My dear brothers, the Christmas spirit is upon us once again. The season where we rekindle within our hearts the great mystery of Christ’s incarnation by which “though He was in the form of God, did not deem equality with God”, something to be grasped at. Rather he took the [...]
From the Catholic Miscellany GOOSE CREEK—A large crowd packed Immaculate Conception Church on Dec. 6 to support a new priest and transitional deacon, both of whom were ordained by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone. Father Rafael Padron Hernandez was ordained to the priesthood and Rev. Mr. Ronie Ramirez Lorcha to the [...]
Habari za Nairobi, Kenya? means What is the news in Nairobi, Kenya? or How was Nairobi, Kenya? (not Literal in meaning from the local dialect: Kiswahili). These words were asked several times to me by my fellow brothers in community, my spiritual fathers, missionaries who are working here in Kenya, [...]
(Reflections on Clinical Pastoral Education) It was a very grace-filled opportunity that from this past July to September, I was able to nourish and vivify my life as an Adorno, a Eucharist in action, when I attended and experienced the Clinical-Pastoral Education at Manila Doctors Hospital. This program was very [...]
On June 4, 2019, Feast of Saint Francis Caracciolo, the Adorno Fathers and Brothers were proud to celebrate the Simple Profession of Vows of our two novices, Hanjam Eugene Habitan and Jordan Valencia. Hanjam Eugene is from Legazpi, Albay and Jordan is from Maragondon, Cavite. The celebration began at 5:00 [...]
Seek first the Kingdom of God and the rest will be added on to you… One of the presumed thoughts that always come to mind is that travel is for leisure, vacation or recreation. With regards to us, we were aware that this was not the case; our trip was [...]
In every part of the world, people are unique in terms of their culture, language, and worship. Sacred rituals are part of the life of an individual society where they express their gratefulness and praise to God whom they believe is the reason of their daily existence in this world. [...]
In January of 2015, Pope Francis stated that “In the family, we learn to embrace and support one another, to discern the meaning of facial expressions and moments of silence, to laugh and cry together….This greatly helps us to understand the meaning of communication as recognizing and creating closeness.” We can [...]
(Trani 1597 - Palermo 3.VIII.1624 cf. Piselli, N.H., pp. 172-176) Born and raised in a noble and deeply Christian family, Bernardino moved to Naples to study Law and at the same time, he made particular progress in the Law of the Lord as he began at-tending the association established in [...]
As I am traveling back to the United States from a 10-day visit to our missions in Africa, I cannot help but to thank the good Lord for the opportunity He has given me to venture into this memorable visit. I also would like to thank our Father General, Fr. [...]