A month of compassion and anger JANUARY 2015 will be a month in the Philippines that will long be remembered by millions of Filipino families. It was the month the charismatic and rock star Pope Francis took time to visit the country to remind and teach this nation more lessons…

Peace at what price?   THERE is no doubt in anyone’s mind, including those who have expressed reservations and still others, like Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, who withdrew their support for the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, that efforts to seek a lasting peace in Mindanao should never end. But at…

Doing the right thing   AS the euphoria over Pope Francis’ visit begins to fade away, the usual skeptics and cynics among us have been quick to say “back to regular programming” – back to our accepted old habits of indifference, apathy and corruptive norms. Is it? Perhaps so if…

People’s Pope   MANY view the arrival of Pope Francis here as a sign of hope for the Filipino’s salvation from sufferings caused by nature and by man. Many of us have been led to inner contemplation hoping to see God’s guidance and answers to their supplications through His Holiness…

Mercy and Compassion   POPE Francis will not set foot in Pangasinan but his presence in the country is enough to make all Christians feel special in the eyes of the Holy Father. But to deserve his blessings, we must take to heart the message that he brings with him…