As I was reading through Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti, I read on his critique of a throw-away world where he mentioned poverty. We usually

It just works. That is the basis of how consumers evaluate a product. If something does not work as it is advertised then the product

I stumbled again on my blog. This blog has been quiet since last year. I’m just amazed that I started this way back 2007 back

Religious people – priests, nuns, and brothers, are for the  most part people of privilege in Filipino culture. Not because of their own achievements but

As we celebrate today the Feast of the Visitation, my thoughts linger on the joy of today’s readings. Certainly the event of the Visitation was

“It is an honor for the Congregation if a Salesian dies with his work boots on,” St. John Bosco is often quoted as saying. My

I recently blessed a newly opened office space, my first in Cebu, in the uptown area where I met the executives of the company. After

St. John Bosco in his letter from Rome writes, “ the youngsters should not only be loved, but that they themselves should know that they

We were having our practices inside the church in preparation for the Easter Vigil when the frantic shouts of people outside stopped us. “Sunog! Sunog!”

A celebrity comes and people flock to him. This time, instead of pen and paper, the flock is armed with cameras. If you were to