THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Unknown to many, the late Jaime Cardinal Sin had a younger brother who was his constant companion, confidant, and personal physician. He was Dr. Ramon L. Sin, who shied away from the limelight, preferring not to bask in his brother's popularity. He died...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Every newborn child is a proof that God has not yet despaired from creating new human beings. The Feast of the Santo Niño (Holy Child) reminds us that every child is a blessing. Sadly, for many people, a child is a curse, a threat to their security and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Life is often described as a journey from the womb to the tomb, or as others put it, “from conception to resurrection.” Most people make this journey like tourists. They visit interesting places, enjoy transitory joys and pleasures, realize short-term...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Many of us turn mad on New Year's Eve. We abandon our common sense and put our trust in astrologers, psychic gurus, and Feng Shui experts who pompously lecture on success and failure, life and death, and love and war. Blindly following their advice, we...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP The late Fr. Greg Doherty, O.P. had served tirelessly as a dedicated Dominican missionary in the far-flung island of Calayan for many years. He had done so much to uplift the lives of the inhabitants while keeping them solidly rooted in their faith. An...
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...
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 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. 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. Many people ask, “Is there life after death?” For us Christians, this has been definitively answered by Jesus when He resurrected from the dead. Our final destination is not the grave. We are meant to live forever. The crucial question is, “After...
