REFLECTIONS TODAY One of the most terrifying occurrences we have just gone through is the Covid-19 pandemic, when panic and fear struck the core of our being, making us cry out just like the disciples to Jesus, “Do you not care that we are perishing?” (v 38). But this recent disaster is not...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Among the people of Jesus’ time, bread was the essential, basic food. To eat bread was to have a meal. The poor ate bread made of barley, which manages to survive heat as well as water shortage better than wheat, and ripens in less time. The well-to-do usually ate wheat bread....
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus alludes to this incident when he uses the phrase “finger of God.” He has just driven out the demon from a mute person. While the crowds are awed, some people attribute the miracle to the power of Beelzebul. Jesus replies by pointing to the absurdity of Satan...
Filipinos’ faith in God will once again be on display when they rise up early and be on their Sunday’s best to attend the nine-day Simbang Gabi starting at dawn today, Dec. 16. Notwithstanding the cold mornings, busy schedules, and the threat of Covid-19, Filipino Catholics are expected to...
President Duterte was in a reflective mood Thursday, Dec. 2 as he tried to discourage local politicans in Zamboanga City from coveting the presidency. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the joint meeting of the NTF-RTF ELCAC in Zamboanga City on December 2, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Simon Peter’s confession is used as Gospel reading for the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. While Peter is at times presented as sitting on a chair, while holding a key, the feast is not about a material chair (although a statue called Cathedra Petri is located in the apse of...
