Most of the time, I assess myself—my actions, my emotions, my tendencies. I talk to myself about my faults. I reason. I reprimand. I pause and reflect, especially when I’ve hurt people because of my words or actions, often in…
Sa kadaghang pista nga akong naadtuan sukad sa akong pagserbisyo isip media team sa archdiocese, pipila ka mga higayon ko nakabantay og kultura nga hangtod karon nagapabilin: ang tanang lami para ra gyud sa pari. Makapahimuot ni sa unang tan-aw.…
“Tampururot ka.” This is a common phrase we say—sometimes in jest, sometimes in gentle frustration—to friends or family members who easily get offended and quietly disappear from the scene. They sulk, withdraw, and stay away for days, months, or even…
August 11, the feast of St. Clare, marks four years since I first found the Monasterio de Sta. Clara in Catalunan Grande. I still remember searching on Google for a place where I could present myself as an aspirant for a contemplative community. The monastery was everything I thought I needed—solemn, quiet, rich in prayer and activity, leaving no space for idle thoughts or wrongdoing.
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.”— 1 Corinthians 12:4–5 The Church often speaks of the threefold mission of Christ—prophetic, priestly, and kingly—which all the…
HEART / MESSAGE / PURPOSE – The Why Behind the Mission Core Message: “We communicate because we have encountered Christ.” At the heart of all responses is the desire to bear witness to the truth that God is alive, we…
Catholics are sometimes mocked, even by fellow Christians, for being lax—or even irreverent—when it comes to the proper dress code in church. At times, stepping inside the sanctuary can feel more like entering a tourist site than a sacred space.…
I have been pondering lately the nature of my confessions. Have they truly been acts of contrition, or have they become rituals I follow merely to be absolved—without a genuine desire to change? Some of us, if not all, may…
In our pursuit of holiness, are we growing in humility—or silently judging from the pew?
In a previous blog, I reflected on how priests are expected, often silently, to play multiple roles: public figure, community organizer, counselor, fundraiser, event host, confessor, spiritual guide, and, unofficially, everyone’s friend. You are expected to be available, gracious, attentive,…
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” – Luke 5:31 “The Church is called to be the house of the Father, with doors always wide open.” – Evangelii Gaudium, 47 The image of the Church…
I’ve had an on-and-off relationship with the Church since I was 14 years old. But when I became a full-time employee in its media ministry, I entered a world that I hadn’t seen before—not from the pews, and certainly not…
