The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is 50 years old this year. I once asked a friend of mine what she thought of the Philippine bishops. There was some silence for a while. Then she hesitatingly answered that she…
Have you ever looked up at the sky on a clear night? Is it not so magical to watch the sky studded with stars? Have you ever wondered how a star is born? My limited knowledge of the subject tells…
The Pope is fifty years old as a priest. I am writing this column from Rome where Cardinal Sin and I are attending the festivities, marking that jubilee in his priesthood. When he was elected Pope in 1979, as soon…
One day as I sat in the sister’s quarters living room waiting for someone who had made an appointment to see me, I had a chance to appreciate the 80-gallon aquarium we have a the EDSA Shrine. I realized that…