OF course, not! If at all, this extraordinary time we are having these days because of the coronavirus pandemic is a clear invitation for us to learn to live for the future. In fact, it is offering us an opportunity to learn to live for...
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord: In these very difficult and trying times, I exhort you to keep your faith. We continue to pray to the Lord; to trust in him, in his love, in his care and protection, and in his mercy and...
It was reported that what helped China able to prevent more deaths due to COVID-19 is their quick response through lockdown and community quarantine as compared to Italy which did not immediately respond seriously to the pandemic. In the local scene, the Church of Davao led...
This has become a very common and popular saying among people. Being expressed in the negative it sounds hallow. The positive form sounds immediate and real: "Everything that happens has a reason." As it sounds now for Church people it stands as a moral and spiritual...
THIS is the ideal meant for us. We have to learn how to see things the way God sees them. We already have been warned that we do not see the way God sees, and, definitely, we have to do something about it. “God does...
WITH all the restrictive measures we now have due to this coronavirus pandemic, it might be good to re-appreciate and relearn the precious lessons we can get from one of Aesop’s fables about the race between the hare and the tortoise. Yes, we should try to...
WE have celebrated just recently the Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19). Once again we are made to consider the life and example of this great man from whom we can draw precious lessons that can be very helpful to all of us. The first lesson...
DEFINITELY, when we are in some especially difficult situation like what we are having nowadays with the coronavirus pandemic, we should band together, close ranks and help one another in any way we can. Everyone, from those in position of government to the lowest citizen of...
WITH all the rapid pace of the developments and the multiplying number of things grabbing our attention today, we really need to get hold of a stable foundation, something that offers an anchor or at least a rudder to maneuver ourselves with some sense of...
WITH all this talk about lockdown, quarantine and voluntary self-isolation for about a month or so due to this Corona virus, we need to learn how to make good use of our time when we are forced to be indoors. We have to welcome this rare...