“So guys,” the teacher asked the class, “what would be the opposite of selfish?” The class became silent for a few second. Then one boy raised his hand. “Yes, Dave, would you like to try?” “Teacher Erika, is it soulfish?” he answered softly. His classmates eyed him with a...
We have the tendency to apply to ourselves the adage, ‘Birds of a feather flock together,’ which is unfair to both the birds and us, for the simple reason that we are not birds, and birds are not men. We are expected, nay, obliged, to...
Jesus preached to the poor. He died poor. He suffered for us the ignominious death on the cross. Yet His was the way that brought salvation. The ideologists say: “Be tough, radical and clench-fisted.” The Christian: “Be not overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.” And...
Many of our liturgically-minded priests, religious and laity may be confused by the title of this column. It seems to contradict the rubrics or guidelines of the liturgy. Rubrics, the sentences in red in the Ordo, suggest that during Lent and most especially during Holy...
Hapit na ang Semana Santa. Dunay usa ka selebrasyon nianang panahona nga kasagaran dili matagaan og dakong bili bisan sa mga hingtungdan. Kini mao ang gitawag nga Misa sa Krisma. Kasagaran ginasaulog kini sa Huwebes Santo sa buntag, apan tungod sa kalayo sa pipila ka...
Graduation day ushers in more formal wear displays in malls, busier days for dressmakers and tailors, promos on beauty treatments from parlours and salons, and a little more expensive flowers. Despite these expenses, parents, grandparents, or those who sent them to school, are...
While our AFP is now busy and preoccupied running after Muslim rebels and armed groups in Central Mindanao, expect more incidents involving the CPP-NPA-NDF within the next few days nationwide. NDF is marking its anniversary on March 29 and this is their way of telling...
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...
