WORD ALIVE The 34th Sunday is the feast of Christ the King. When Jesus was crucified, a crude, wooden sign (caratola) was nailed over his head with the inscription INRI, which in Latin means “Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum.” In English, “Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews.” Is Christ really...
WORD ALIVE In this Sunday gospel, Jesus says, “No servant can serve two masters – ‘God and mammon’ that is, wealth as an evil influence.” (Lk 16,13). It is because in practical life, money is important. A witty guy once said: “Peo-ple say, ‘Money is the root of all evils,’ but they...
BUTUAN CITY – Search teams have recovered two more bodies at the landslide site in Sitio Tagbulakan, Barangay Mahayahay, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, bringing the total number of recovered remains to five. Only one person of the six initially reported missing remains unaccounted for, San Luis...
BUTUAN CITY – Three persons were killed in a landslide in San Luis town, Agusan del Sur province. The search team recovered the remains of another victim around 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The identity of the victim was still being withheld as of posting time pending confirmation from family...
WORD ALIVE The gospel message this Sunday recalls the Lord choosing his twelve apostles. He says, “The harvest is great but the laborers are few.” Someone confided to his friend that there will always be “few laborers” if the Catholic Church does not abolish it’s rule of celibacy. To...
WORD ALIVE Once a pious woman who was bringing a bunch of novena-booklets to church met the parish priest. He asked, “Who is your favorite saint?” “Of course, I like the Blessed Virgin Mary best! But I also like her sister!” “Her sister? Who is she?” “Of...
WORD ALIVE There was a “fake news” that Jesus Christ had risen from the dead because the grave was borrowed. The wealthy owner, Joseph of Arimathea, was getting it back allegedly since he needed it. That’s not true. Jesus wanted to prove what he predicted and promised that he would rise on...
WORD ALIVE There was a “fake news” that Jesus Christ had risen from the dead because the grave was borrowed. The wealthy owner, Joseph of Arimathea, was getting it back allegedly since he needed it. That’s not true. Jesus wanted to prove what he predicted and promised that he would rise on...
WORD ALIVE It's been related that while Father (later Bishop) Fulton Sheen was giving a public lecture, explaining Jonah and his mission, a heckler from the audience harrased him to the point of being disrespectful. The young fellow expressed cynical doubt whether God could make Jonah live...
WORD ALIVE Christ’s rising from death is the Father’s seal of approval on his life and work. As St. Paul puts it, “If Christ has not risen, in vain is our preaching and your believing in it” (Read 1 Cor 15,13). In other words, faith in God, our prayers, our striving to do good would all be...
WORD ALIVE Palm Sunday is called “Domingo de Ramos” or Mahal na Araw. It’s the start of Holy Week, in local parlance, “Mahal na Araw.” “Mahal” does not mean nag-mahal ang halaga ng gasolina at mga bilihin. (‘Mahal’ does not mean the price of gasoline and commodities rose...
WORD ALIVE There’s an amusing story in today’s gospel on the adulterous woman. When Jesus said in defense of the woman against her accusers: “He who has no sin among you let him cast the first stone,” there was a cold silence. The silence was broken when a stone was thrown in the...
