REFLECTIONS TODAY In the interlude between the sending of the Twelve and their return from mission, Mark reintroduces the identity of Jesus. While people see Jesus as Elijah or one of the prophets, Herod Antipas sees him as the reincarnation of John the Baptist whom he had put to death. The fate of...
One hundred twenty three years — more than a century of delivering news, shaping minds, and fully informing the nation. It is not an easy feat for any media institution to survive the challenges of our times, which included two World Wars, changes in political administrations, tumultuous...
Masks, seatbelts, and why we wear them CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA One of the most frequent questions I get is whether it is finally safe to remove our masks. With the continued downtrend of Covid-19 cases in the country despite the emergence of new variants, does it make sense to continue...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The unclean spirits address Jesus as the Son of God, not as confession, but as an attempt to render him harmless. There was a popular belief that knowledge of the precise name or quality of a person confers mastery over him. The demons try to control Jesus and strip him of his...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Matthew 5:1-12a When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted....
Barangay health workers (BHWs) play a vital role in the country’s healthcare system. They act as community organizers, educators, and primary healthcare service providers in their community. Therefore, they are at the forefront of the delivery of healthcare services at the grassroots level. They...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The parable on the seed growing secretly and that of the mustard seed give us a glimpse of what the Kingdom of God is like or how it develops. Like a seed that sprouts and grows without us noticing it, the Kingdom can also grow unnoticed or without spectacular signs. We see what...
Compared to other countries or nationalities, Filipinos generally enjoy a sense of freedom when it comes to their choice of religion. As a predominantly Catholic country (more than 80 percent of Filipinos are Catholics), there are other thriving religious sects such as Islam, Buddhism, Adventist,...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Paul’s conversion was purely God’s initiative. At the same time, for this grace of God not to have been in vain, Paul needed to accept and embrace it without looking back to his past. This grace was so overpowering that his whole energy and attention was now redirected towards...
Today, Jan. 25, 2023, is the 90th birth anniversary of Maria Corazon “Cory” Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino who served as the 11th President of the Republic of the Philippines from Feb. 25, 1986 to June 30, 1992. She opposed then President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. in a hotly contested snap election...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the Church nowadays, we have this beautiful practice of calling one another “brothers” and “sisters.” Our common bond of faith and love of the Lord Jesus Christ naturally makes us really feel that we are brothers and sisters to one another. Obviously, this bond is more...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In our jobs, there are certain days when we feel like we get swarmed by too much work, things to accomplish piling one on top of another, and we do not even have time to eat or at least enjoy what we eat. In church ministry, this can also happen: on certain days we are just too...
