THROUGH UNTRUE According to the International Association for Suicide Prevention, suicide remains the third leading cause of death among persons aged 15-29. Approximately 1.5 million young Filipinos in this age bracket attempted to end their life in 2021. You will be surprised to know that there...
THROUGH UNTRUE Today, 50 days after Easter, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost (from the Greek pentēkostē, meaning 50), one of the most dramatic spectacles in Christian history. The First Reading in today’s Mass narrates that while the disciples were in the upper room, they suddenly heard the...
THROUGH UNTRUE Beauty pageant contestants almost always advocate for world peace, education, environmental protection, public health, and other causes with measurable impact. Rarely do they choose truth as their central advocacy. Perhaps this is because truth appears so abstract that it cannot be...
THROUGH UNTRUE To be loved is one of the deepest human desires. But what if love is not directed at who you are, but at who others imagine you to be? What appears warm and affirming can later become painful. For, if what is loved is not your real self, then you remain unrecognized and unaccepted....
THROUGH UNTRUE “Whose voice do you follow?” This is not just a theoretical question but a deeply personal one. Our lives are shaped by the voices we listen to. Every day, journalists, advertisers, bloggers, influencers, celebrities, politicians, as well as business and technology guruscompete...
THROUGH UNTRUE My friend James, a sincere believer, was suddenly diagnosed with stage-four cancer. He neither smoked nor drank and had always maintained a healthy lifestyle. He was a conscientious and law-abiding man and a devoted husband. Upon receiving the diagnosis, James prayed fervently and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Every day we experience temptation. We are tempted to lie when the truth is inconvenient. We are tempted to commit our favorite sins, to curse, nurture resentment, waste time online, indulge our lower appetites, avoid discipline, and neglect prayer. But no need to panic. Temptation,...
THROUGH UNTRUE “To see is to believe.” Many of us parrot this saying like dogma, failing to consider its opposite: “To believe is to see.” Today’s Gospel reading shows us how faith enables us to discern what is not immediately visible or accept something without requiring physical proof....
THROUGH UNTRUE Many people who do not believe in the resurrection dismiss Jesus as some kind of zombie. The word “zombie” originates from West Africa and was carried to the Caribbean through the transatlantic slave trade. In folklore, zombies are thought to be corpses reanimated by...
THROUGH UNTRUE I welcome Easter Sunday with a heart full of hope, joy, and spiritual renewal. Having fulfilled my Holy Week promises, chiefly through acts of penance and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, I feel like a prisoner who has been granted an undeserved pardon. Despite the grave...
Philippine Business Bank reported that its net income dipped to ₱1.8 billion last year from the ₱1.82 billion earned in 2024 as lower trading offset higher core earnings. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its interest income grew 14.4 percent to ₱10.6 billion in...
THROUGH UNTRUE Today’s Gospel reading presents a striking image: The almighty God appearing utterly powerless. It challenges the common assumption that power lies in the ability to control or dominate others by force. Although God is omnipotent, He did not use force to carry out His plan...
