Archive for 2020

December 08, 2020

The Dedication of Maam Giovanna Fontanilla (1958-2020): A Eulogy by Rev. Fr. Louie Coronel, OP

THE DEDICATION OF MAAM GIOVANNA FONTANILLA (1958-2020) A Eulogy by Rev. Fr. Louie Coronel, OP Mere words and gestures are not enough to express our gratitude to Assoc. Prof. Giovanna Villarama-Fontanilla, PhD,. APR for her...

Saints

December 05, 2020

Blessed Carlo Acutis: Patron Saint of the Internet

Saints are heroes of the Catholic faith. They lived in holiness dedicated to serving God and spreading the message of salvation. Indeed, many Catholic saints courageously met their deaths simply because of their...

Advent

December 02, 2020

2020 Instructions on the celebration of Aguinaldo Masses, Misa de Gallo or Simbang Gabi during the Pandemic

2020 Instructions on the Celebration of Aguinaldo Masses, Misa de Gallo or Simbang Gabi during the PandemicOne of the powerful expressions of Filipino Catholic faith is the practice of novena Masses (Aguinaldo Masses,...

Dominic

November 29, 2020

St. Dominic de Guzmán: General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI

Anecdotes

November 29, 2020

Class Recitation

ANECDOTE: Class RecitationMe: According to tradition, St. Andrew, the Protoclete (Πρωτόκλητος), whose feast day we celebrate on November 30, was persecuted on a cross of the form called ‘crux decussata’. What letter in...

Anecdotes

November 09, 2020

The Detector

THE DETECTOR Sa tingin ko, isa ako sa mga taong magaling mag-detect kung nananaginip lang ako. Dati napanaginipan ko mala-‘Nightmare on Elm Street’, na-detect ko agad… nagising talaga ako! Dati naman, napanaginipan ko mala-‘Indiana...

Prayer

November 04, 2020

Prayer to St. John Paul II on the occasion of the Centenary of his Birth Anniversary (2020)

100th ANNIVERSARY OF SAINT JOHN PAUL II' S BIRTHPRAYER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Dear brothers and sisters,as we remember the centenary of the birth of Saint John Paul II let us turn to...

Prayer

November 01, 2020

Opening Prayer at the Rector’s Report 2015

Opening Prayer at the Rector’s Report 2015In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen."The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had...

Catechetics

October 29, 2020

Where the Pope is coming from: CBCP Statement on the Pope's Recent Remarks on Same-Sex Civil Unions

Where the Pope is coming fromTo our brothers and sisters in Christ, and to all people of goodwill:A lot of people have sought clarification about the recent remarks Pope Francis had presumably made...

Faith and Science

October 08, 2020

Message of Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (7 Oct 2020)

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISON THE OCCASION OF THE PLENARY SESSIONOF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES7 October 2020 To the Distinguished Membersof the Pontifical Academy of SciencesMeeting in Plenary SessionI offer you...

Trivia

September 27, 2020

The First Santo Domingo Church and Convent in the Philippines (Late 16th century)

THE FIRST SANTO DOMINGO CHURCH AND CONVENTWhen the Dominicans arrived in the Philippines in 1587, they were temporarily lodged at a Franciscan convent until their own convent and church, built in a marshy...

Thomas

September 27, 2020

St. Thomas Aquinas and his Contribution to the Church

"Three things are necessary for our salvation: to know what we ought to believe; to know what we ought to desire; and to know what we ought to do."---St. Thomas AquinasI. The Life...