Manila Bulletin’s 1st Sustainability Forum, anchored on the theme “Beyond Green,” calls on individuals and companies to adapt practices that help us attain a sustainable tomorrow. The online forum will be held on Nov. 23 to 24, 2022, and will feature talks from leaders in ESG (Environment,...
REFLECTIONS TODAY St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is widely known as the seat of the Catholic Church. The Pope lives inside the Vatican (the smallest state in the world), and here he presides at the Mass and addresses pilgrims from all over the world. But the mother church of all Christendom is not...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus pointedly tells his disciples that in relation to God, they are servants and they do not deserve thanks from him after they have done their work. Nor should they expect special treatment after they have fulfilled their grueling work for the entire day. This teaching sounds...
REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 20:27-38 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his...
It is hard to sell to Filipinos abstract concepts of nationalism, unity, empathy for others, etc. which are native values inherent to our race. Still and all, former President Fidel V. Ramos issued Presidential Proclamation No. 479 on Oct. 25, 1994, declaring the month of November of every year as...
“Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” This famous quote from the late American biologist and Pulitzer winner E. O. Wilson brings to mind the massive denudation and degradation of the country’s forests and watersheds through rapid...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The steward does not deny his wrongdoing. He sees clearly that he can no longer serve as manager. He accepts that another phase in his life is coming soon. Weighing his options, he thinks of a clever ploy. He puts himself on the good side of his master’s debtors by giving them...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the parable of the Judgment of the Nations, Jesus identifies with the “last, the lost, and the least.” He became the poorest of the poor—the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the sick, the stranger, the prisoner. One who does works of mercy towards these persons in need is...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Beatitudes, Pope Benedict XVI writes in his book Jesus of Nazareth, “are promises resplendent with the new image of the world and of man inaugurated by Jesus, his ‘transformation of values.’ They are eschatological promises.” Being eschatological, however, does not...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Gospel today continues Jesus’ teaching concerning the right conduct which the invited guests and the hosts in any banquet must exercise (cf vv 7-11). Today, the Gospel tells of the proper conduct which those inviting hosts must have. Jesus teaches us the basic attitude that...
REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 19:1-10 On March 16, 2020, the entire Luzon island, composed of eight administrative regions, was placed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or total lockdown due to Covid-19. Consequently, churches were closed and mass religious gatherings were prohibited, which...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel tells of Jesus’ parable about humility. It teaches us how we should conduct ourselves when we are being invited in any banquet. It challenges us to choose the lowest or last place (eschaton topon) instead of the “place of honor” (prōtoklisia). People tend...
