The year that was

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/30/2017

The year 2017 was an emotion-filled year for me. Dominant of these emotions is happiness. First of all I turned 70 this year which is a very significant age for a single woman. This is also my…

Concern for the innocents

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/27/2017

The Redemptorists Fr. Jerry and Fr. Chris joyfully expressed gratitude for the overflowing of generosity in response to the calls for sharing in celebration of Christmas. There was so much surplus that Fr. Chris and the other…

Continuing tradition

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/23/2017

As a child it was always a big struggle to wake up early for the Misa de Gallo. But I always went to sleep during the Misa de Gallo and this was because of the lengthy homily…

“A star to discover”

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/20/2017

Every Christmas, I bring in this quote from “Simple Abundance” of Sarah Ban Breathnach: “If as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things; if we consider ourselves as unimportant that we must fill…

Advocates

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/13/2017

The celebration of Universal Declaration of Human Rights brought to mind human rights advocates. During martial law of Marcos Rule, there was an oil price increase. The youth could not resist having a march in opposition to…

Human rights and development

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/09/2017

Today is International Human Rights Day, and it is everybody’s duty to do something to promote human rights in their own little ways to major ones. With the ongoing war against drugs, human rights have been associated…

A high regard for females

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/06/2017

Females have been treated badly because they have been viewed as second-class citizens, brainless, as not having a soul. They have also been seen as toys or objects of entertainment. In some cultures, they had been used…

Too early

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/29/2017

Recent updates on children’s concerns have highlighted the issue of teenage pregnancy. The Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study stressed that “The victims of teenage pregnancy are the girl herself, her child, her parents and relatives and…

A ray of light for young women and girls

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/25/2017

Every year the campaign to end violence against women is launched from November 25 to December 10. The beginning and the end dates are significant because November 25 is the feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin…

Working together to keep our children safe

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/22/2017

Within our school subjects, there is much we can do to help our young resist the influence of illegal drugs. First, we have to realize that the biggest cause of being drawn to drug abuse is peer…

Tolerance and pluralism

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/18/2017

(Part 2) Before moving on to the second part of echoing his article on “The Qur-anic Perspective of Tolerance: Eminent Muslims in Their Encounter with Christianity,” it is important to note that for 25 years, Prof. Henry…

Inflicting pain to raise the ideal child

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/15/2017

Two male relatives were irritated by the noisy child left in their care. To silence him, they hit him and he died. Scandalized by such actions, I checked in the web on the treatment of children through…

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