Has Jesus Caught My Heart? by: Carlo S. Dureza Today’s Sunday gospel (Luke 5:1-11) gives us a glimpse of a fisherman’s turf: a picturesque seashore where shallow waves are rolling in and out, fishing boats marooned on the water-drenched sand, spacious containers full of the day’s catch, and burly fishermen engaging in enterprise. Since this […]
Category: Reflection
The Church, the Pill and Human Sexuality
A reflection on “Humanae Vitae,” an encyclical letter by Blessed Pope Paul VI, by Marie Gabrielle M. De Luna Last July 25 marked the 50th year anniversary of Humanae Vitae. Humanae Vitae (“Of Human Life”) is an encyclical letter issued by Blessed Pope Paul VI on July 25, 1968 as a response to the sexual […]
Tiwala
Tiwala by Jairus Espiritu In the Gospel, Jesus sends the Apostles to proclaim the Good News. But Jesus had a peculiar reminder to His Apostles: to bring nothing but a walking stick. If one goes on a journey, an overpacked luggage is nothing but normal. How many times have we brought an oversized rolling luggage […]
Pagtanaw at Paniniwala
Pagtanaw at Paniniwala ni Mark Ivan Ugalino Ebanghelyo (Hulyo 8, 2018): Marcos 6:1-6 Isang mapagpalayang umaga sa inyong lahat. Tayo ay tinatawagan upang maglingkod sa sambayanan ng Diyos sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Ngunit, naranasan mo na bang minsan pang usigin ng mga taong iyong pinagsisilbihan? Hindi maiiwasan na tayo ay makatanggap ng kritisismo mula sa […]
On the Little Things
On the Little Things Rian Mitchell Piamonte I remember one of my teachers back in high school that I really disliked. I find her style of teaching dry and I never really learned from her. She usually starts her class with a prayer that eats up almost half of the class time– and what’s worse […]