Christian faith teaches that Christ suffered, was crucified, died and on the third day he rose again from the dead. The resurrection of Christ is an intrinsic tenet and the foundation of the Catholic Faith. However His conquest of sin and death may be seen in different ways. First, by his resurrection, Christ conquered death …
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Choosing a Pope
The day Pope Benedict XVI resigned a lightning struck St. Peter’s Basilica. On the day the Cardinal-Electors were inside the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor, a seagull was seen perched atop the six-foot chimney of the chapel as if awaiting the smoke that would announce the election. What are the odds that on the …
A Promise to EDSA
Some might choose to comment on what they believe is the unfulfilled promise of EDSA, whose anniversary we celebrated yesterday. Seventeen years of post-Marcos democracy has seen fluctuating fortunes, small gains in democratic governance, little improvement in the equitable distribution of wealth and political power. One criticism of People Power is that it simply restored …
Teaching in a grand manner
In the entrance lobby of the College of Law of the University of the Philippines (UP Law) there is a wonderful quotation from United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: “The business of a law school is not sufficiently described when you merely say that it is to teach law, or to make lawyers. …
Patriots and revolutionaries
“Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” This famous quotation by Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution, captures best the lives of two men that are this column’s subject: Horacio “Boy” Morales, development leader, who died last week and will be …
Aquino, Murad, and Levinas
The great thing about being trained in philosophy is it has equipped me with conceptual frameworks that help me quickly understand complex events, especially those that may seem naïve or foolish but are actually profoundly groundbreaking and game-changing. This was my experience last Friday when I first heard (read actually – as I saw it …
In praise of our diplomats
Criticisms are being raised about the pace and manner with which the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are evacuating Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Libya, following an escalating civil war against the Gadhafi Government. Indeed, the evacuation should be more organized and conducted urgently, but we must understand that our diplomats there—and elsewhere around the …
History, Family and Country
At this time of the year, I always remember history’s repetitions, both the good ones and the sad. It’s probably because Christmas finds us repeating many rituals and seeing old friends. Because it is the last week of the year, we also get to read all of these media summaries of the year that was. …
The Cancun Dawn
Every day, for nearly two weeks in Cancun, Mexico, I woke up early in the morning to go walk in the beach and watch the sun rise up from the Caribbean Sea. It was a lovely sight, the Cancun dawn; it moved me to pray and thank The Lord of the Sun and the Sea …
Never again, Martial Law!
This Tuesday, 21 September, as I try to do every year, I will bring my Constitutional Law students from the University of the Philippines (this year, it is Section I-C led by their president Mario Cerilles) to two places. First I will bring them to Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Monument of Heroes), a place where …
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