Father Soc

Father Soc

Priest at Catholic Church

WOUNDED PEOPLE

It is Eastertime. My favorite character at Eastertime whom I’d like to consider a “friend” is Thomas. Prefixed to his name almost always is the adjective “doubting”. He doubted because he was hurting. The first time he met the Risen…

NEW BEGINNINGS

It is Eastertime. The gloom of Good Friday and the reverential silence of Black Saturday are behind us. The church choirs are singing alleluia again. The Easter lilies are with us. The purple and black of last week have been…

LOVE WITHOUT CONDITIONS

I cannot resist quoting from the immortal Florante at Laura the following lines: “O pag-ibig na makapangyarihan Pag ikaw ang pumasok sa puso ninuman; Hahamakin ang lahat, Masunod ka lamang.” The first thing that comes to my mind when I…

LOVE UNDER THE BRIDGE

After attending to some official business in Manila one day, I decided to take a detour, glad to get in touch with the local scene and to savor that local flavor, which I sometimes miss as the rector of the…