February 9, 2020, Fifth Sunday of the Epiphany. A reflection about Matthew 5:13-20. “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled underfoot.” (v13) “For centuries since the advent of Jesus, […]
Tag: Reflections
A Human Rights Crisis
Posting and sharing this presentation of the Philippine reality on Human Rights Situation taken from a document of the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines – ECUVOICE and the Philippine Universal Periodic Review Watch – UPRWatch. Very recently, January 28, 2020, another lawyer, Carlos M. Anselmo, is killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen […]
Blessed Are Those Attacked But Still Standing Firm.
February 2, 2020, Fourth Sunday of Epiphany. A reflection on Matthew 5:1-12. “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.” (5:11) Have you ever thought why church people even if attacked and persecuted are still standing firm on their ground and […]
Pastoring the Flock, Pastoring the Pastors
A short essay written and submitted in the year 2009 when I intended to be part of the list of candidates for the Episcopate to the National Search Committee. Introduction: Pastoring the flock is a very vital task in the Church but is mostly unattended to by our pastors, as our experience tells us. The […]
Quick or Quit?
January 26, 2020, Third Sunday of Epiphany. A reflection on Matthew 4:12-23. “Immediately they left their nets, their boat and their father, and followed him.” (v20&22) How immediate was immediately? Brothers Simon and Andrew, James and John immediately left and followed Jesus. Why could this be? Can there be urgency? In her writing Fishing Economy […]
Away But Connected, Not Alone
I was not there when you were born For I was away for a Church mission But I was connected with your mom by phone Today, I am again away and we’re only connected by phone Yes, I am away but connected, not alone I was not there when you were born For I was […]
Follow Jesus, The Lamb
January 19, 2020, Second Sunday of Epiphany. A reflection on John 1:29-42. “The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.” (v37) It is the second Sunday of the Epiphany and we are still discussing and reflecting on things about the introductions and proofs that Jesus who was born in the manger on […]
A Prayer On Taal Volcano
Let us pray… Dear Lord, We know that volcanic eruptions like that of Taal in the Philippines are neither man-made nor Your will but nature’s. But we know also that even if the natural calamities like this affects everyone nearby, the poor people are the most vulnerable and at the end suffers more than the […]
The Lived Faith
January 12, 2020, Baptism of the Lord and First Sunday of the Epiphany. A reflection on Matthew 3:13-17 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. (v15) Today is the Sunday of the Baptism of Jesus. It is […]
He Is The Word
January 5, 2020, Second Sunday of Christmas. A reflection on John 1:(1-9), 10-18. And the Word became flesh and lived among us… (v14a) Let me begin with some basics which we commonly ignored but are bringing us to incorrect interpretation or usage about the Word. This could be corrections to some people who misused and […]
