September 28, 2000 Feast of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and companion martyrs. After telling their stories, sometimes joyful, sometimes sad and shocking, friends ask me a familiar question: “What do you think?” My friends know my standard answer, “Wala. Nothing. Okay…
Dear Bishop Gabby, Everyone has a little nook, drawer, box, “tampipi” where we keep our precious little mementos. We may have photos, figurines, medals, a letter or two. Yes, there are those of us in this age of e-mail, text…
Dear Fr. Joey, Your parishioners address you as Father Joey, while some of our youth leaders affectionately dub you “Derps”. To me, you’re simply Joey. I trust that you harbor no qualms about this informal salutation. Similarly, I’d kindly ask…
Dear Fr. Raul, When men commit crimes and are sentenced, they are sent to the National Penitentiary in Muntinlupa. Women offenders, on the other hand, are sent to the Correctional Institute in Mandaluyong. A few months ago, I organized a…