THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. The solemn feast of the Ascension reminds me of Luli and Oodaaq. Luli is short for “ lulubog-lilitaw ,” the name of an island in Palawan that one can see during low tide but is completely invisible during high tide. When I visited Luli several years...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Pope Francis once said that we are destroying the world with our “throwaway mentality." This is the kind of thinking that considers everything as disposable. We discard anything that has outlived its usefulness, and replace it with something bigger,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Ivermectin for humans as an "anti-nematode." Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Local pharmaceutical company Lloyd Laboratories Inc. applied for a certificate of product registration (CSP) for Ivermectin, said FDA Director-General...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Media people seem to enjoy broadcasting deaths caused by the pandemic, the lack of hospital facilities for patients, the slow procurement and even slower roll out of vaccines, unmitigated violent crimes, rising unemployment and prices of basic...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. In our Gospel reading today, Jesus likens himself to the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep (John 10:11-18). We cannot question Jesus's valuation of Himself as a self-sacrificing shepherd. That is indeed who He is. But should we view...
Actress Angel Locsin has issued a statement on the tragic death of a senior citizen who lined up at the community pantry she organized on Friday to coincide with her birthday. The lolo, identified as Rolando dela Cruz, 67, fainted while waiting in line at the community pantry. He died in a hospital...
Actress Angel Locsin immediately issued an apology minutes after the tragedy that occurred at a community pantry she organized in celebration of her 36th birthday recently. "Pasensya na po. Hindi po ito ang intensyon ko. Gusto ko lang po makatulong sa mga tao," she said in a video statement posted...
Rolando Dy and Ahmed Amir (BRAVE CF) Filipino fighter Rolando Dy has challenged Egyptian contender Ahmed Amir for his next fight in BRAVE Combat Federation. Dy, the son of Filipino boxing legend Rolando Navarrete, did not take Amir's past action well as the Egyptian, who was supposed to fight...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Many of us wrongly think that if we worked hard enough, and if we seized every opportunity that science and technology offer, we would have everything we want in life. This illusion breeds the modern psychological affliction called FOMO — fear of...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Every time I confess my sins, the feeling of being forgiven, renewed, and loved overwhelms me. I feel like a prisoner who is granted unconditional pardon, a debtor whose debts are written off, and a prodigal son welcomed and embraced by a merciful and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We cannot fully understand the meaning of the resurrection because none of us has died and rose again. But many events in our life can be considered "resurrection experiences." These are unprecedented, unique, totally gratuitous and above all, so life...
Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Two years ago, I said a funeral mass for a man who died of heart attack. After communion, the wife asked if she could deliver a short eulogy about her husband. I willingly obliged. I remember her eulogy very well because it did not sound like one. Filled with...
