(This is a Gospel Reflection on John 3:13-17) Every time I face the mirror with my religious habit (cassock) on, I see two realities of my person: a person so weak and many times have fallen short of loving God but also a person so loved...
In the Ordo for the use of the dioceses of the Philippines we read: Today’s feast celebrates a double anniversary. In Jerusalem, Constantine erected a round church, the Anastasis, above the empty grave of Jesus, and a basilica, the Martyrium; in the square between the two churches, a shrine,...
THEY don’t seem to get along well. But that’s the challenge. How to make our adolescent boys and girls develop and practice piety is actually a grave concern for everyone, especially for the parents, teachers, and others like priests, counsellors, etc. We need to give due...
POPE SPEAKS --- I listened intently to what Pope Francis told the world’s youth through cyberspace in a recent internet dialogue with youngsters. He spoke in native Spanish with an interpreter. His simple message: build bridges and not walls. Bridges connect, walls divide. Amen.. xxxxx MEDIA WATCHDOG...
If you read the story of the Israelite people in the Bible, you will see how they came to different places and situations before they reached the Promised Land, the present place of Jerusalem. This was one phenomenon of their experiences that the more they...
Dear Fr. Ritsche, I enjoyed reading this article of Fr. Roy Cimagala and wrote my reaction to it. However, I really don’t know if there is a length requirement to this. I find my response a bit long. Is it alright to post this? Thanks so...
“Father, what’s malansa?” Sherby, a grade three student asked. “It means stinky, smelling like fish, or …,” I remembered I also once asked my father about the same word. “Oh! It means that?” “Why do you ask, Sherb?” “’Coz, the Rizal hero said that if you don’t like to...
BEYOND LIMITS --- With all the incompetence it has shown over these years, including the violation of the Constitution in the handling of public funds, Malacanang still has the temerity to give the public the impression that its present occupants want to extend their stay...
(In 4 parts) The Date, 27 August 2014, should be considered unprecedented and historic. It has never happened before and it was an event with significant consequences for the future of our country. I was there and was one of the 5 speakers. I also signed...
What gift can you give Our Lady on the occasion of her birthday? If you have not thought of it yet, you still have time. Tomorrow, September 8, is the feast day of her birth. A heartfelt greeting, sincere and true, is most fitting. But in...