If we look at the liturgical calendar for the Christmas season, we see a chronological succession. We first celebrate the Lord’s birth on Christmas Day, then remember that he belongs to a family in the following Sunday.

Homily of H.E. Most Rev. Charles John Brown D.D., Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines January 1, 2026 | Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori Parish , Barangay Magallanes, Makati City “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son” (Hebrews 1:1) My dear brothers and sisters, in Christ: For me as the Apostolic Nuncio here in the Philippines, it gives me a lot of joy and hap

We are indeed known to be family-oriented — and rightly so. But we also know that family can be lived in two very different ways.

Reflection on St John, Apostle and Evangelist by Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David

Reflection on Christmas Day by Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David

For me as the Apostolic Nuncio here in the Philippines, it's always a great joy for me to come to the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat.

For me as the Apostolic Nuncio here in the Philippines, it makes me very happy to be with all of you this evening, here in Mary, Mother of Hope Chapel, in The Landmark Makati. I'm very grateful to Msgr. Reginald R. Malicdem, the Vicar General and Moderator Curiae of the Archdiocese of Manila, for having invited me.

Today’s gospel is for me one of the most significant episodes in the nativity story, not just because I spent nine years in a seminary that is named after St. Joseph and my ordination anniversary is on the nineteenth of March.

The excitement of the Lord’s coming fills us with joy in this Third Sunday of Advent, which we come to know as Gaudete Sunday.

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent by Fr. Earl A.P. Valdez “Gets ko na!” (I get it!) We commonly say this when we come to understand something clearly, that we have gotten or grasped the idea or reason behind things that we do or things that happen to us. This is, after all, what it means to truly understand something, that unless we have a hold, whether fully or partially, of something that was previously incomprehensible for us, we cannot say that we have truly unde

A personal reflection of a digital missionary on Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle’s Keynote Address at the Asian Mission Congress by Katya Santos

Twenty years ago, the dream of proclaiming the Good News was a tender shoot. Now, it has blossomed into a powerful, multifaceted ministry reaching countless souls. 

by Cardinal Virgilio Pablo David It struck me that Pope Leo’s first journey outside Italy was, in fact, his first visit to Asia—to Turkey and Lebanon, lands that geography classifies as Asian even if our mental maps often file them simply under “Middle East.” (Today’s modern-day Turkey was called Asia Minor in ancient maps.) It is as if the new pope chose to begin his pilgrimage not in the historic centers of Western Christendom, but on Asia’s wounded frontier: where Christia

Today, we begin the Advent season, which also marks a new liturgical year, highlighted by patiently waiting and at the same time preparing for the coming of the Lord.

Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle Keynote Address at The Great Pilgrimage of Hope, Penang, Malaysia, 27 November 2025 At the outset, I would like to thank the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), especially its Office of Evangelization, for organizing this pilgrimage of hope for the peoples of Asia on this Jubilee Year of 2025. When I informed His Holiness Pope Leo XIV of my coming to this assembly, he said, “Greetings and blessings to all!” I also bring you warm gre

The Asian Synodal Journey has begun!

Some Reflections as We Appraoch the COnculusion of the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025, Year of Hope by Fr. Juvelan Paul N. Samia, SDB

In 1925, in that brief period of time that stands between two world wars, Pope Pius XI affirmed through his encyclical Quas Primas the true reign of Christ the King, who is more than any leader, political system, or worldly order. Let me quote section 33, which is a good reminder for us and what should begin our reflection today:

Truth be told, whenever I hear a prophecy or a speculation of when and how the world will end, I find myself amused over the lengths that people will do math and conjure images of how the Lord’s “second coming” will come.

Reflections on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica by Fr Earl Valdez / Dominus Est