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58 total views The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is 50 years old this year. I once asked a friend of mine what she thought of the Philippine bishops. There was some silence for a while. Then she hesitatingly answered that she never really thought much of the bishops. Almost sounding apologetic, she tried to …
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62 total views Have you ever looked up at the sky on a clear night? Is it not so magical to watch the sky studded with stars? Have you ever wondered how a star is born? My limited knowledge of the subject tells me that it takes a tremendous amount of concentrated energy to give birth …
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64 total views The Pope is fifty years old as a priest. I am writing this column from Rome where Cardinal Sin and I are attending the festivities, marking that jubilee in his priesthood. When he was elected Pope in 1979, as soon as he appeared on the balcony of the Basilica of St. Peter, this …
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74 total views One day as I sat in the sister’s quarters living room waiting for someone who had made an appointment to see me, I had a chance to appreciate the 80-gallon aquarium we have a the EDSA Shrine. I realized that the aquarium had been there for years, and I never really stopped to …
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26 total views She was born on the feast of lights, a day called purification When Christ was brought to the temple for His presentation Pateros church was aglow for the candles’ benediction Her parents beamed with pride as they carried their firstborn. In school she was always tops in the classroom or in the campus …
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16 total views The other day a friend came up to me and asked me, “Father, what is your wish?” Taken completely by surprise, I was quiet until she asked me again. Then I managed to ask, “My wish? Do you mean for the world, for the country, or for myself?” She answered, “For you. What …
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14 total views I have always viewed processions as a sign of devotion—a gesture of love, particularly for Our Lady, who asked for them specifically. Sometime long ago, for a brief moment, I truly pondered on why she should ask for something like this that sounded self-serving. I dismissed the thought as a bad thought and …
