THROUGH UNTRUE Today, we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. Although sinless, Jesus willingly presented Himself to be baptized to affirm His identity as the Messiah, whose perfect atonement cleanses our sinfulness and grants us salvation. He also demonstrated that baptism is an essential requirement...
THROUGH UNTRUE During this Jubilee Year, many Catholics embark on pilgrimages to Rome and other sacred sites. But with the soaring cost of plane tickets, guided tours, and accommodations, it might seem that pilgrimages are only for those who can afford such luxuries. However, a pilgrimage...
THROUGH UNTRUE A few days from now, we will celebrate the New Year. If you stop to think about it, "New Year" is essentially a product of our imagination. Time is real, yet we experience it as a continuous, unbroken flow. To make sense of this, we use mental constructs like years, months,...
THROUGH UNTRUE During the 2013 Miss World competition, Megan Young’s mother was asked: “What is the biggest piece of advice that you gave your daughter?” Without hesitation, she replied: “I told her to be kind.” She added: “Megan, if you win the crown, go around the world and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Many still think that when Christ was born, everything changed. It did not. What it brought was a promise of radical transformation that can only be realized when we actively cooperate with God’s initiative. The problem, however, is that we tend to understand such “cooperation”...
THROUGH UNTRUE When was the last time you felt truly sorry for having done something wrong? Was the remorse so intense that you made a sincere confession, promised to do better, and performed some form of penance or restitution? In a world steeped in moral relativism, many of us sin without...
Manila 2nd district Rep. Rolando Valeriano (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Manila 2nd district Rep. Rolando Valeriano says it's possible that a mere assassination attempt on Vice President Sara Duterte could put...
THROUGH UNTRUE Today's Gospel reading discusses the end of the world (Mark 13:24-32). Throughout history, numerous doomsday theories have predicted when this event would occur, with perhaps the most controversial being Dec. 21, 2012—the date many believed cataclysmic events would destroy...
Del Monte Pacific Limited Limited (DMPL) and its partner are divesting from Del Monte Foods Private Limited (Del Monte India, formerly FieldFresh Foods Private Limited) in exchange for minority stakes in a leading Indian food company. In a disclosure to the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE), DMPL...
Philippine Business Bank (PBB), a local lender controlled by beverages tycoon Alfredo Yao, reported that its net income leaped 57.1 percent to P1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2024 from the P1.15 billion it earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
THROUGH UNTRUE True love must be a choice made freely and deliberately. So why does God command us to love? The commandment to love, as we read in today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 8:28-31), is not an imposed obligation that robs us of our freedom. Rather, through this commandment, God...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Rolando Valeriano (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook) Manila 2nd district Rep. Rolando Valeriano didn't bite his tongue when it comes to his criticism of former president Rodrigo Duterte, whose...
