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Happy Catechetical Month to all our dedicated and generous Catechists. I thank you sincerely for your service to faith formation in this Archdiocese. Read More →

“If we pray the Our Father sincerely we leave individualism behind because the love that we receive frees us from it. The ‘Our’ at the beginning of The Lord’s Prayer, like the ‘us’ of the last four petitions, excludes no one. If we are to say it truthfully our divisions and opposition Read More →

The Sacrament of Confirmation gives us spiritual strength just as the Sacrament of the Eucharist provides spiritual nourishment. At Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Parish in San Fernando, preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation begins at age 13 and is not only intended to enable the Read More →

It is not often that the Sunday readings of Ordinary Time are replaced by the readings associated with particular saints, but this weekend is one such occasion. The feast that we celebrate today is in fact a Solemnity – a feast of the highest rank in the liturgical calendar.  What can Read More →

“Me, a catechist? Not at all.  I ‘fraid.” Why? To many, the vocation of the catechist can be scary. Perhaps one of the reasons is found in Matthew 18:1-10 and particularly in 18:6 where Jesus says, “But anyone who is an obstacle to bring down any one of these little ones who have fait Read More →

This week we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi.  It is traditionally celebrated on the Thursday after the feast of the Holy Trinity to commemorate the institution of the Blessed Sacrament.  A public procession is held in most parishes and the Blessed Sacrament is carried through t Read More →

Pentecost is a special feast for Christians.  It is when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, and comes 50 days after the start of Easter.  The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Blessed Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Read More →

Resurrect Your Faith, organised by the Catechetical Coordinators of the Suburban Vicariate, began on Saturday, May 3. This faith enrichment experience for adults, as well as catechists interested in completing the Basic Faith Formation courses, was held at the parish hall of Mary Imma Read More →

Conclusion of an article by Evangeline Davis, Archdiocesan Catechetical Office. When Duke sang “Morality Gone”, he was recalling a time when morality was a way of life and when parents taught their children all the good values. Back then, it was an almost natural occurrence because of Read More →

In a recent group conversation, one person mentioned that he uses his cellphone to call his mother who’s just upstairs of their home. Technology has contributed to the erosion of the moral fibre of our society. Communication technology diminishes face-to-face contact which is importan Read More →