On April 21, 2025, the world mourned the passing of Pope Francis, a pontiff whose humility, compassion, and tireless advocacy for the mar...

In 2017, while serving as parish priest, a touching moment unfolded that would forever stay in my heart. Just before the 7:30 AM Mass, anoth...

Me: According to tradition, St. Andrew, the Protoclete (Πρωτόκλητος), whose feast day we celebrate on November 30, was persecuted on a cros...

THE DETECTOR (10 Nov 2020) The night before, I was up late preparing the texts for a College Mass. It was already 11:00 pm when I finally wr...

During my usual Sunday morning walk, I decided to drop by Starbucks for a light breakfast. I ordered their "Perfect Oatmeal" along...

MY TATAY IS A SPARTAN:  A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AMIDST THE MAYHEM    Jeromel N. Candido      When super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) w...

During a canonical interview for the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, I asked the groom: Priest: Ano ang nakita mo sa babaing ito na siya ang p...

by Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R., The Sower's Seeds Once the great St. Anthony of the Desert was relaxing with his disciples outside ...

Penitent : Father, di po ako marunong magkumpisal. (Father, I don't know how to confess.) FLC : Wag, ka matakot. Okey lang yan. Mahalaga...

Studying in Rome is, indeed, a challenging endeavor. That's why during break time in between periods, I never fail to say a little pr...

Sometimes life can be so confusing. One does not where to enter a situation; or, as the case maybe, to exit.  A young man once had a...

During one of the gatherings of priests and laypeople, I found myself standing in line for lunch, surrounded by the lively chatter of the co...

We grew up in a simple barangay called " Lolomboy " in Bocaue, Bulacan. Our parents lived there since the late 1960s. After Typhoo...

It’s fascinating how dreams can transport us beyond the confines of our imagination, even allowing us to encounter holy figures who have lon...