The journey

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 12/31/2023

The story is told about a famous surgeon whose greatest worry is that there will come a time when his hands will no longer be steady. He thought for a while and said: “My greatest fear is…

Hold on, hope on

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 12/03/2023

The story is told about a drunk man who was joking and laughing while everyone was screaming and praying as their plane was going through turbulence. The woman beside him scolded him saying: “We are going to…

My Master, Lord, and King

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 11/26/2023

  I don’t know if you noticed it, but instead of “Jerry,” my name under my Philippine Daily Inquirer column online last Sunday was “Jeremy.” I value my name, but I understand that even the editors can…

What are you investing in?

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 11/19/2023

Whenever I give my dog “Bruce” some table food, he gobbles it up right away. But when I give him a bone with some meat, he carries it with him, and buries it on the ground, “for…

Focus on the goal

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 11/12/2023

The story is told about a teacher who was amused seeing little boys having a nice time kicking the ball around, while a little boy was just watching them all by himself. With much concern the teacher…

Humility ‘pa’ more!

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 11/05/2023

  I remember with a smile what Mama told us when we were little children whenever all of us would travel in our old surplus United States Army jeep: “Be light, and travel light so that we…

Love ‘pa’ more!

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 10/29/2023

  The story is told about a little boy who heard in their catechism class that there are 10 Commandments from God. He said to the teacher: “Only 10? In our house, we have more than that,…

Keep giving!

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 10/08/2023

Someone noted that on the night the Titanic sank, all classes of people were in it—wealthy and poor, famous and unknown, literate and illiterate, bosses and workers. A few hours after it sank, there were only two…

True and through

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 10/01/2023

Suntory is a famous whiskey brand made in Japan. How did the name come about? I heard that the owner had three sons … hence, Suntory! —————- In today’s Gospel (Matthew 21: 28-32), Jesus tells us about…

Presence

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 09/10/2023

Someone said that where two or three Filipinos are gathered together, there is a picture taking there! —————- In today’s gospel (Matthew 18:15-20), Jesus tells us: “For where two or three are gathered together in my name,…

Love is the key

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 09/03/2023

  The story is told about a young woman who impatiently honked her horn at an old man who was taking long in making his order at the first window of a fast food drive-thru. At the…

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances/ Desaparecidos

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 08/30/2023

The “International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances” or “Desaparecidos Day”  is observed August 30 annually since 2011. “Desaparecidos” is the Spanish and Portuguese word for “disappeared people” or victims of forced disappearance. The UN Commission…

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