In response to Pope Francis’ call to ask for the intercession of Mama Mary throughout the month of May to end the pandemic, we include in our personal, family and community devotion of the Holy Rosary this noble intention. The intensity of our prayer must...
Our traditional celebration of the Passion is full of dramatic actions. They were very often mercilessly violent, painfully bloody and selectively inhuman. This was the behavior of the Roman soldiers led by their leader known as the centurion. He supervised the public shaming and torture...
THAT’S how we should see things and react to them. We have to be wary of our tendency to be guided only by our senses, feelings or our reasoning that is not yet enlightened by faith. These can only capture the externals and appearances of...
THERE are some verses in St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians that, I believe, are worth giving more serious attention. They talk to us about the need for self-discipline, the serious and consistent pursuit of a goal—things that we usually take lightly because, truth...
THIS is about those situations when we find ourselves dealing with persons whom we consider to be difficult to be with for a number of reasons. Aside from the usual differences and the avoidable conflicts we can have among ourselves due to the variety in...
THIS is a common enough phenomenon in our life. We should not be surprised by it anymore. To fix things, for example, we may have to disassemble them first and look closely at the different parts. To solve a problem, we have to go through...
SOME people have asked me what the difference is between loyalty and fidelity. And my ready answer has always been that there is hardly any difference between the two. They are allied to each other. One cannot be without the other if both have to...
Padulong kita sa atong pagsaulog karon sa atong parish fiesta, atong patron San Jose. Atong nakita karon sa Ebanghelyo, modiritso kita. Nahingangha sila, with awed sila ni Jesus sa iyang gipakita nga kinaadman, sa iyang gipakita nga abilidad, sa iyang gipakita nga pag-articulate sa iyang...
Our national consecration to St. Joseph last May 1 poses an ongoing challenge for us to live truly the example of St. Joseph in our everyday living. For each Filipino believer, the life and virtues of St. Joseph should not only remain as a dream...
In last week's Shalom of May 2, I wrote one comment from the National Federation of Coconut Farmers Organizations (NFCFO). They believe that the new law establishing a National Trust Fund Committee (NTFC), composed of Government Officials and Coco Farmers Reps, to manage the 90B+...