Retelling Christ’s story
OUR mission as present-day Catholics is to retell the story of Christ in our modern context and to proclaim with profound conviction the constant and unfailing presence of God in the life of His church, […]
Simple and Humble Thoughts
On Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit
In this edition of the Estenews, I would like to share with you my very memorable experience with Pope Francis during our Ad Limina visit. We, the Bishops from the Visayas and Bicol regions, were […]
Lay Empowerment
OUR experience tells us that many of our lay faithful, young and adults, have already shown maturity in their faith. One indicator is the fact that they show a high degree of volunteerism […]
Church of the poor
AT the start of this year 2019, we look within and around ourselves to find new opportunities to live our personal mission within our communal mission as Church. One particular invitation that we recognize is […]
Advocacy for transformative elections
By Bishop Crispin B. Varquez From the time of Creation, God ordained that human beings take responsibility over those who or which are entrusted to them. God instructed Adam and Eve to have dominion over […]
Month of saints and the rosary
By Bishop Crispin B. Varquez IN this month of October, we celebrate the feast days of many great saints who teach us about the value of true wealth over material possessions. First, we have St. […]