AS we begin the Holy Week and are made to contemplate the passion, death and resurrection of Christ, let’s take advantage of this liturgical celebration to re-appreciate the true value of meekness by deepening our understanding of that virtue. Many of us are afraid to play...
GUIDELINES ON OUR HOLY WEEK CELEBRATIONS We made our guidelines, which we already sent to you, for our Holy Week Celebrations (Pastoral Advisory #6) after consulting 3 documents: (1) CBCP Recommendations for the Celebrations of Holy Week during the Quarantine Period (2020), (2) the Decree of...
In the last paragraph of last week's Shalom, I wrote: "So, can we get close to knowing something of God's will by being Awake, Alert, Aware? Is it possible to experience such intimacy in moments like this happening called Covid-19? The answer is Yes. I...
Do you not care? This could be a question that each of us may address to God during this time of COVID 19 crisis. While some believe that everything happens for a reason, others doubt why God allowed this crisis to happen. This doubt may...
WE get angry sometimes. Hopefully, it’s not very often. Truth is it’s not a pleasant state to be in. And there can be many reasons why we get angry. People commit mistakes, or they can offend us or simply irritate us and other reasons can...
[Through RadyoPilipinas, March 25, 2020 at 9:30 am] The declaration by our National Government for a National Week of Prayer is very much appreciated. It shows that we are a nation that is truly "Maka-Diyos", a people with a deep sense of God. In the midst...
WE have to strengthen our belief in this truth of our faith. God is always in control of things no matter how much we mess up with them. He allows evil to take place, since he respects our freedom that can choose evil instead of...
INDEED, we have to admit that we practically are all cowering in fear and anxiety, and suffering from all kinds of privations, physical, mental and emotional, all arising from this pandemic that we are having these days. But it would be a big pity if...
WE need to strengthen our faith in our life after death. We need to reinforce that belief especially because nowadays there is clearly an ebbing away from that truth of our Christian faith. We tend to get distracted by the things of this world, and...
IF we are to be authentic Christians, we have to know how to channel Christ to everyone in every situation. We have to know how to show Christ to everyone. We have to have his mind, his spirit. Our words and deeds, our reactions to...