REFLECTIONS TODAY We continue to read the meaning of the “Vine and the Branches” image in today’s Gospel. Though there was no mention of the word “love” in yesterday’s Gospel, the repeated reference to love here highlights the centrality of love in the whole discourse. In fact, the...
The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022, higher than the 7.8 percent growth achieved in the fourth quarter of the previous year, and a significant reversal of the 3.8 percent decline a year ago. According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
REFLECTIONS TODAY From the Gospel reading we know that not all experiences of peace are the same. There is the peace that the world gives, and the peace that only Jesus can give. From a worldly perspective, peace is the absence of conflict. Where there is no conflict, there is no suffering. And yet...
REFLECTIONS TODAY As the solemnities of the Ascension and the Pentecost draw near, we feel more intensely the tender tone of Jesus’ farewell conversation with his disciples. Entering deeper into the spirit of the readings, we see how relevant they are in our spiritual life. The assurance Jesus...
The Hanoi mission could pose a different task for the battle-hardened Filipino athletes who traveled to the charming northeastern Vietnamese city armed with months of training and a big motivation that comes handy with a little prayer. With the cauldron now lit to mark the pandemic-delayed 31st...
REFLECTIONS TODAY We start to read the farewell speech of Jesus contained in chapters 14-17. These readings prepare us for the solemnity of the Ascension, the last day of Jesus’ physical presence on earth. Gathered with his disciples in the upper room during the Last Supper, Jesus talks about his...
REFLECTIONS TODAY John’s “Book of Glory” (chapters 13-20) is read during the last half of the Easter season. These chapters contain the accounts of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus — the decisive events that constitute his glory despite experiences of suffering and...
By the time this morning’s newspapers hit the newsstands or are delivered to subscribers’ homes, the readers would be aware of the results of yesterday’s national and local elections. In the first two automated elections for President and Vice President in 2010 and 2016, a clear winner in the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus compares himself to the “gate” through which the sheep go out and enter. Like the sheep gathered within the sheepfold, those who belong to Jesus find rest and security. They “will come in and go out and find pasture” (v 9). The shepherd of the sheep enters through...
At exactly 12:01 a.m., May 8, 2022, all forms and semblance of campaigning must stop. The miting de avance today of various candidates for national and local posts must also end at that time, formally concluding the 150-day election period that started in Jan. 9. How time flies! And what a ride it...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Listening to Jesus, the Jews argue among themselves: How could he possibly give them his flesh to be eaten and his blood to drink? Who would even think of eating human flesh and drinking human blood? This is hard teaching for anyone who takes it literally. John wrote these words...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus’ communion with the Father is so deep that he is the perfect way to the Father. In the same way, this close and intimate relationship makes the Father “drawer” of people toward Jesus. It is impossible to be a disciple of Jesus without developing a profound relationship...
