Bishop Julito Cortes re-emphasized in his homily the six areas of concern for the Diocese of Dumaguete in its role of evangelization and spreading the faith, while involving the communities. “We look forward to the future with hope”, he said, as he presided over the concelebrated mass Tuesday in celebration of the 60 th founding anniversary of the diocese. Cortes said the six areas are renewed evangelization of Christian communities; an integrated liberation that promotes justice, solidarity, charity, and love of preference for the poor; empowerment of the laity, guided by the principles of participation and communion, with emphasis on the youth of today; a renewed clergy and the religious; collaboration and sharing of charisms in the spirit of co-responsibility and recognition of another's giftedness in building the Church and fulfilling its mission; and the formation of the Basic Ecclesial Communities, or BECs. Continue reading...
