Conversion or change of religion is not the aim of an authentic interreligious dialogue. In the Primer on Interreligious Dialogue consisting of proposals from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Section A, Question 5, page 3, which I prepared for our archdiocese, we read this Question...
February is Pro-Life Month. On this month we give importance to life from the time of its conception in the womb until its end to the tomb. Abortion and mercy killing has no room on this area of preserving life, for life is precious no...
TO be sure, if we have to truly Christian, we need to be tough, really tough. Christ himself was tough, but with the toughness of love that goes all the way of assuming all the sins of men by offering his life on the cross....
THAT’S what Christ tells us about who we are and what we are supposed to do in this world. “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world.” (cfr. Mt 5,13-16) He addressed these words to his disciples. And if we...
WE need to re-examine our spirit of fidelity because with all the rapid new developments around demanding us to be dynamic, open-minded and versatile in the way we live our commitments, it would be very easy for us to get confused and lost. Yes, to be...
THIS is the constant challenge we have to tackle. How should we convert the prose of everyday into a verse that can penetrate eternity, the forever? The secret, of course, is love. The love that comes from God, is energized by him and is directed...
A TINDER is any dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, that is used for lighting a fire or to keep the fire going. A trigger as a noun is a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a...
To love is to will the good of the other. This action of the will results in giving up of oneself. This dying to oneself is often the call of our Lord in the Gospels. He wants us to be happy and therefore transcending ourselves...
Gisugdan na ang pagpangandam alang sa umaabot nga ika-500 ka tuig sa Kristiyanismo sa Pilipinas alang sa tuig 2021. Sama sa pagpangandam sa fiesta, siyam ka tuig nga gipangandaman ang maong kasaulogan nga may tema nga matapos sa tuig 2021, ang ika-9 ka tuig. Ning tuiga ang...
Towards the end of last week's Shalom I wrote these words: "It is my hope that this year of Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue will see a more frequent faith sharing among Christian Churches and faith traditions. This might happen when dialogue is rightly understood as...