WE need to know the real essence of love, its true and ultimate dimensions, its theoretical and practical implications, its source, power and goal, its pattern, ways and manifestations. Though it is an endless exercise, it would always be worthwhile since from that effort is derived...
RUMOR --- We should not swallow “hook, line and sinker” this rumor about alleged recruitment of our local muslim boys in Mindanao by the terrorist group in the Middle East called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, for short) for training purposes. This is...
We must remember that our life here on earth is just a temporal passage towards an eternal existence in another life which would constitute either the reward or punishment, depending on how we lived our existence on this earth. Nobody doubts this life is temporal...
This is the second formula for peace in nos. 226-230 of the pope’s first papal exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium. Before summarizing this second formula, I must say that I am struck by the pope’s insight on reality. He says in the opening paragraph that if we ignore...
As vocation month is celebrated every September, let us rediscover our vocation in life—as what God wants us to do. God has called us to three forms of vocations: Priestly and religious life, single blessedness, and married life. The Archbishop of Davao, Romulo G. Valles, urged us...
WE have just celebrated the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the perfect and universal mother given to all of us by no less than Christ himself. The celebration somehow reminds us that, like her, we are meant for heaven, our ultimate...
“HIPON” CONTROVERSY --- Being a celebrity or a public figure has its rigor. Take the case of that comedian chap Ramon Bautista. Truth to tell, I am not that updated with show biz so when his controversy calling Dabawenyas as “hipon” surfaced, I had to...
Sometimes the use of media of social communications gets the upper hand as far as spreading good and noble ideas. It’s because in direct verbal confrontation and dialogue sometimes there are people just too sensitive for conversing so directly, or feelings become more easily agitated...
This is the first of the four principles Pope Francis suggested not only to promoters of peace but to everyone interested in peaceful social relations. This is my second commentary. Pope is insisting that for a human interaction to be authentic and meaningful we should give...
What makes St. Monica a model of virtuous mother is her unwavering hope and prayer for her son, Augustine. She poured forth many tears and prayer to God for his conversion. Thirty years after, her prayers were answered. Augustine converted to the faith and was...
