Anger is not all that bad. In fact, the Bible plainly separates anger and sin in Ephesians 4:26, “In your anger do not sin.” Anger is a normal emotion we all feel. It can compel us to make positive changes and make us a better person. We get angry when there’s injustice around us, right? We...
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Thousands of Iraqi protesters have occupied the parliament in Baghdad's Green Zone for the past five days, the latest political turmoil to strike the war-scarred country. Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister,...
The Philippines is the most stressed and the second angriest and saddest country in Southeast Asia in 2021, according to a report conducted by global analytic firm Gallup. The Gallup Global Emotions Report measures "the world's emotional temperature" through extensive surveys and studies that...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today The anger of Jesus is justified by the lack of compassion of the Pharisees. Jesus is grieved at the hardness of their hearts. For many people, an angry Jesus is unimaginable. Many people have known him only through his image as the loving One. Perhaps this is the...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. “Come lovely and soothing death” Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet “Leaves of Grass” (1900) I missed my mother’s death that Friday by an hour or so. I was at the Philippine Orthopedic Center seeing OPD patients when my sister from the US...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD In most stories of the gospel, Jesus Christ is depicted as a gentle, kind, compassionate man. However, in one incident at the temple, the Lord is seen fuming mad (read Jn 2,13-22, gospel for this 3rd Sunday of Lent). * * * Making a kind of whip of cords, "he drove...
