WE have to learn when to get personal and when not to. Since we are all persons with a rational nature, we need to deal with each other properly as our nature and dignity demand. To ‘get personal,’ as an expression, has many connotations. But I...
WE need to realize more seriously that more than feeding our body, we actually need to feed our soul which, being the principle of our life, is more important than the body. We are not just a biological being, like the plants and animals. We...
THERE’S an undeniable restlessness when we are truly in love. With love, we cannot afford to remain idle and passive. Love will always set us on fire, making us fervent, passionate, driven, zealous. No difficulty or problem can stop it. Boredom has no place in...
THERE is an interesting episode in the gospel where Christ mentioned the great power of prayer and fasting. It is recorded both in the gospels of St. Matthew (17,14-21) and St. Mark (9,17-21). It is about a man who begged Christ to cast out a...
THAT’S from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (7,29) It means that time is short. It strongly reminds us that we cannot afford to waste time which is a most precious resource we have in fulfilling the ultimate goal of our life. The...
“Adoro te devote, latens Deitas.” So starts that famous Eucharistic hymn composed by St. Thomas Aquinas. It means, “Hidden here before me, Lord, I worship you.” And it continues, “Quae sub his figuris vere latitas,” which means, “Hidden in these symbols, yet completely true.” The words...
IN any group that we may belong to, be it a family, a neighborhood, a class, an office, etc., we should have that concern for one another such that we form one organic whole whose parts or members know what to do and help each...
WE need to know the character of our human acts, i.e., those acts that we do knowingly and willingly. In other words, human acts are those we do freely, for which we are therefore responsible. They have to be distinguished from the acts of man which...
WE obviously have to be governed by the rule of law. Without the law, we can only expect disorder and chaos, and all the forms of injustice. But we need to distinguish between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law, and...
ESPECIALLY in our public discourses regarding ticklish issues, we need to see to it that we are most aware of a persona-non-grata that is called pride. We should keep it at bay, exerting appropriate effort to resist its many strong impulses and urges. Pride always spoils...
