Jul 22, 2020 | Opinion, Panaghoy
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) came out with A Pastoral Letter and A Call to Prayer on July 16 appealing to the Filipinos to pray for the country because of the threat of abuses to freedom due to the signing of the Anti-Terrorism Law on...
Jul 11, 2020 | Opinion, Panaghoy
These past few weeks, we have been mercilessly punched by adversaries. The Covid infection has been rising in the country. Joblessness continues to hit the people. More and more businesses are closing down or downsizing. The economic situation of the country is...
May 17, 2020 | Opinion, Panaghoy
The IATF came out with a recent decision that set the parameters for activities for the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) and the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). In the church we are happy that in both, religious activities are allowed. But...
Mar 21, 2020 | Opinion, Panaghoy
The Holy Book says: “There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.” (Eccl. 3:1) Thus “there is a time to love.” (Eccl. 3:8) Of course every time is a time to love. But during this time of COVID 19 which is very much out of...
Mar 16, 2020 | Opinion, Panaghoy
Black clouds signify dark and even stormy times are coming. But at the edge of the dark clouds one can see a silver lining which show that not everything is black and behind the darkness there is the sun shining. The darkness will pass away and the brightness of light...
Feb 29, 2020 | Opinion, Panaghoy
Fasting now is a growing trend, but for different reasons. People fast to keep their physical beauty. They want to become slim or to remain slim. Some fast for health reasons. Others fast as their commitment to take care of our planet – to avoid waste of food and to...
