From zip to zapped
WE HAVE to be most wary of this particular predicament that, sad to say, is becoming more common these days. This is not about...
Assuming Christ’s identity
THERE’S no doubt about it. We are meant to assume the identity of Christ, because he is the pattern of our humanity and the...
Tough and strong
THAT’S how priests, and others in similar position, should be. They, we — me included — have to be tough and strong because aside...
The homily
PEOPLE have been asking me about how the homily in the Mass should be. I, of course, find it difficult to answer that question,...
The key to fidelity
IT’S LOVE, of course. But the real one, not the fake ones that are proliferating around these days. It’s the love that comes from...
Tolerating but not condoning
TO BE realistic about the concrete conditions of our life here on earth, we need to know how to be tolerant of certain unavoidable...
Preparing for the future
I AM very happy to note that there are serious agencies that are concerned about preparing people, especially the young ones, for the future....
Going beyond but not against
“Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it...
Our daily orchestrating task
I BELIEVE this is what many of us are fast realizing these days. With the multiplying things we have to attend to each day,...
Stay humble and simple despite…
AMID the complexities of our life today, we have to learn to stay humble and simple because that is the basic way to precisely...