There are at the moment several groups nationwide working for system change and regime change. The National Transformation Council (NTC) is one of them. As the NTC becomes more and publicly known, some people’s immediate reaction has often been, "Who are these persons claiming to transform...
Human sa pagsud-ong sa nawong ni Kristo sa krus ug sa pagsabot sa pagpakakabus ni Kristo, mas masabtan na tingali nato gamay ang kahulugan ug katarungan sa atong ginatawag nga Simbahan sa mga Kabus. Ang Simbahan isip lawas ni Kristo - mga sakop ug tugdumala, angayan...
One common denominator of Christian living is actually based on the life and words of Our Lord Jesus Christ who often repeated the axiom “the man who humbles himself shall be exalted but the man who exalts himself shall be humbled” (Lk. 14:11; 18:14). Maybe...
There is so much to celebrate as Davao City turns 78. The city has evolved from a frontier town to a bubbling metropolis that stands out from among many in the world today. Its transformation did not come overnight but had been a slow painstaking...
[caption id="attachment_6140" align="alignleft" width="300"] Modesty is decency.[/caption] "Modesty is decency. It inspires one’s choice of clothing. It keeps silence or reserve where there is evident risk of unhealthy curiosity. It is discreet" (CCC 2522). The season of Lent invites us to become more attentive to the word...
"Bulahan kamong mga kabus kay sa inyo ang Gingharian sa Dios." (Lk 6:20) Ang kasagaran natong nailhan nga mga kabus mao sila nga sa makadaghan gigutom, giuhaw, hubo, nagmasakiton, walay panginabuhi, walay maayong puluyanan, ug walay edukasyon. Kining klaseng kakabus anaa ra sa atong taliwala. Bisan...
Some opponents of Christianity are scandalized by the gentleness of Jesus for allowing His enemies to crucify Him. But let us ask the question: has He not conquered the world by His love? Why is it that Christians are the greater number? None was forced...
To be sure, that's the law that should govern us who, being created in the image and likeness of God who is love, are meant to love and for love. In short, love is the be-all and end-all of our life and our whole being....
I was in Korea these last few days to attend a policy forum on Northeast Asia. Focus was on the "reunification" of a divided Korea: north and south. War divided them years ago. We can learn lessons from them. DMZ---About 40 kilometers from Seoul, capital city...
“Why that smile, Sonny?” I asked my longtime handyman friend. Sonny was a consistently silent and smiling person. But I somehow read something else in that smile he was sporting that day. “Father, I’m so happy to have touched Pope Francis!” He confided in a much softer...