REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus teaches his disciples to stop judging and condemning (Lk 6:37). This should not be taken to mean that Jesus is doing away with courts of the Law or even with judging in the sense of evaluating people. What Jesus points to is condemnatory judgment, especially in interpersonal...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” has a counterpart in Matthew’s “Sermon on the Mount” (5:1—7:27). Luke’s introductory portion consists of four blessings and four woes. The theme of beatitudes and woes is one of Luke’s central themes. Those who are favored by God are...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Luke 6:12-19 Among the Gospel writers, only Luke attributes to Jesus the bestowal of the name “apostles” upon the Twelve. This special group among Jesus’ followers are not simply to be with Jesus, but are also to be his “emissaries” or “ambassadors” —...
And get to win The SM Store gift certificates! To grow up with grandparents is a gift and a blessing, and we should treasure these moments as much as we can. Memories of being spoiled, listening to their wisdom, playing and eating together are some of the reasons why we should never take our...
The name May Parsons may not ring a bell among Filipinos, but in this pandemic era marked by extraordinary sacrifices and selfless feats, her name should be on everyone’s lips. More than that, it’s not only her but also the thousands of nameless nurses all over the world, including Filipino...
President Marcos has a major issue with this swamp grass widely cultivated as a source of food in the Philippines and in Asia—and so did his father before him when the latter started his term as president 57 years ago AGRICULTURAL IMMERSION FM taking to the fields to learn new methods in planting...
With the country still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the launching of “Kapatid Angat Lahat Program” today is timely as it comes at a time when the nation is in economic recovery mode after the lockdowns. Former presidential adviser on entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, as...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the fourth woe addressed to the scribes and the Pharisees, Jesus relativizes the duty of tithing in comparison to justice, mercy, and faith. While the scribes and Pharisees take pride in their giving of tithes on grain, wine, oil, and even on the tiniest herbs used for...
The United Print and Multimedia Group (UPMG) paid a courtesy call and their officers took their oath as media practitioners before Speaker of the House Rep. Martin Romualdez. Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) administers the Oath Taking of new set of officers of the United Print & Multimedia...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the prior episode leading to today’s Gospel, a rich young man approaches Jesus and asks him, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” (Mt 19:16). This is the same as asking, “What good must I do to enter the Kingdom of heaven?” or “How can I be saved?”...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In his Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus (Nov. 1, 1950), Pope Pius XII declared as a divinely revealed dogma “that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory” (n...
After two years of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, a simple in-person ceremony marked the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta last Aug. 8. With a population of 662 million and a combined Gross Domestic Product of...
