THE parable of the wheat and the weed (cfr. Mt 13,24-30) reminds us that in our life we have to learn how to contend with unavoidable evil even as we do many good things. We are somehow warned not to overreact to evil that would...
THIS is something we have to be most aware and careful about. The more gifted we are, the more humble and child-like we should be. That way the good things and the blessings God has endowed us with and that would make us better than...
The pandemic that changed the face of the world today calls for healing among us. The healing we obviously need is physical since our vulnerability is exposed and in danger of sickness. That is why we need to continue to pray for our scientists and...
Archdiocese of Davao 18 July 2020 In a previous advisory, Pastoral Advisory #8, F, no. 4, it is said: "Do not accept or schedule celebrations of weddings, baptisms and confirmations as of yet". But, in the present circumstances, we can now start accepting schedules for individual baptism and...
What are the "signs" of these human gestures syllabically put as L-D-W-T? The first sign common to all letters is physical presence. This happens when you see, hear, touch, smell the needy poor. This is flesh and blood human being like myself/ourselves. This can have a...
THOUGH we may see the defects and mistakes of the others, we have to learn to look kindly at them all the time. We have to realize that seeing and looking are two different acts. Seeing is just in the level of our sense perception,...
IF we want to flow with the changing times without getting confused or lost, then we have to realize that we need to flow with God always. He after all, being the Creator and original and ultimate lawgiver of the universe, would be our sure...
IN a sense, we have to be thankful for this quarantine time since it actually can act like a reagent that would expose to us the stuff we are made of and of what and how we are making out of that stuff. Yes, it can...
WE need to examine how we understand the word of God. To be sure, God’s word is not just any word. Neither is God’s word just a brilliant idea, a practical doctrine, and effective ideology. It’s not just a strategy, a culture or a lifestyle. God’s...
With the experience of almost three months of confinement, most of us would have adjusted to a ‘new normal’ way of life: constantly masking, distancing and sanitizing ourselves as our primary line of defense against COVID-19. Our experience of anxiety, uncertainty and fear has been...