THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa The apostles must have been shocked when Jesus told them that if they wanted to enter heaven or become great, they had to become like children (Mark 9:30-37). Most of us today might also find that difficult to understand. Children can be very demanding, greedy,...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr Rolando Dela Rosa In today's Gospel reading, Jesus asks the apostles: "Who do you say that I am?" Peter replies: "You are the Christ" (Mark 8:29-30). He gives the right answer, but does not understand what it means. Peter thinks that the Christ will come in majesty and glory,...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. While Filipinos still suffer from the adverse effects of the pandemic, some politicians are already mounting their election campaigns. Their advertisements (‘paid for by friends’) clutter the airwaves, television, and the social media. They know...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Recently, there have been a spate of televised exposés and senate hearings regarding the misuse of Philhealth and COVID-19 funds. Media journalists add fuel to these exposés, through tidbits of information that steer us in certain directions...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. In today's Gospel reading, Jesus told the Jews who avidly followed Him that He would offer them His body and blood as food. The Jews, who took Jesus's words literally, must have muttered to themselves: "Eat his flesh and blood? What does he think of us,...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We celebrate today the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that extraordinary event when Mary was taken into heaven — body and soul — right at the end of her earthly life. It was extraordinary because our body decays after death as a consequence...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We are creatures of desire. From the moment we wake up until we sleep, we are consumed with desire. Desire fuels our enthusiasm to live, dream, and achieve. Sadly, the flipside of desire is disappointment because we don't always get what we want. To...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Â Starting today, the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated every fourth Sunday of July. Pope Francis initiated this celebration for us to treasure and appreciate "the spiritual and human wealth" which our elders have handed...
Through Untrue Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Contemporary society puts a very high premium on work, not rest. For countless people in offices, factories, assembly lines, and construction projects, work has become their sole purpose for living. But it is a too-narrow purpose. It locks us into a...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We see many signs that say: "Jesus Saves!" In a way, Jesus never saved. He did not save money or wealth, nor did he keep a pile of souvenirs that will remind people of Him. Jesus did not even have a place He could call His own. He told those who wanted...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. George Burns once remarked that happiness is having a large, caring, close-knit family, residing far away from him. One wife said something similar when asked how she and her husband stayed married for 50 years: "We seldom see each other." Like them,...
THROUGH UNTURE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Sometimes, we think that it is selfish to love ourselves. But even our Lord Jesus Christ said that we should love our neighbor as ourselves. This means that the quality of our self-love is an excellent gauge of the quality of our love for others. For,...
