The new head of the Social Security System (SSS) vowed to continue with the reforms and innovations started by the previous administration to provide better services to members and pensioners. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer, said Wednesday, Jan....
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...
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,...
