San Isidro Labrador Parish-Columbio

01/03/2026

03.01.2026

Grateful to the goodness and kindness of Most Rev. Jose Colin M. Bagaforo, DD, for the Turnover and Blessing of Bishop's Alay Pabahay to Kuya Marlie Escalante& family and Kuya Agrifino &Family.

Blessed by God's grace through your hands, Bishop!

To the Bayanihan Team—Mabuhay kayo! Congratulations, everyone! 🙏✨💪❤️

02/02/2026

Pastoral Appeal | On Responsible Garbage Management

Today, I would like to express my full support for the initiatives of our City Government in addressing the serious problem of garbage management in Cebu.

But I would also like to say something very important, something very simple, and something very true: The real solution to the garbage problem is not in machines. It is in changing habits.

No technology, no equipment, no landfill, no budget will ever be enough if our daily habits remain the same.

Because garbage is not first a city problem. Garbage is a lifestyle problem.

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Garbage begins at home

Most of the waste we see on the streets did not begin there. It began inside homes.

It began when we did not segregate.It began when we used plastic without thinking. It began when we threw something away carelessly, believing it would simply “disappear.”

But nothing truly disappears. It only goes somewhere else—to rivers, to seas, to dumpsites, and eventually back to us.

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This is a moral and spiritual responsibility

As Christians, we believe that creation is a gift from God entrusted to us. We are not owners of this earth. We are stewards. To throw garbage irresponsibly is not only bad citizenship. It is poor stewardship. It is forgetting that God entrusted this beautiful island of Cebu to our care.

Caring for the environment is not optional for Christians. It is part of our faith.

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Small habits, big impact

The solution is not complicated:
• Segregate waste at home
• Reduce single-use plastics
• Reuse what can still be used
• Compost biodegradable waste
• Teach children to be disciplined with trash

These are small acts. But when done by thousands of families every day, they become powerful.

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A call to our parishes, schools, and communities

I ask our parishes, schools, religious communities, and organizations to lead by example:
• Practice proper waste segregation
• Avoid plastic in parish events
• Teach environmental responsibility in catechism and classrooms
• Show that faith and care for creation go together

Let our churches be models of discipline and responsibility.

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A shared responsibility

I humbly ask every Cebuano Catholic: Do not wait for the government to solve this problem for you. Be part of the solution.

Because the cleaner Cebu we desire will not come from machines. It will come from changed hearts and changed habits.

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Let us remember:

The real solution to the garbage problem is not in machines. It is in changing habits.

May our love for God be seen in the way we care for His creation. May our faith be seen in the discipline of our daily actions.

And may future generations inherit a Cebu that is cleaner, healthier, and more beautiful than the one we have today.

With my prayers and blessings,

+Alberto S. Uy
Archbishop of Cebu

12/01/2026

Grateful Hearts! 🙏

A heartfelt Thank You to Municipal Mayor Hon. Amirh M. Musali and Chief of Police PMaj. Joemari Y. Cua for their unwavering support during the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival, Adoration and Congress (DERAC) on December 7-8, 2025, in Amas, Kidapawan City.

They received the Plaque of Appreciation, personally signed by His Excellency, Most Rev. Jose Colin M. Bagaforo, DD, Bishop of Kidapawan, and presented by Rev. Fr. Ismael A. Del Rosario, DCK, Columbio Parish Administrator.

Your steadfast commitment strengthens our faith community! God bless you both!🙏🙏

17/12/2025

Pray for Priests Who Are Tired and Those Tempted in Their Vocation

Let us remember in our prayers the priests who carry the heavy burdens of their vocation—the exhaustion that cannot simply be relieved by rest or time away. They bear the worries, pains, and sorrows of those who turn to them for guidance, becoming vulnerable as they serve as sources of hope and encouragement.

Pray that they may persevere faithfully in their vocation, offering the sacraments generously to the faithful, and remain steadfast in holiness. May they resist every temptation—whether of money, lust, popularity, disobedience, or worldly pleasures—and remain true to Christ’s call.

As they navigate the demands of ministry and face their own struggles, let us pray that they find strength in prayer, joy in their service, and unwavering courage to continue shepherding their flock with love and dedication.

Pray for them, as they continually pray for us.

BimbyMacbs
Catholic Tradition & Evangelization

17/12/2025

👉Yes, tax-exempt ang Simbahan — pero HINDI ang mga miyembro. Kaya tama lang ang panawagan sa Rally.

"Think before you post."

Hindi ibig sabihin na dahil Katoliko, INC, Baptist o anu kaman, exempted ka na sa pagbabayad ng buwis.
Wala pong ganon sa Biblia, wala rin sa batas, at wala rin sa turo ng Simbahan.

In fact, inuutos mismo ng Simbahang Katolika na MAGBAYAD NG BUWIS ang mga miyembro.

👉Sabi ng Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2240:

“Submission to authority and co-responsibility for the common good make it morally obligatory to pay taxes.”

Ibig sabihin:
Kung Kristiyano ka — obligado kang magbayad ng buwis.
Ito ay bahagi ng iyong tungkulin bilang anak ng Diyos at mamamayan ng bansa.

👉Diretsong utos ni Cristo:

“Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God.”
— Matthew 22:21

Hindi sinabi ni Jesus na “Tax-free kayo basta religious.”
Ang malinaw ay: bayaran ang dapat bayaran.

👉Bakit tax-exempt ang Simbahan bilang institusyon?

Nakasulat mismo sa 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article VI, Section 28(3):

“Churches… and all lands, buildings and improvements actually, directly, and exclusively used for religious, charitable, or educational purposes shall be exempt from taxation.”

Bakit exempt?

Dahil ang Simbahan ay:

✅hindi negosyo
✅hindi profit-driven
✅at ang misyon nito ay public good: education, charity, worship, feeding programs, schools, hospitals, etc.

Kaya tinuturing ng Estado na public service ang tunay na gawain ng Simbahan.

Pero tandaan:
EXEMPTION LANG ITO SA RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE USE.

👉Kailan nagbabayad ng tax ang Simbahan? (YES, pwede silang ma-tax)
✔ 1. Kung may commercial activity

Halimbawa:
✅renta ng building
✅commercial parking
✅dormitory na pang-negosyo
✅properties for profit

Kapag negosyo = may tax.

✔ 2. Kung pinaghahalo ang religious at business use

Halimbawa:
✅kalahati simbahan
✅kalahati pinaparentahan
Ang religious side = exempt
Pero ang commercial side = taxable

✔ 3. Kung hindi maayos ang registration

Hindi registered as non-profit?
Puwedeng mawalan ng exemption.

5. May internal tax din sa loob ng Simbahan (Canon Law)

Ayon sa Canon Law 1254, 1260, 1263:
✅may karapatan ang Simbahan mag-levy ng ecclesiastical tax
✅ang mga parokya at institutions ay nag-aambag sa Diocese

pero ito ay panloob, hindi tax mula sa gobyerno

Ibig sabihin:
May sariling sistema ng financial responsibility ang Simbahan.

👉Ang miyembro ng Simbahan? HINDI EXEMPT SA TAX

Catholic ka man o hindi,
INC ka man o Muslim,
Agnostic ka man o Born Again —

👉LAHAT NG MAMAMAYAN ay obligado magbayad ng buwis.

Walang relihiyon na nakakapag-exempt sa isang indibidwal.

17/12/2025

𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛? ⛪📖

One of the most common assumptions in modern Christianity—especially among Protestants—is that the Bible came first, and that the Church somehow sprang from it. This idea feels intuitive today because we live in a world where the Bible is printed, bound, indexed, and easily accessible.

But historically, biblically, and logically, this assumption is completely false.

👉 The Catholic Church came first.
👉 The Bible is a document of the Church.

⛪ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄

Jesus Christ did not come down from heaven carrying a New Testament.

He did not write a book.

📌 He founded a Church.

> “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩.” (𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 16:18)

Christ established a visible, teaching Church with authority. He commissioned the apostles to preach, not to write:

> “𝘎𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴…” (𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 28:19)

For over 300 years, the Catholic Church existed without a formally defined New Testament. Christians baptized, celebrated the Eucharist, ordained bishops, defended doctrine, and even died as martyrs—without owning a Bible as we know it today.

❌ No table of contents
❌ No leather-bound New Testament
❌ No “Bible-only” Christianity

Yet the Church flourished.

📖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

The Bible did not fall from the sky.
It did not magically assemble itself.

The Bible is a collection of books, written over centuries, preserved, discerned, and canonized by the Catholic Church.

Many New Testament books:
📌 Do not name their authors
📌 Were written decades after Christ
📌 Were debated and disputed (Hebrews, James, Revelation, 2 Peter, Jude)

Some books were accepted in some churches and rejected in others. Others were read publicly in worship but later excluded. Without an authoritative Church, no one could know with certainty which books were inspired.

It was the Catholic Church, through her bishops and councils (Rome 382, Hippo 393, Carthage 397 & 419), that:

✔️ Collected the writings
✔️ Tested them against apostolic teaching
✔️ Selected which were inspired
✔️ Canonized the 27 books of the New Testament

The same Church Protestants now accuse of corruption is the very Church that gave them the Bible.

🏛️ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇

Sacred Scripture itself tells us where authority resides:

> “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩.” (1 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺 3:15)

Notice carefully:

📌 Scripture does not say the Bible is the pillar and foundation of truth
📌 It says the Church is

📖 The Bible points to the Church, not away from it.

📜 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇, 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃

The idea that “the Church comes from the Bible” is a 16th-century invention. For the first 1,500 years of Christianity, no Christian believed in Sola Scriptura.

Ask a simple question:

❓ How do you know which books belong in the Bible?

The Bible does not list its own contents.
There is no inspired table of contents.

If one rejects the authority of the Catholic Church, then one has no rational basis for accepting the New Testament canon at all.

To accept the Bible while rejecting the Church that defined it is like:
⚖️ Trusting a verdict while denying the court
📜 Accepting a constitution while rejecting the authority that ratified it

🔥 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃; 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐀𝐒

Historically:

✔️ The Church existed before the Bible
✔️ The Church existed without a Bible
❌ The Bible has never existed without the Church

Every Bible on earth today is a Catholic artifact, whether acknowledged or not.

✝️ 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

The Bible is precious. Catholics love Sacred Scripture.
📖 We read it at every Mass
📖 We preserve it
📖 We defend it
📖 We proclaim it

But we do not separate it from the Church that Christ founded.

❌ The Bible did not create the Church
✅ The Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, gave birth to the Bible

And Scripture itself confirms this truth:

> “The Church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.”
(1 Timothy 3:15)

⛪ The Church came first.
📖 The Bible came from the Church.
🔥 Both stand together—never in opposition—just as Christ intended.

17/11/2025

17/11/2025

“The deeper I dug into Scripture to refute Catholicism, the more Catholic I became.” – Tim Staples

Tim Staples didn’t set out to join the Catholic Church. He set out to disprove it.
But Scripture, history, and honest study led him somewhere he never expected—home to the Church Christ founded.

From anti-Catholic preacher to one of the most respected Catholic apologists today, his journey reminds us:
If you sincerely seek the truth, the truth will lead you.

15/11/2025

WISDOM, THE BOOK THE WORLD TRIED TO ERASE
A powerful reflection on the Book of Wisdom — the ancient Scripture every Christian once read, quietly removed in the 1500s, yet still speaking with clarity to the modern world. This piece reveals why Wisdom was lost, why it matters, and how its voice continues to rise at every Catholic altar today.

Read the full article at http://www.catholic365.com/article/56406/wisdom-the-book-the-world-tried-to-erase.html

12/11/2025

Caritas Philippines clarified it is not involved in nor endorsing any rally or public gathering reportedly set for Nov. 16–18, 2025, according to its president, Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo.