Word Alive FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Miss Melissa Anderson is an ambitious, go-getting woman whose main preoccupation is academic achievement. She has two undergraduate degrees, two MA degrees and a Ph.D. As she pursues her second Ph.D., the stress and strain of concentrated ...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Some time ago I celebrated the culminating Mass of a two-day Life in the Spirit Seminar (LSS) of the Loved Flock charismatic community at the DPWH chapel, Port Area in Manila. What I considered remarkable was that the organizers were lay people and professionals who...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said on Sunday, July 4, that they coordinating with the office of Sen. Manny Pacquiao to verify if the senator indeed mentioned that there was corruption in the procurement of the nearly 3,000 body cameras. This, as...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD There’s a saying that goes, "Familiarity breeds contempt." In today’s gospel, this saying applies to Jesus when he returned to his hometown and taught in the synagogue. His town mates could not accept him because he was too familiar to them. * * * “How can he...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana dared on Thursday, July 1, Senator Many Pacquiao to provide details on the alleged corruption in the $300 million acquisition of Philippine Navy frigates. In a statement posted on the Twitter account of the Department of National Defense (DND), Lorenzana denied...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Once heavy rains pounded and flooded a town. As the water kept rising, inundating the houses, a man known for his piety climbed up to the second floor of his house. A rescuer on a banca (row boat) came near and yelled, "Come, I came to save you." But the...
Word Alive FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD A young man who was known for his impatience once prayed, "Lord, give me patience...and I want it now!" His impatience must really be that bad! Sometimes we grow impatient with everything, even with God when we see so much evil around us. * * * The slow progress in...
Word Alive FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Today we celebrate the feast of CORPUS CHRISTI, a Latin term which literally means the Body of Christ. The feast reminds us that his Body and Blood are our spiritual food and drink. In the Last Supper, he instructed the disciples: “Do this in memory of me.”...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Once an archbishop was discussing Christianity with a learned Japanese writer. The writer told the archbishop, "I can understand God the Father and God the Son, but I can never understand the significance of the Honorable Bird." * * * Today is the feast of the Holy...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Today, ASCENSION Sunday, we commemorate the end of the Lord's public ministry in this world. “Mission accomplished,” Jesus would say. It does not mean that he is no longer with us or went into “retirement.” The evangelist Matthew writes Jesus’ declaration:...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Today is Mother’s Day. This recalls the story of a rescue operation in the sea. Ten men and one woman were clinging to a rope, hanging from a helicopter. They were overloaded. One person had to let go or they would all fall down and drown. Looking at each other,...
Each year, May 3 is commemorated as World Press Freedom Day. (Pixabay) According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Education (UNESCO), World Press Freedom Day "acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom." "World Press Freedom...
