Category: Faith & Life

Anastasios   Objection 1: When the group of the texts that were to be included in the “canon” (accepted texts) was formed, it was already late (4th or 5th century) and that was the outcome of power struggles. Objection 2:…

Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org We have seen that the goodness or evil of an act is based on the act itself (finis operis), the intention of the doer (finis operantis), and the circumstances surrounding it. Life, however, is…

17 JUNE 2018 – 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) Ez 17:22-24; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34   Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau   Can the growth of God’s Kingdom be accelerated? Jesus responds to this question with…

Photo: Ivan Leong   Fr Leonard E Dollentas   I was mischievous when I was boy, and my father would punish me with odd and indulgent punishments. I remember three of us boys from the neighborhood forming a gang. We…

FAUSTO GOMEZ OP In our second piece or article on HIV/AIDS, we reflect on our attitude towards those persons living with HIV. With many other Christians, the Catholic Church is deeply and widely involved through various organizations in the global…

Anastasios   Objection 1: Different religions call God with different names but they are talking about the same God, the God we believe. Objection 2: If God is the Father of all, so everyone is son and daughter of God,…

Graham-H at Pixabay Rev José Mario O Mandía jmom.honlam.org The object of the act (finis operis), the intention (or motive or finis operantis) and the circumstances: these are the three elements of an act that we need to examine in…

Fausto Gomez OP In two pieces, I wish to share with my readers some basic points regarding HIV-AIDS: its nature and causes, ways to control the HIV virus and to prevent its spread, and on our attitude as human beings…

Roberto Marchesini Star Wars, including the last chapter, is an epic saga like few others. Its most philosophical dialogues are however imbued with a clearly visible New Age culture. George Lucas, the creator of the saga, was inspired by Joseph…

George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1467), also known as Iskander, or by his more colorful title, the Dragon of Albania, was a great warrior and leader of the people of Albania who fought against the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into his…