Reflection by Fr. Earl Valdez for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Icon of the Sermon on the Mount | Photo from The Whole Counsel of God Part of our language and worldview as Filipino Catholics is our recognition of the many things that we receive in life as “blessings.” Whether it’s money, property, an opportunity, or mere luck, there is this innate recognition that we do not really deserve some things and yet we get to receive them in our lives. And in a way, there is an

He is called the Angelic Doctor, "Doctor Angelicus," for his theological brilliance and clarity and for his purity of life. One of the Church's greatest theologians and philosophers, St. Thomas Aquinas is the Patron Saint of all Catholic educational institutions.

The Church, through the Code of Canon Law, states that every baptized Catholic has the right to receive the Holy Eucharist.

Magbagong buhay ka na. We often hear this when other people, especially those whom we know, tell us to change our ways for our own good.

Some Notes on St. Francis de Sales -- He was born at Thorens in the Duchy of Savoy, 21 Aug 1567, and died at Lyons, 28 Dec 1622. His parents belonged to old Savoyard aristocratic families.

The Feast of the Santo Niño was joyfully and colorfully celebrated at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Abu Dhabi, as devotees gathered in faith, thanksgiving, and festive spirit, especially among the Filipino community.

The Jubilee Year celebrations for the 8th Centenary of St. Francis' Transitus Officially Opens in the Philippines

We thank and praise God who has gathered us as a Church, as a community of faith, at this Eucharistic celebration, within which we are already participating in the Ordination to the Episcopacy, the Episcopal Ministry of Reverend Father Samuel Naceno Agcaracar, SVD. He is here. Salamat dumating ka. He could have escaped.

On November 21, 2025, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Rev. Fr. Samuel Naceno Agcaracar, S.V.D., member of the Society of the Divine Word, until now rector of the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City, Philippines as the new Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Philippines.

Pope Leo XIV blesses the Sto Niño image from Cebu | Dominus Est

It seems that the Christmas season truly ends on the Feast of the Sto. Nino, which many churches and communities celebrate anytime between the second and the last Sunday of January (although there are some who still extend it to the presentation of the Lord, on the Feast of Candles or the Candelaria). 

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.