deeply committed to protecting human life, promoting social justice and peace, and caring for creation.
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Six Comboni missionaries from Africa, Asia, and Europe live out St. Daniel Comboni’s prophetic vision of being a “Cenacle of Apostles.” The community’s main aim is to promote mission awareness in the local Church through the publication of World Mission magazine and mission promotion.
Daniel’s life inspires us to be faithful to God in all of life’s circumstances, including difficult times. Everyone’s love for God must be present in every aspect and phase of our lives, because as Jung tells us, “the important thing is not to be perfect, the important thing is to be whole.”
In order to achieve the Vatican II’s vision of a Church community, dialogue and mission, the Church needs to engage in dialogue within the Church itself, with other Christian Churches, with people of other faiths and with all humanity.
It’s hard to cope with mental illness. But it’s also harder for the family living with a member who is mentally ill. In what ways can we, as caretakers, help a loved one who has depression? What are the telltale symptoms of somebody about to break down?
In the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, the active involvement of Catholics appears limited to practices of popular piety, religious fiestas, and salu-salo. However, according to the Synod on Synodality, communion, participation, and mission encompass much more than these activities.
Humanity’s relentless pursuit of wealth has reshaped societies and ignited conflicts. In a world crammed with counterfeit goods, illicit trafficking, and institutional corruption, the ancient call to honesty and responsibility has never been more urgent.
As a Catholic, Artemio grew up in a dark area–Manila, notorious for crimes, gang wars, drugs, violence, and confusion. But God revealed Himself to him during his difficult and critical times. He reformed himself and leads children and people on the streets closer to God.
The Philippines has been suffering from damaging floods despite the billions of pesos paid to contractors for hundreds of flood control projects. The Senate uncovers anomalies for ghost/fake projects, overcosting, and underperformance by contractors.
During World War II, historical accounts vary as to how much German citizens knew about Nazi camps. The evidence seems to reveal that some Germans had a clear understanding of the horrors that were happening, while others knew very little.
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We have reached more than halfway through the Jubilee journey, a time of grace to renew, at the personal and community levels, the following of Jesus Christ and the service of our neighbor, especially the poorest and most abandoned.
Following the charism of St. Daniel Comboni, our weekly apostolic activities are mostly geared towards people who are marginalized or in the greatest need. Thus, we choose Christian communities populated by the minority and from the lowest classes in the society.
Before going out as missionaries to others, which is a special vocation of the Filipino Church, the ad intra catechesis counts as the priority that is acknowledged by our bishops. As such, shouldn’t our catechetical program be made more effective, closely monitored, and sustainable?
Young and old alike these days turn to internet dating. Not only because it is the present trend, but online dating entails more than just knowing, as well as facing the hardships of an LDR (long-distance relationship), and finding someone trustworthy.
One must remember that the Council was attended by over 2,500 bishops as well as additional theologians, experts, and observers, all adding up to over 3,000 persons. This short essay only highlights eight pivotal figures.
Four years ago, the Society of the Divine Word in the Philippines started to transform a land they own that had been idle for decades into an ecotourism destination. Today, it employs more than 100 people to grow crops with solar-powered materials.
The vast waters surrounding the Philippines and the hundreds of thousands of people who depend on them for their livelihood are facing threats that are, in some ways, more serious than those posed by China and its maritime assertions.
Ten years ago, Pope Francis wrote the first environmental encyclical letter in the history of the Catholic Church. As he was writing it, so many of us concerned about the sickening state of our wonderful earth home, waited with hopeful anticipation.
