One COVID Death too many
“We must not lose sight of the big picture where death is just a moment, a terrible and sad one, but not the final one in God’s plan for us.” These days, many posts in my social media threads and communication groups have been about sickness and death. One reads about friends and colleagues who …
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Joyful Warrior for Justice, Democracy, and Love
“Thank you, Fr. Bernie, for building this nation through your teaching, writing, political engagement, and leadership.” Fr. Joaquin Bernas, S.J. did not live an ordinary life. He was constitutional law expert, lawyer and law professor, bar topnotcher, prolific author and columnist, academic leader (Dean of Ateneo Law School twice, Dean of the College of Arts …
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Light, Color, Wonder and Joy
“Many praised her excellence in doing science and recalled her warmth, compassion, and kindness.” Dr. Gemma Narisma, who died last Friday, 5 March 2021, was the Director of the Manila Observatory (MO), a Jesuit scientific institution. She was also a professor of physics at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), and member of the Board …
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Love and Marriage in a Pandemic
“Deciding to get married during a pandemic requires even more courage than usual.” Deciding to get married is always a big decision. It might not be as bad as William Shakespeare seem to imply in As You Like It when a character says “Men are April when they woo, December when they wed: maids are …
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In Defense of Our Brave Lawyers
Filipino Translation; Bisaya Translation ‘Today, in this country, the best example of the great lawyer is the NUPL lawyer’ The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, or the NUPL, was founded in 2007 and is composed of human rights lawyers, as well as law students, paralegals, and legal workers, from all over the country, united by …
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