Ten thoughts for a brighter Christmas
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14). “Though he was in the form of God, he did not deem equality with God something to be grasped at. Rather he emptied […]
A Thought For A Thought
The price of pride and arrogance
“He that is proud eats up himself; pride is his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise”—Shakespeare ONE of the perils of […]
So young, so close to death or to life
“My salad days, when I was green in judgment.”—-W. Shakespeare When I arrived at their barangay home address to give him the Anointing of the Sick, K gave me a blank stare. At sixteen, his […]
In the face of a hostile leader (and/or consenting fellow believers)
“Persecution is wrong not because it is cruel, but cruel because it is wrong.” —Whately TO be sure, the relationship has never been, as the millennials put it, “a bro-mance”. In fact, it has been […]
The bells of Balangiga in our hearts
Rev E B Belizar, Jr. “Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tools; it tolls for thee.” — John Donne, “No Man is an Island” Indeed. The bells of Balangiga toll not simply […]
A selfie with God
By Rev E B Belizar, Jr., SThD I STILL recall the dare from someone very powerful. It was loud and clear: Show me a selfie with God and I will immediately resign. It was one […]