Thanksgiving Mass Fr. Edcel

Homily on the occasion of the THANKSGIVING MASS (FR. EDUARDO S. CELEZ’S 25TH SACERDATOTAL ANNIVERSAY) AUGUST 30, 2016 8:30 AM, UNO-R, Bacolod city Homilist: Fr. Rafael E. Cabarles, OAR Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ.          We are gathered in this memorable MORNING for the simple reason that REV. FR. EDUARDO S. CELEZ, known…

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Recoletos de Inagawan is alive, kicking

INAGAWAN, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan—The month of August brewed something more in the pastoral kettle of Recoletos de Inagawan. Something more to evidence that not only the community but also the parish is alive and kicking! With Fray Raul Buhay, parish priest of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, on the lead, the implementation…

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A tree growing inside the church

“A tree inside the church? I thought it was made of plastic material bought from a mall,” a first-timer in this chapel-turned-quasi-parish said with surprise upon learning that it was real. In an age when “sustainable architecture’” is fast becoming a vogue, some creative minds have found ways to blend architecture and nature. And so…

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Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Someone is quoted as saying to Mother Teresa: “You face such overwhelming problems of poverty and disease, how do you expect to be successful? How do you keep going?” And Mother Teresa replied: “God does not expect us to be successful, only faithful.”

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Solemnity of Our Lady of Consolation

The Lord Jesus invites us today to refresh ourselves in His true teachings. To be a Christian is to be witnesses of Christ’s Paschal Mystery, His life, death, and resurrection. This witnessing is not just by word or idea, it is a real taking on the life of Christ. It is entering into His life,…

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Obituary: Fray Loreto Ceasar Dacanay, OAR

We relay to you this notification that, in the early hours of July 4, 2016, after more than two weeks of lapsing in a coma, FRAY LORETO CEASAR HUFANA DACANAY, OAR died of brainstem failure due to cerebral toxoplasmosis at Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (or Riverside Medical Center) in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.…

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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

23rd Sunday in OT 4 September 2016 Solemnity of Our Lady of Consolation Reflection: The Lord Jesus invites us today to refresh ourselves in His true teachings. To be a Christian is to be witnesses of Christ’s Paschal Mystery, His life, death, and resurrection. This witnessing is not just by word or idea, it is…

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