Author: Keith Amodia

His Gift of Music

Church music has always been familiar to me. I used to live in a house almost adjacent to the parish and the music of the

The Pope of Mercy

The pontificate of Pope Francis has been met with enthusiasm by progressives and skepticism by conservatives in the Church. The media oftentimes pounce on his

Not the Same Ministry

“Why do we keep updating our vision and mission statement?” Asked one confrere. “Because we keep finding ourselves in new grounds,” answered another. A few

Lessons from the CAAP Mess

January 1 was supposed to bring new resolutions and opportunities. The new year however brought the Philippines back to the world stage in an unflattering

The Philippines

It was Ruy Lopez de Villalobos who named our islands in honor of the King of Spain, Philip II, then Prince of Asturias. He named

Bound to God

In this morning’s first reading in the Second Book of Kings, the priest Hilkiah and the scribe Shaphan rediscovered the Law and read it aloud