The Duterte government's war against the violence of drug addiction and drug production is carried out also in a violent way. This violent way is being questioned and debated. And this questioning and debates are somehow tainted with violence. So we are now being confronted...
About 100 persons, composed of Catholic bishops, Muslim ulama, Protestant bishops and pastors together with invited VIPS and guests will hear words of support from Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte. The big event will take place tomorrow September 19 at the Mergrande Ocean Resort in Talomo, Davao City...
The earliest experience of violence by babies happens when their physical needs are neglected like food and drink and physical caress. Non-stop crying of babies is a sign that they are in pain. At an early age, children begin to learn slowly how to think, speak,...
I contradict myself when what I do is the opposite of what I say. For example, I say publicly that we must help the poor, the materially poor, that is, and then ignore the poor Badjao woman who stretches out her hand to me as...
In this column I use the word "dialogue" as a process of interaction among religious leaders. We call this verbal sharing with the words "interfaith dialogue". Now, when these religious leaders engaged in dialogue are followers of Christian faith, be it Catholic or Protestant, we call...
A Philippine Star columnist, Chit Pedrosa, reacting to the statement of Pope Francis that the commandment "Thou shall not kill" is "an absolute value", wrote that the Pope's statement is "confusing". She quoted some bishops who were reported to have said that it is not...
Over the radio last Monday morning July 25, while on EDSA going to Cubao, Quezon City, a commentator was talking about a protest rally of a group criticizing the police indiscriminate killings of innocent people who had nothing to do with drugs. The rallyists were...
Today July 24, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Holy Shrine to Saint Anne in the Parish of Sta. Ana marks its 17th year of existence. It was on 24 July 1999 that the then archbishop of Davao, now archbishop emeritus Fernando. R. Capalla, dedicated the...
The issue that hug the front pages of national dailies, Facebooks, Twitters and TV and radio breaking reports is the issue of drug lords, drug pushers, drug addicts and the war on drugs being relentlessly waged by the Duterte administration. While Duterte supporters are cheering...
Last week I mentioned one reason for respecting life, even that of the sinner and criminal. This is the inherent and inborn goodness the Creator planted in human nature. I also mentioned that if education and formation from infancy to adulthood is adequate in terms of...
