Crises are a test to us
ONE GOOD and positive aspect of any crisis we may be having, like what we have these days with this COVID pandemic, is that...
Let’s persevere in prayer
CHATTING with young people, the complaint I usually hear is that they find it difficult to pray, let alone, to persevere in praying. They...
God’s word is not just word
NEITHER is God’s word just an idea, a doctrine, an ideology. It’s not just a strategy, a culture or a lifestyle. Of course, God’s...
God’s providence and life’s uncertainties
WE CANNOT deny that our life will always be marked by all kinds of mysteries and uncertainties. Even in the world of nature where...
Repentance, renewal, conversion
WE are now in the season of Lent which is an ideal time for us to go through the process of repentance, renewal and...
On the gender issue
SOMEONE asked me what my views are regarding the gender issue. I must admit that I have been quiet about this matter since I...
Only Christ should shine out
THIS WAS a point strongly and repeatedly pounded on me and my batch during our pre-ordination seminar many years ago. Only Christ should shine...
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...