THIS is the attitude to have in life. First we should have a clear vision of our goal in life, translating that goal into stages. And then let’s stir up all our faculties to achieve that goal. We can take St. Paul’s words as some kind...
A PASSAGE from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans can serve as a graphic description of what is happening in many of the discussions people have about some hot issues. Let’s hope that we can be guided accordingly. “Claiming to be wise, they became...
(Ulahing bahin sa serye) Daghang klaseng panaghiusa. Depende sa mga tawo, sa mga katuyuan, sa mga kahimtang, sa mga kaliwatan. Sa makadaghan, ang maong panaghiusa, dali ra mahilis ug mahunong, madaot ug mamamatay. Kini tungod lamang kay ang sukaranan ug hinungdan mabaw ra ug huyang ug...
What do they have in common? The feast of Christ the King is always celebrated on the last Sunday of October. This year it falls on the 26th of November. The 2017 Mindanao Week of Peace always begins on the last Thursday of November which is...
Our pilgrim mission on earth is a daily summons to share our ‘salt for the earth’ (Mt 5:13) as we endeavor to grow in Jesus’ image. This is a reminder of our stewardship in this world that is shown in sharing one’s gifts and talents...
Archbishop Romulo G. Valles D.D proudly said that in the recently-concluded Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference XVI, everybody gave his/her best and ‘not the second best.’ In his homily at the thanksgiving mass held in San Pablo Church, Matina, Davao City on November 13, Abp. Valles stressed...
Coconut husks are destined to float. So are the stones to sink because everything on earth has its destiny. For example, the month of November allows us to meditate on the last things. And what are those ‘last things?’ Our Catechism tells us that the last...
“Father, what’s the difference between Jesus in Calvary and a painting of Jesus in Calvary?” Chuck snappily asked before the class started. “Obviously, one is historical, and the other is a representation!” I confidently answered. “Nope!” He corrected me. “What then?” “It takes three nails to hang Jesus on...
Should college education in the Philippines be outcome-based? I believe that to some extent we are already into OBE or Outcomes-Based Education especially in the technical courses. Some college educators argue that OBE is already practiced in the form of competency-based learning and performance-based standard. When...
“WHEN I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men to myself.” (Jn 12,32) With these words of Christ, we are given the fundamental law that ought to rule all our attractions, desires and appetites here on earth, whether they are big or...