Monthly Archives: September 2021

Will China Continue to Help Afghanistan under the Taliban?

[Welcoming Remarks | Afghanistan/Taliban – China Relations Forum | September 28, 2021, 3:00 pm.] Recently US  President Joe Biden delivered a speech at a General Assembly of the United Nations basically to assert that the future belongs to those who … Continue reading

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Samahan ang Pinas, SAMAHAN Para sa Pinas 2022

[Message during the Kick-Off Program. 25 Sept. 2021] To Mr. Alessandro Karlo Torreon, Samahan President, and Youth Leaders of the Ateneo de Davao University: Congratulations in undertaking to support constructive political and social dialogue among Mindanaoan youth, to encourage high … Continue reading

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Let Your Light Shine Forever!

[Homily. Mass. 20 September 2021] “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.” (Lk 8:16). … Continue reading

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Concerning “the Ignatian Pursuit of Truth in Science”

[Introductory Message | University Lecture by Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., Director, Vatican Observatory, sponsored by the University Research Council, Ateneo de Davao University, 13 Sept.. 2021] In celebration of this Ignatian Year, I would like to welcome you to this … Continue reading

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DACS EcoWarriors in the Season of Creation 2021

It is a privilege for me to congratulate all the newly trained EcoWarriors of DACS!  I thank all from the DACS’ leadership, administration and active advocates for the environment who in these past days have trained you.  But most of … Continue reading

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September’s Seasons of Christmas and of Creation

[Homily: 3 September 2021. Based on: Col 1:15-20] In the Philippines September starts the Season of Christmas normally with the strains of Joe Mari Chan’s  “Christmas In Our Hearts.”  Many of us know the lyrics by heart, or at least … Continue reading

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