THE difference between an optimist and a pessimist has been compared in many ways, but one that is appropriate for our topic today is how these two opposite characteristics look at the future. The optimist would say there is light at the end of the tunnel; the pessimist would reply that the light is the […]
Category: Opinion
Damaged culture
In 1987, James Fallows, an American journalist caused a furor when he wrote about Filipinos’ damaged culture. “If the problem in the Philippines does not lie in the people themselves or, it would seem, in their choice between capitalism and socialism, what is the problem? I think it is cultural.” Fallows also noted that “people treat […]
‘Wonder woman’ who believed in me: Judge Rita Bascos-Sarabia
“Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.” – Trey Parker NEW YORK CITY – The late Judge Rita Bascos-Sarabia was a councilor in Iloilo City in the Philippines when she and another city councilor, former City Prosecutor Jose Junio Jacela, volunteered to defend me […]
Innocence and Purity
By: L P Enad THERE is this book I recommend to everyone: “The Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco.” In one of St. John Bosco’s dreams, like many of his dreams, he dreamt about holy purity. He saw his boys given white handkerchiefs, around the altar of our Lady, they were told that a storm was […]
On gift-giving and receiving
CHRISTMAS being a season of gift-giving and receiving, I believe it is good to be reminded of its deeply theological basis. Otherwise, it will remain in its purely material aspect, forgetting the more important spiritual dimension that it eminently has. Thus, the act of giving and receiving gifts can pose a danger to us. It […]
Apologies and due process
IT IS GOOD that Iloilo first district Rep. Richard Garin apologized for the alleged mauling of a police officer assigned in their hometown Guimbal on Wednesday. As to his explanation on their outburst at PO3 Federico Macaya Jr., it is up to the people of Guimbal and the province to judge. With his apology comes […]
Joker’s Day
TODAY is known in Catholic tradition in the Philippines as Dias de los Inocentes or Holy Innocents’ Day which is dedicated in memory of the unaccounted number of children killed on orders of King Herod to ferret out and put an end to the prophesy that the King of the Jews was born. He was […]
Christmas celebrations in schools
CHRISTMAS commemorates the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. It commemorates His presence with us. Christmas comes from “Christ” and “mass.” Every December 25 of the year, we hold masses commemorating the birth of Christ. During Christmas, some of our schools, churches and homes set up a Crib. This activity is being missed today by […]
Youth, chastity, wisdom
By: L P Enad IN HIS COMMENTARY on the Gospel of St. John, St. Thomas Aquinas explains, with words that seem too brief for such important things, why St. John the Beloved is more beloved as to receive distinction compared to the other disciples, why he is the αγαπητός -Agapetos. St. Thomas tells us that it […]
Flowing with the times
HOW should we flow with the times without getting lost along the way? That’s the question many people, especially the elderly ones, are asking these days. They know that they always have to make adjustments in the way they handle the new developments, but they want to know the parameters so they can safely cruise […]
Shoot to kill
YESTERDAY the communists in the Philippines commemorated their foundation in 1968. The series of attack against military target is normal as the party’s way of making the nation and the authorities know that they are still around and a capable force. The Armed Forces of the Philippines expected this kind of operation annually, the reason […]
Focus for the New Year
By: Edgar Mana-ay BEFORE we can look forward to 2019 with hope and eagerness, it is but fitting to look back to 2018 and see the fulfillment of God’s promises in our lives and that’s the reason why we are so thankful and grateful. Our gratitude to God will make sense of our past, will bring […]