Author: Rev. Fr. James S. Balajadia, J.C.L.

If you have ever had to enroll your children into a CCD program, the pastor or CCD coordinator would have asked for the children’s baptismal certificates. If you have ever…

The matrimonial covenant is a partnership of the whole life between a man and woman, which by its nature is oriented towards the good of the spouses and the procreation…

Jesus told the apostles, “go make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of Holy Spirit.”[1] In Mark’s gospel, the Lord also said,…

In a broad sense, a mixed marriage is one between a Catholic and a non-Catholic. In canon law, there are two types of mixed marriages. The first falls under “Disparity…

Last year, a mother asked me: Can the priest deny my child his first holy communion? The mother shared that her son was diagnosed with a particular mental condition. The priest…

Godparents play a significant role in the Christian upbringing of children. I have heard them referred to as “I sigundu na mañaina” or “second parents” of their godchildren. This article…

“As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.  For in one Spirit we were…

Canon 917 states, “A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the Eucharistic celebration in which…

In the last article, I explained the Church’s judicial process and the meaning of a declaration of nullity/annulment. Now, I would like to outline the five stages of the marriage…

The purpose of this article is to offer a brief introduction to the Church’s judicial process and explain a declaration of marriage nullity, more commonly referred to as an “annulment”.…