The devil and us
WE should never take the devil for granted. They are always around, ever scheming and plotting against us in many, many ways, and often in a manner that is so subtle that we may not even notice him. As St. Peter would put in his...
Category Archives: Opinion
Piety in body and soul
WE have to make sure that our piety and our devotion to God and everything related to him has to involve both the body and soul. It has to involve our whole person. It just cannot be purely spiritual or purely material. It just cannot...
Media and information literacy
WE need to have due concern for this matter. We are now in a fast-moving-and-evolving digital world and we cannot afford to be ignorant and illiterate in its ways. We have to level up. As described by Wikipedia, the purpose of being information and media literate...
New Evangelizers – Migrants
Statistics will tell us that more than ten million Filipinos work abroad, not counting those who have finally settled in the countries of their choice. Also, the huge amount of money sent by them year on year continuously supports our economy. We also know the...
Ang Kwaresma
Mensahe ni Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, D.D. alang sa pagsaulog sa Kwaresma Ang kwaresma panahon kini sa pagpangandam, mao na ang iyang basic nature, kining mga adlawa is a time of preparation. Unsay pangandaman nato? Pangandaman nato nga andam kita gayud nga musulod sa paghandom sa...
Lest we forget…
Last Wednesday, March 6, was Ash Wednesday. This day begins the Church's traditional observance of the 40 Days of Lent or Tempus Quadragessima in Latin. It is commonly called in English, Lenten Season. On Ash Wednesday the young and not-so-young adult Catholics below 60 years of age...
Dedicated to all women out there
As the world observes March as the international women’s month, let this column of mine be a tribute to all women out there. Let me start by saying that behind every successful man there is always a woman, yes, a mother, a sister, a friend,...
Susanna: A good model to women
March is women's month, as women we play various roles in our society. Nowadays, we have more women who excel in their fields of endeavors. As such, women are more vocal in asserting their rights. And with this much is expected from them. Women also look...
God, not us, defines man
YES, indeed! Only God fully knows who man is, who we really are. Being our creator, he is the only one who can capture our entire essence, not only in the macro level but also in the micro, not only in the general aspects of...
Crucifixion time again
WITH new scandals assailing parts of the Church today (mainly in the US), we are reminded that we are into another round of crucifixion time for our Mother, the Church. We should not be surprised anymore by this development. But we should be prepared to...