In last week’s Shalom we said that our identity as spiritually adopted children of God due to baptismal grace is not appreciated by most of us adult Christians. Hence, we do not celebrate this momentous occasion of our baptism or christening. How then do we recognize...
When we come out of our mother's womb we are born into the world. When we come out from the baptismal font we are born into heaven on earth. So we celebrate the date of our natural birth. We should also celebrate the date of...
The Church has a list of all holy men, women and children who have been, and are considered, blessed or saint. The Church believes that all in heaven are saints even if they were not officially declared as such. And those declared blessed and saints...
The filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) made headlines in all newspapers, TV and radio reports this past week. The media reports showed the affair was a national event. Supporters of candidates packed Comelec offices and surroundings including grounds in front of the Manila Cathedral. Then...
Pope Francis has repeatedly emphasized what he said during World Youth Day in Brazil that the bright and healthy future of the world depends on a balanced and creative collaboration between the elderly and the young of this generation and the next. Balance and creativity...
Based on the paschal mystery, the power of the resurrection is real. Pope Francis stresses that it has permeated the whole of humanity. This is found in his first papal exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Joy of the Gospel. The paschal mystery is the mystery of Jesus dying...
I am not definitely sure. There are conflicting reports, speculations, and rumors about the current thinking, feeling, attitudes, and behavior of young Filipino Catholics regarding social issues like poverty, injustice, graft and corruption, rebellion, insurgency, elections, etc. Perhaps there are professional surveys by our Catholic educators...
In a previous column I suggested that we watch the unfolding of political events that are happening in the country. And more importantly, we have to know and understand the meaning of these events and the people behind them. Somehow they can help us make...
Sacrosanctum Concilium (Sacred Council), the first Decree on the Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council, no. 6, states “...
A lot of people already asked this question several times. Whenever I sensed the sincerity of the question, my indirect sincere answer has been, “I will not participate in the elections by voting because I don’t believe there will be a clean, honest and credible...
