REFLECTIONS TODAY According to the scribes and the Pharisees, Jesus’ noncompliance with the Sabbath rest is proof that he is not a man from God. Jesus disputes this accusation by giving a deeper meaning to the Sabbath. Jesus claims to be “Lord even of the Sabbath” (Mk 2:28) and, as the Divine...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Mark 2:23-28 The Hebrew term shabbath means “to cease or to rest.” The Sabbath signifies the apex of God’s creation. God blessed and sanctified the seventh day and made it holy (Gn 2:2-3). For Israel—and for all mankind—it is a rest day to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Jewish rabbis, particularly the scribes and the Pharisees, would want to contain Jesus and his message in the ways of the Mosaic Law and their traditions. But doing so would be like containing the fresh and liberating spirit of Jesus’ teaching—the “new wine”—in the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY First Reading • 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19 Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord where the ark of God was. The Lord called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.” “I did not call you,” Eli said. “Go back to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Authority (Greek exousia) is the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and to influence the behavior of others. In matters of faith and morals, the scribes have the authority to teach and command the people, based on their knowledge of the Law and their dependence...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two persons, including a barangay official were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Alijis here, with the seizure of 201 grams of shabu worth P1,366,800 on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The subject of the buy-bust was identified as Abby Araneta, 28, a barangay kagawad in Alijis, while...
How do you move on after a heartbreak? How long does it take to pick yourself up and live your life again? VIVA Films brings you “366,” a film about love, loss and starting life and love anew, and the directorial debut of Philippine Cinema’s Queen of Hearts Bela Padilla. In “366,” a woman...
The national government is 'still on track" as far as its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment plan is concerned, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said during a virtual press briefing Wednesday, Sept. 1. The COVID-19 case projections presented by Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque during...
Bela Padilla Bela Padilla will sit on her first director's chair today, Jan. 21, under the working title "366." "So I took my earphones out, listened to 'Mystery Of Love' by Sufjan Stevens and I allowed myself to feel everything I deserved to feel. I thank God deeply for everything (heart emoji),"...
