Making Christ relevant to our times
THANKS be to God, we can still be considered as a strongly Christian country. Especially in this Lenten season we can see churches filled with people praying and doing all kinds of penitential practices....
The barge was halted
While it may seem that the overall development is like a stand off , it is still a victory to the people and the mining that is dreaded and feared was stopped in their...
Upturned spotlight
The moment news broke that ICC judges could have their assets frozen by a powerful state, I did not feel alarm—I felt a jolt of grim recognition. For once, consequence knocked on the door...
Relying on the unreliable
The first time a New York judge fined lawyers for submitting court filings stuffed with cases that never existed—phantom rulings confidently invented by an AI—I felt more than embarrassment for the profession. I felt...
Changing perspective
The perception of farming in the Philippines has long been intertwined with images of poverty, hardship, and humble peasant life. For decades, many Filipinos viewed agriculture as a last resort, a backbreaking job endured...
The making of a Good Shepherd
WE are familiar with the usual lesson we can learn from the parable of the lost sheep. (cfr. Mt 18,12-14) Indeed, a Good Shepherd will always look for the lost sheep and would do...