WE have to be humble enough that our certainties can never cope with the mysteries of life. No matter how objective and scientific these certainties are derived, no matter how deep and exhaustive our philosophies, theologies and ideologies are made, our certainties just cannot take...
PRAYER FOR HEALING OF OUR PEOPLE Heavenly Father, our city is wounded in its soul. Our people’s wounds are deep and wide. These wounds are the hatred and dislike of drug addicts and drug pushers, the senseless disregard of due process of law, the violent killing...
I BELIEVE that we should arouse in everyone the need to develop a sense of vocation. I believe that this is something that has to be pushed consistently nowadays since there is a lot of ignorance and indifference to this need which is actually basic...
Although there are predictable disasters like typhoons and heavy rains, there are also unpredictable ones like earthquakes and fire. That is why, it always pays to be alert and awake at all times because even if we have drills, it is different when real disasters...
Mentors and coaches strive to identity their clients’ most positive traits and how these can be improved. Naturally, they also have to spot what are the common snags and pitfalls, experienced in work and social dealings, that hinder their positive points from developing. In the process...
WE need to appreciate the power of silence, the silence of Christ, the silence of God. It is definitely not the silence of the dumb, the damned and defeated, the mute, the coward, the lukewarm, the complacent, the self-satisfied, etc. It is the powerful, wise...
A close friend shared a story about her son. When he lost his front tooth, they told him that he could keep it under his pillow. “Why?” “So the tooth fairy can come and get it,” they explained. “Then what?” “She will exchange it with a gift!” Her son excitedly...
GIVEN our personal needs and those of the others, as well as the many conditions and varying circumstances in our life, and most of all, our ultimate goal which is spiritual and supernatural, we have to learn how to move both fast and slow in...
“Tap! Tap! Tap!” A child appeared behind the slightly tinted car window. The traffic is rather heavy, I lowered the window and began a lively conversation with the boy. “What’s your name, where do you study, how many siblings do you have, etc.” He answered my questions cheerfully...
INDEED, where has this virtue gone? It has been missing for quite a while. Let’s hope it has not become extinct yet. We actually need it especially these days when we seem to be deteriorating into a world of constant quarreling, bashing, slamming, fault-finding, mudslinging,...
