Tag: Reflections
Faith, Justice, and Social Transformation
The devotion to Jesus Nazarene symbolizes the resilience of Filipinos amidst widespread poverty and inequality.
Of Titles and Designations
We bishops are all just that—servants of God. And the Pope, who is called the Supreme Pontiff, is the servant of the servants of God
What lenses do you use?
Indeed, how we want to present the so-called reality to our viewers will determine the lens we will use to capture the reality
Martyrs at the margins: Rethinking martyrdom
Their lives could not even be considered as full dedication and lifelong witness to the mission of Jesus culminating with their deaths
Allowing space and uncertainty
There is no guarantee of success or absence of mistakes made in our allowances for uncertainties and creativity
Witnessing Bangladesh’s student protests turn deadly
Cars and buses crammed with home-bound commuters veered around the roadblocks set up to separate the group from the traffic
Coming Home: The heart of Laudato Si’
These poor victims are those who cry from ecological disaster themselves... It is they who tell us where home truly is
Jesus and the Cosmos
If Jesus came to "save the world", it also means he came to save the whole creation and not just our "human souls".
On Pentecost, Language, and Gift of Tongues
It is better to prophesy for what is right rather than consider ourselves different by speaking esoteric languages.
God’s spirit in all things, an ongoing Pentecost
Our ancestors respect nature; the spirits live there. Before we cut a tree, we ask permission from the spirits.