Stepping away for Christmas
Tacloban the prime example of urban life—traffic, noise, and the constant rush—and long for spaces where we can breathe more freely, reconnect with nature, and rediscover a slower rhythm.
The energy and the rigid realities...
Our need for continuing conversion
THIS is what we can gather from that parable about a man with two sons, asking them to work in his vineyard. (cfr. Mt 21,28-32) The first one refused but eventually went, while the...
Politics at a glance
Ideally, politics should yield competent leaders that people can choose from during elections. But in our country, politics has decayed into a dirty arena where competence is displaced by manipulation and deceit, depriving the...
An academic concern
A student caught using AI to finish a major paper has become the latest storm in a growing list of academic disputes, and the outrage is spreading like a fire no one seems prepared...
The Philippine recent football surge
The roar of the crowd in the SEA Games, when the Philippine football team clinched its recent victories, was more than just the sound of triumph. It was the echo of a nation rediscovering...
Why we rejoice in Advent
THE 3rd Sunday of Advent is usually dubbed as Gaudete Sunday (Rejoice Sunday) because the Entrance Antiphon of the Mass for that day starts with the joyful greeting, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again...