I’M referring to the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, the preparation for the celebration of its anniversary the Archdiocese of Cebu, in particular, is now in its final sprint. It’s definitely a complex question to answer. We can say, of course, that many good...
WE have to learn how to see God everywhere. This, of course, will require some assiduous training and discipline, but we have our whole life to achieve it, and to be sure, whatever effort and sacrifice would be involved would be all worthwhile. We need to...
YES, if one is truly a good and saintly man, he would not be scandalized by any evil that can simply be around him or can even hound him. It’s not that he is not affected by evil. Like any man, he is. At least,...
I AM happy to note that we now have many beautiful churches around. In fact, I would say, lavishly beautiful churches, with a lot of gilding nuanced with patina, vibrant colors, beautiful images that sometimes are changed according to the liturgical season. Flowers literally cover...
IN a situation where there are a number of legitimate options to choose from, we should be careful not to impose what we consider to be the best option, if the other options are good enough and can be chosen due to some legitimate reasons...
FROM time to time, we should withdraw from our usual activities and concerns, and go into what is called a spiritual retreat where we try to get a closer if also global picture of the current state of our life. We need to see if things...
IF as a human person we already are created in God’s image and likeness, why do we need to be baptized? Isn’t it a redundancy to be baptized since we cannot help but be God’s image and likeness as early as upon our conception in...
THAT’S how our charity should be. It should not just be a consequence of purely human empathy, sympathy and compassion, although these help a lot in living charity. It should not just be a matter of human altruism and philanthropy. These are already good signs...
THAT Pauline statement, “For when I am weak, then I am strong,” (2 Cor 12,10) should make us feel reassured and consoled every time we are hounded and burdened by all sorts of difficulties and troubles, including when we are tempted and fall into sin. We...
THIS should be an ongoing concern for all of us. We should do whatever we can to promote it, fighting it out to live it properly ourselves and helping others to do the same. While it is not the most important virtue, chastity nevertheless plays...