Why do we sin?
I suppose the most direct answer is because we misuse or abuse our freedom. Instead of using it to love God and others as we are clearly commanded to do, we use it to love our own selves or to do our own will. Obviously, there...
Category Archives: Opinion
Our greatest gift
CHRISTMAS, of course, is unavoidably associated with gift-giving. And that’s simply because Christmas is a season of love—the very love of God who in redeeming us has given us his Son as a gift. We could have no greater gift than God giving his Son...
Special Christmas Wish
Merry Christmas! Greeting cards have all been sent. Christmas rush is through. But Davao Catholic Herald (DCH) still has one wish to make, a special one for everyone -- SocCom writers, contributors, column writers, subscribers, and advertisers. In this season of love, gift-giving, reunions, and parties, the...
The Beauty of Christmas!!!
Three exclamation points are not enough to express the inexpressible joy of a columnist like me, nor does the entire column Shalom. But I put them here to show that our immediate reaction as soon as we see the word Christmas is -- joy. Yes, Christmas...
The family mission
The Son of God whose birthday we celebrate on Christmas day was born into a family in Nazareth, the greatest Gift of God to uplift sinful humanity. God Himself chose to come into the world in a human family which He himself formed. The family...
On Growing Old and Gray Hair
December is a special month for me for it is my birth month. Aside from that, it also coincides with the birth month of our Lord, Jesus Christ that which make it extra special. I usually celebrate my birthday by attending mass to thank God for...
#HushTag
Enter the hashtag! Nosebleed: “It is a metadata label extensively used by social networks and microblogging services. It helps users to fish concrete topics and trends within the vast oceans of the internet.” Due to its widespread use over the internet, hashtag was finally added to...
Maranatha!
It means "Come, Lord Jesus" or "the Lord is coming." This Aramaic word appears in the Book of Revelation (22,20) to express the desire for the speedy coming for the second time of Christ, our Savior and King. It also appears in the first letter of...
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
There in the States, they make a big stir over which is more proper to say: Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? It stems from what they call as the “war on Christmas” that to my mind has religious, political and ideological undertones. Apparently there are...
The sacredness of our work
That's true. Our work, any kind of work as long as it is an honest work, can and should be considered as sacred. And the reason is simple. Given the way we are-that we are creatures of God made in his image and likeness and...