If Christianity has spread to the farthest corners of the world it is because of its promise and assurance of hope in life eternal. The promise, of course, is not just based on empty words but backed by instances and reality. Even the Founder Himself, the Lord...
There is not much to learn about Saint Anne except that she is the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ. And as many adored the Blessed Virgin Mary, so is the devotion given to Saint Anne. We do not have...
CALL FROM FVR -- I was pleasantly surprised to get a call from former President Fidel "FVR" Ramos a few days ago after he read my article entitled "PHILS vs. CHINA, CRAZY!" He said all the countries, including China must come together and organize a...
The title of this column can provoke different reactions from different people. One set of these are people who would say, "Oh no, I don't have any difficulty at all in following Jesus. I go to our parish church on Sunday; I put some amount...
I don’t pretend to sound very original here for there’s nothing new under the sun. But I only wish to reecho for wide diffusion the points of Bert Ghezzi in an article published a few months ago in Our Sunday Visitor (3-25-2013) (See http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/9190/Why-Catholics-make-the-sign-of-the-cross.aspx). According to...
It is always pleasant and mentally therapeutic to walk along the shore of any calm and scenic beach. Boracay is obviously not one of them in my list of fun beaches. Anyways, as a child I enjoyed beach-combing with my father. He didn’t only love...
“I DID not come to call the righteous but sinners.” (Mt 1,13) That’s quite clear. Christ came to save all men. That’s what’s always in his mind. While not neglecting anyone, he however...
It is important that you be true to yourself from the very depths of your nature. It’s no use to pretend to be what you are not. Sooner or later your true nature will show itself. So it’s no use pretending to...
During the middle ages, at the time of the crusades when the Christian nations of Europe were engaged in a prolonged and fierce war with the Saracens for control of the Holy Land, the French, the English, the German crusaders flew the banners of their...
“Unbundling” is another common cause for overcharges. When a hospital unbundles, it splits the price of a single medical procedure into several costs, then bills you for each one. Instead of charging you P 2,500 for an emergency hysterectomy, for instance, it would charge you...