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Category Archives: Personal Views
Halloween, the Feast of All Hallows, and the Hope of the Saints
With the people of South Korea, we mourn the dead and injured in the Halloween tragedy in the Itaewon district of Seoul, which killed 153 people, including 20 foreigners, and wounded many others. They were revelers simply wanting to participate … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Views, Prayer and Spirituality
Tagged ADDU, All Saints' Day, Ateneo de Davao University, Halloween
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Build the Bridge But Preserve Paradise Reef
Whether we are from government, the private sector, or academe, the environmental crisis in the world – signaled by global warming, climate change, extreme weather, hurricanes and floods, wildfires and drought, the loss of biodiversity on land and in the … Continue reading
Catholic Higher Education in the Philippines: A Commitment to Quality Education in the Spirit
[ADDU University Lecture, July 29, 2022.] Our University Celebration of St. Ignatius of Loyola today is occasion for reflection on Catholic Education in the Philippines and how it is a commitment to quality education in the Holy Spirit. Catholic education … Continue reading
In a VUCA World, “Take Courage, Do Not Be Afraid!”
To Our Students, Prospective Students, and Our Parents: Before the COVID 19 pandemic, there were other pandemics. When the COVID 19 pandemic finally ends, there will still be pandemics. It is certain: more pandemics will come. Uncertain is only how … Continue reading
Fasting for Peace in Ukraine and in Our World on Ash Wednesday
Pope Francis has asked that this Ash Wednesday be a day of fasting and prayer for peace. Through fasting we are asked to pray for conversion from the violence, death and danger to all of a devastating war that Russia … Continue reading
Happy Feast of All Saints!
[1 November 2021] On this Feast of All Saints we can think of all the saints in heaven – all those who through their lives of faith on earth are witnesses to the saving power of God. “Since we are … Continue reading
Posted in Address, Personal Views, Points for Prayer
Tagged be holy, Feast of All Saints, November 1
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Questions to Presidential Candidates from Mindanao
[Mindanao Consortium of Ateneos (MCA) Press Briefer, 13 October 2021] Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) is happy to join Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) and Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan de Oro (XU) in the revival of our consortium, which we … Continue reading
Academic Freedom in the Philippines. Notes.
Academic freedom for higher education institutions is provided by the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines: “Academic freedom shall be enjoyed in all institutions of higher learning” (Art. XIV. Sec. 5.2). The provision is self-executory. It does not require an enabling … Continue reading
Anti-COVID 19 Vaccination: Save [for] yourself, save others
As the newly discovered vaccines make their journey to the Philippines, let us accept that it will take some time before they turn into life-saving vaccinations in our people’s arms. It is good news that steps have been taken for … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Views
Tagged AstraZeneca Vaccine, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, Fratelli Tutti, Philippine Government
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We Stand United for the Integrity of God’s Creation in Mindanao
Our world with its mountains and valleys, rivers and lakes, dry lands and wetlands, our mountains in South Cotabato, our fertile rice fields in the lowlands, are gifts entrusted to us for the good of all humankind by a loving … Continue reading
Posted in Justice and Peace, Personal Views, Position Paper
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