REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus’ hyperbolic answer to Peter’s question reveals God’s attitude towards sinners. To forgive “seventy-seven times” connotes unlimited number. It runs contrary to the unlimited blood-feud retaliation in the case of Lamech who said, “If Cain is avenged seven times,...
On the 121st Police Service anniversary held at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters last Aug. 8, 2022, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. laid down his marching orders and policy guidance to the 226,000 officers, men and women of the police force, ably led by new PNP Chief Gen. Rodolfo...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The “hour” of Jesus’ impending death would also be the “hour” of his glorification; it is the ultimate manifestation of Jesus’ selfsacrificing love that would bear the fruit of redemption. For his life-giving death, Jesus uses the imagery of a single “seed” (his...
Inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in Miagao, Iloilo, a terrestrial orchid, Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida Blatt. & McCann, thrives. Researcher Maria Celia D. Malay found the flowering Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida plants while hiking on campus. This...
Fidel Valdez Ramos was the first to be elected President of the Philippines who did not have a political background. He ran in only one election; he was elected President in 1992 over six prominent opponents by the slimmest of margins, 23.58 percent. Yet he quickly established common ground by...
Singapore is a country close to the hearts and minds of Filipinos. Filipinos love to go to Singapore for tourism, to see how its world-class infrastructure harmoniously coexists with the bounty of nature and imprints of heritage. It is also a land of opportunity for the estimated 200,000 Filipino...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus journeys into the Mediterranean region of Tyre and Sidon, populated mostly by Gentiles. Perhaps his fame as a teacher and healer has preceded him, that is why a desperate Canaanite woman comes out pleading him to exorcise the demon from her daughter. Jesus shows himself...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Matthew 14:22-36 Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side of the sea, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a...
The remarkable life of a soldier who rose to defense chief, was declared a hero for his role in the People’s Power Revolution, and was elected President of the Philippines (1992-1998) ended at age 94, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, July 31, 2022, at the Makati Medical Center. He was former President...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The feeding of the people in the Old Testament illustrates God’s concern for them: Moses fed the hungry Israelites in the desert (Ex 16), Elisha satisfied a hundred men with 20 barley loaves (2 Kgs 4:42-44), and Isaiah foretold a time when God would prepare a feast of rich food...
It may be the news of expired (or expiring) vaccines or the President’s clear order during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) to boost the rollout of booster shots, the Department of Health (DOH) has finally issued new vaccination guidelines last July 26, 2022. Now, all adults 50 years...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus talks to his disciples, acknowledging how lucky they are because they have seen and heard what the ancient prophets and holy people longed to see and hear, but they did not. It is true. Blessed are their eyes and their ears. The prophets and the righteous of old did not have...
