The topic of this column can also be worded as, The Spirituality of Remembering, which in turn can likewise be stated as, The Daily Need of Good Reminders. We all want to be with God in Heaven after death. But we have to work for it...
(Last part) In 2 previous columns I explained from theology and psychology the reasons for questions about people’s faith in God’s love and presence in the midst of suffering and death because of the calamities. I said that arguing philosophically and theologically about faith...
Why cannot some Catholics accept the Church’s answers and teaching? Why is their faith getting weaker? These were the questions I asked in the last paragraph of my column in the past week’s issue of Catholic Herald. Most of the complaints and questions against God in...
From 13 October 2012 to 24 November 2013, if I am not mistaken, we have been celebrating the Year of Faith at the encouragement of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. It was meant to deepen our spiritual capacity, or grace, to be aware, to perceive,...
Faith, in whatever religion it is associated, is a religious term that refers to something internal and personal. It is intimately related with one’s personal relationship with the Divine who is the focus of worship, prayer, and meditation. Culture is the varied ways by which a...
This title refers to organized groups of believers in our country. The number of these believers ranges from the thousands to millions. The Catholic communities are the biggest in number followed by the Protestants. Both groups are generally called Christians. The third largest are the Iglesia...
In last week’s Shalom I made mention of national healing through sincere repentance which is necessary for forgiveness. Without forgiveness there is no future for our country. Yesterday national media reported that President BS Aquino III will not apologize to Hongkong authorities for the Luneta...
The terrible calamities that killed thousands and injured many more while at the same time destroying the environment and buildings including churches often make people utter in pain and dismay. “Is this God’s will?”, “Doesn’t God love us?” or many expressions of similar tone.. For...
Former Chief Justice Renato Puno has suggested a legal way to abolish the infamous Presidential Development Assistant Fund (PDAF). According to him the present Philippine Constitution provides that a million signatures of a certain percent of registered voters can effect the abolition of the...
“Truth does not sell, news does”. This was the answer of Henry Booth Luce, former owner of the prestigious TIME magazine. All media institutions worldwide, except for the Vatican City daily Osservatorre Romano, exist for profit. News, especially the sensational ones that feed people’s curiosity,...
