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Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias

In today’s Gospel of Jesus’s appearance at the Sea of Tiberias, there are several movements which may shed light on our lives. The first is the movement from restlessness to activity. We are familiar enough with that. Somehow, we are … Continue reading

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Divine Mercy in Easter Joy

[Homily: Divine Mercy Sunday, 2013. Monastery of the Pink Sisters, Tagaytay] Easter is the greatest celebration in the calendar of the Church. Some, of course, thinking of Simbanggabi, Midnight Mass, gift-giving and Noche Buena, may prefer Christmas. But in the … Continue reading

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Loyalty: Hachiko and Kabang

[Homily: Grade School Baccalaureate Mass, 26 March 2013] We come together this morning to thank God for the grace of your graduation. God has created you. God loves you. He has given you countless blessings through your parents, your brothers … Continue reading

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Academic Freedom: Gift and Burden

[Address: COCOPEA Tribute to Senator Edgardo J. Angara] Academic Freedom: Gift and Burden Fr. Joel Tabora, S.J. One of the riddles with which I continually wrestle is the tension, often the conflict, between the good which is pursued for private … Continue reading

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Team Patay, Team Buhay: Unconscionable

I could not believe what I’d heard. On the occasion of the campaigning of the Liberal Party in Bacolod, the Cathedral was dressed up in anti-RH red (please note: the communists had nothing to do with that!) and a huge … Continue reading

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Lent: Return to God’s Love

When I was a child, the Sisters of the Presentation taught us in school that the Lenten Season was a time of sacrifice. So we were encouraged to make a Lenten resolution, sacrificing this or that, for the love of … Continue reading

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IS CMO 46 LEGALLY INFIRM?

BY: Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino Dean, Graduate School of Law San Beda College Mendiola, Manila I. The Legal Framework American jurists knew that for academe to thrive and for universities as centers of bold thinking and uncensored research to thrive, … Continue reading

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CEAP, PH Bishops and the RH Bill

[Excerpts from Press Conference at CEAP National Convention, 29 August 2012, during which I represented the CEAP National Advocacy Commission] CEAP supports the bishops in their opposition to any law which contains provisions for abortifacient control of birth. Killing of … Continue reading

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E.O. 79 on Mining –a Mixed Bag

Tony La Viña of the AdMU School of Government said that the long-awaited, oft postponed E.O. on Mining would be a disappointment for everyone. He was incorrect. The miners are applauding. The E.O. is a mixed bag. It doesn’t please … Continue reading

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In Celebration of ADDU Research Publications

We come together this afternoon in formal celebration of 101 persons in our academic community who have published. Ms. Bing Chan, chairperson of the University Research Council, has shown us the extent of these publications, some of which have been … Continue reading

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