[caption id="attachment_6043" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo source: The Passion of the Christ (2004)[/caption]"Woman, this is your son." "There is your mother." These are the words of Jesus to His Mother and the disciple whom he loved while he was hanging on the cross. He entrusted the disciple, who...
Many of us have a sincere desire to observe Lent, but later on for some reasons falter. Someone exclaimed about the liturgy, "The Mass is long!" A saint replied, "...
Falling in love is one of the most exciting experiences of life. In conversations with young people, one cannot fail to capture the notable change in their expression and tone of voice. I can only best describe it in the words of a song as...
The fate of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Congress now hangs in the balance. We do not know yet what fate will befall it. But I squirm every time someone says: "the alternative to BBL is war!" Excuse me! Not true. While BBL is the best case...
IT'S always a necessity for us to be able to see the bigger, if not the whole picture, and to avoid getting stuck with the small picture. More than that, we need to see the vital link between the small picture and the big one,...
Sa miaging bulan, saksi ug miduyog kita sa pagduaw ni Santo Papa Francisco kanus-a nakauban nato siya sulod sa lima ka makasaysayan ug makasantos nga mga adlaw niadtong Enero 15-19. Ang tema sa iyang pagbisita nga Kalooy ug Duyogkasakit, nahimo gayud nga kasinatian sa diha...
People tend to take the laws of the gospel for granted, yet they are quite basic and most important for peace and harmony in our world. Jesus teaches us not to judge others but we keep on pointing accusing fingers and guns to shoot at...
On Wednesday, Ash Wednesday signals the beginning of a new liturgical season called Lent. Ash, as a Sacramental is used to excite good thoughts regarding our ultimate destiny with God, thus making ourselves well-disposed in absorbing the Church’s teaching in helping us grow in love,...
WE need to see the unity between heaven and earth, and try our best, with God’s grace, to conform to such reality. Obviously, this unity between heaven and earth will always be a tentative one while we are still here on earth, but we need...
Deep in our hearts we should have the attitude of Jesus, especially in answer to the persistent question: what am I to do or which Church denomination am I to join? Jesus Himself said that: "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find" (Mt. 7:7,...