By Fr. Roy Cimagala IF we are to be authentic Christians, we have to know how to channel Christ to everyone in every situation. We have to know how to show Christ to everyone. We have to have his mind, his spirit. Our words and deeds, our reactions to things and our behaviour in general
March 28, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The enhanced community quarantine has put so many out of work and are just loafing at home. Some could not resist the temptation to get out of confinement and they got arrested. From the elderly, the most common word they say was “boredom”. This is the first time that people had
March 27, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy We quoted yesterday the message of Our Lady of Fatima calling on the world for penance. Connect this to her message on Oct. 13, 1973, at Akita. Keep in mind this was 45 years ago. Our Lady said “if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible
March 26, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy In its issue of February 26 – April 5, 2020, the National Catholic Register seems to have anticipated the present pandemic and already sent out its warning by quoting St. John Paul II “strong message of Fatima”, of May 13, 1982. The Register said, “it is imperative we pay attention!” because
March 25, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy In the last century, the Blessed Mother appeared in Fatima and in Akita, Japan. The messages of these two apparitions had been discussed at length and we know that several of the messages had been fulfilled but some had been ignored. Pope St. John XXIII in 1959 and Blessed Pope Paul
March 24, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy A tiny virus, invisible to the naked eye has brought the world to its knees. Lives are suddenly disrupted, economies collapsing, and tomorrow is a day to fear. The world knows how this tiny virus spread but not why. And so far, only a few have raised the possibility that God
March 23, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy LifeSiteNews last March 18 cited Cardinals Raymond Burke and Robert Sarah urging Catholics not to lose hope during the global coronavirus pandemic and panic. Cardinal Burke reminded Catholics of the power of prayer and God’s sovereignty, “The prolonged assault of the coronavirus naturally leads to sadness and fear, but we know
March 21, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Almost everybody’s attention is centered on the increasing number of infections and death due to the corona virus pandemic. Except for some recovery for little reasons, there is no cure. A new word, “coronaphobia” entered the world’s vocabulary because of the fear (phobia) that the virus generated. Factually, the fatalities from
March 20, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Today is the feast day of St. Joseph, the husband of Mary and we will miss the traditional celebration by families who symbolically feed the Holy Family. We often anticipate this feast not only for its religious content but for being with friends. But if the Holy Mass can be dispensed
March 19, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The authenticity of these processions that stopped the plague in Rome in the 6th century was underscored in the afternoon of March 15, 2020 as the world reels on the coronavirus that continue to spread and kill. The Vatican reported: “This afternoon, just after 4 PM, Pope Francis left the Vatican
March 18, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Yesterday, I cited Bishop Marian Eleganti, auxiliary bishop in the Swiss Diocese of Chur, who said that he expected a miracle to stop the creeping coronavirus that has caused thousands of deaths, sickness, dislocations and disruptions of our daily lives without an end in sight. Bishop Eleganti cited what two saints
March 17, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The World Health Organization declared that the epicenter of the Covid-19 has shifted from China where it originated to Italy, the European country hardest hit by the virus. Since last week, most of Italy is on lockdown to control the spread of the virus. The Diocese of Rome also announced that
March 16, 2020