26.7 C
Iloilo City
Monday, August 31, 2026

The Underpinning

Self-giving vs self-indulgence

WITH the way things are nowadays, we need to be keen in distinguishing between real self-giving and a fake one that masks what actually...

Users and lovers

IT’S OFTEN said that we should never be users of people, but lovers only. We should avoid using people as objects, tools and instruments....

Explore, adapt, innovate

WHILE we may have our own particular niche in life that is fit to our personal condition and circumstances, we have to realize that...

Loyalty, yes, but tribalism, no

WE HAVE to learn to distinguish between the two. They can look the same, but one is good and the other bad. Yes, we...

Every moment an encounter with God

WE need to be most aware that every moment and situation can and should be an encounter with God. And this is no gratuitous...

Let’s beam with hope

LET’S try our best to be men and women of hope, of real, great and abiding hope, which means that we have a clear...

Hey, sex is sacred!

THAT’S right. Sex is sacred. We should not play around with it. It is serious business, infused with a very serious mission. We should...

We all commit mistakes

THIS, of course, is no breaking news. We all commit mistakes. Usually, they are just small and unintentional ones, given our weaknesses and limitations....

Flowing with the times

HOW SHOULD we flow with the times without getting lost along the way? That’s the question many people, especially the elderly ones, are asking...

Don’t be afraid to complicate your life

IF IT IS for a good cause, we should not be afraid to complicate our life. This is what Christ in effect told us...