THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Do you compulsively imagine the worst outcome in every situation? Do you often exaggerate the extent and intensity of your problems and assume that others suffer less than you? Do you feel awful because you think of catastrophes that you think are...
International Master Rolando Nolte shocked third seed Grandmaster Vitaly Sivuk of Sweden to finish third behind eventual champion Konstantin Sek of FIDE at the close of the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City Saturday, Dec. 17. Rolando Nolte finishes...
International Master Rolando Nolte and Grandmaster Joey Antonio pulled off key results Friday, Dec. 16, to seize a share of the lead after seven rounds of the MCPL’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival in General Santos City. Joey Antonio seizes share of the lead after seven rounds...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP In today’s gospel reading, John the Baptist sent his disciples to Jesus with this question: “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” (Matthew 11:2). This is surprising. John seemed to have known Jesus even before the latter...
"Through Untrue," a weekly column written by Fr. Rolando V. Dela Rosa, O.P. on the Opinions section of the Manila Bulletin (MB), bagged the "Best Opinion Column" in the 44th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) held at the Manila Grand Opera Hotel last Nov. 23, 2022. The column also won this same...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Everyday we make judgments about ourselves, things, situations, and people. Our judgment may be right or wrong, moral or immoral, intelligent or stupid, necessary or trivial, rash or prudent. But judging is a necessary part of life. However, many people...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today we begin the season of Advent, commonly understood as a period of waiting and preparation for Christmas. But the Latin word adventus does not mean waiting for someone or something. It refers more to the actual arrival of what we expect or hope...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. I believe that Jesus is the King of time, so I shall devote the best moments of my life to Him. I shall not waste many precious hours in compulsive texting and social networking. I shall not be a slave of obsessive surfing, chatting, posting selfies,...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. One of the poems I love to read and reread is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. It tells us that choosing between two equally attractive options is difficult. It is like standing at a crossroads, and you cannot decide which path to follow. But once...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. My friend Erick once enjoyed a big number of "friends" and "followers" on social media. But when he started posting religious messages taken from the Bible, many unfriended, unfollowed or ghosted him. One person even sent him this message: "Reading your...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Imagination is one of our most unused, disused, and abused human faculties. The emphasis on cold, rigorous, and logical reasoning has somehow reduced imagination to a mental workshop for illusions and delusions. Blame this on the influence of western...
The House of Representatives paid tribute on Monday night, Aug. 1 to the late former Camarines Sur 1st District Rep. Rolando “Nonoy” Andaya Jr., and highlighted just how special of a legislator and public servant he was. The late Camarines Sur 1st district Rep. Rolando Andaya (RMN DWNX Naga...
