A big challenge: loving God by loving our neighbor
INDEED, it is a big, if not overwhelming, challenge! But somehow Christ himself clearly told his disciples, and now us, about this. The way...
Sanctifying sex
THAT MAY sound like an impossible and quixotic thing, but truth to tell, not only would it be possible and practicable, but also and...
PH’s falling fertility rate and its implications
WHEN I reviewed the Philippines’ total fertility rate I was surprised to find that it had fallen to 1.88. I had expected it to...
Let us start using packaging made from cassava
THIS IS AN idea whose time has come. Cassava-based packaging is such a simple idea that all along it was right under our noses,...
Localizing sustainable development goals
AS I RECALL, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations were initially crafted for member-countries to strive towards a global blueprint for...
New heavens and a new earth
WE HAVE to be familiar with this truth of our faith, and develop the pertinent understanding and attitude towards it, as well as the...
Diin kita padulong?
NAGA-IGOD ang Pilipinas tungod sa korapsyon. Umpisa nga nabuyagyag kag nangin kaundan sang mga topiko kag pagsugilanon sang mga tawo ang natabu nga pagpamentaha...
30 years of National Seafarers Day to honor Filipino mariners
THE FIRST National Seafarers Day (NSD) was celebrated on August 18, 1996 with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Taas Noo!” at the WG&A Pier 4, North Harbor...
Coordination of innovation
INNOVATION and invention are words often tossed around interchangeably, yet they are far from being one and the same. This confusion mirrors another common...
Guarding against infidelity
LET’S NOT deny it. It’s a fact of life, as obvious as the noonday sun. We all have a strong tendency to be unfaithful...