‘Beautiful eyes!’

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 08/07/2022

One of the first things that Filipino families teach their children at a very early age is to close and open their hands (“close open, close open”), and to smile and show their “beautiful eyes!” * *…

We have a loving Father!

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 07/24/2022

The story is told about a señora who asked her maid: “Did you clean the keyboard of my computer as I told you to do?” The maid responded: “Yes, Ma’am, I did. Not only that. It was…

Work and pray in humility

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 07/17/2022

The story is told about a father who gifted an iPad to his son, who was filled with joy to the max. Wanting to teach him to be grateful, the Dad said: “What do you say to…

Here’s how to handle success the right way

Immae Lachica 03/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Most successful people tend to change. Some for the better, others for the worse.  Some successful people change the way they think to make them stronger and more reliable in order to be able to…

Don’t lose sight of true spirit of Christmas amid pandemic, says Chief Justice Peralta

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 12/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Thursday urged Filipinos to strive for a genuine celebration of hope, unity, and service for others this Christmas. Peralta said “festivities this year will be expectedly different” as the…

Vidal’s work, humility, humor recalled

10/24/2017

DEL MAR’S EULOGY A funeral eulogy, a writer once said, is a belated plea for the defense delivered after all the evidence is in. Whoever wrote that must be a lawyer who had just lost a big…

Vidal’s humility worthy of emulation

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/20/2017

“I’m sorry.” Two simple words spoken by Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal left a deep imprint on his former personal secretary and now Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Villarojo. Speaking before the congregation in a Mass on…

‘Road to porndiction’

Francis B. Ongkingco 10/14/2016

(Part 3 of 3) How can one overcome addiction to pornography? In the previous parts of this article, we had gone through the process of identifying what may lead to this addiction. The approach was more anthropological…

The humility of peace

Raymund Fernandez 11/18/2015

It always bothers him to think how easily the world is changed by people who would do what few others are willing to do, acts so unthinkable they qualify as inhuman. And he wonders: What can move…

Emotional dialogue between priest, mother of unwed teen mother

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2014

Redemptorist priest Romeo Obach was emotional when he personally apologized to the woman who posted online the video of his tirade against her 17-year-old unwed daughter. The two met and embraced in a private dialog at the…

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