THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa Media reports about the grim consequences of a disaster, like typhoon Odette, often show the forlorn faces of survivors, desperately pleading for help, or mournfully staring at the wreckage of their homes, hopes, and dreams. The media usually ignore how...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa When the Christmas season comes, many of us rummage stores, looking for the best and the cheapest. We behave like "consumptives." In the past, pulmonary tuberculosis was called "consumption." Those afflicted by it were called "consumptives" because they...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Yesterday, a friend who looked haggard and harassed came to me and said: "I wonder what's wrong with me. My schedule is a mess. The pressure of work is driving me crazy. I have become extremely busy, disorganized, and disoriented." Many of us can relate...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa The atheist Jean Paul Sartre once wrote that if heaven exists, he doesn't want to go there. That's understandable because Sartre denied the existence of God during his lifetime. So, if ever he got there, he would certainly be miserable. Imagine living forever...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. What does it mean for us to believe that Jesus is our King? If I believe that Jesus is my King, then I must be firmly convinced that nothing happens without His consent. When I complain about the...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa In today's Gospel reading, Jesus foretells the signs that precede the end of the world and His triumphant return. "In those days after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Every disaster brings out the best and the worst in us. For instance, during this pandemic, many people have become paranoid and panicky, behaving selfishly, and looking only after their own interests without regard to ethical principles and social...
Through Untrue Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today’s Gospel reading tells us that if you love God, it's all or nothing. "You shall love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, with ALL your soul, with ALL your mind and with ALL your strength" (Mark 12:30).Love Him or leave Him No compromises. But...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa This early, many candidates in next year's election are spending millions of money on posters, banners, T-shirts and advertisements to imprint their names in our memory and get our precious votes. Lets we forget, our duty as voters is not just to elect...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa Today marks the end of the annual festivities in honor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Her image, fondly called La Naval de Manila, is enshrined in Sto. Domingo Church and is now more than 400 years old. People often ask: “How much is it worth?” To answer...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. One of the first prayers I learned as a child was the Prayer to the Guardian Angel. For a long time, I thought that I had my own angel who kept me away from temptations, sickness, and accidents. In moments when fear and anxieties overwhelmed me, I found...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa “If your hand causes you to sin, cut if off... And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off... And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out” (Mark 9:43-48). If you think these passages are about self-mutilation, you are mistaken. It is Jesus's way of...
