On New Year’s Eve 1982, a few minutes before midnight, a group of young men and women waded waist deep into a river pool. They joined hands and sang a hymn. They pulled…
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The sad reality of the beautiful scenic Philippines and its kind and friendly people is that too many live in man-made poverty. If you have survived and overcome poverty…
With the birth of the child Jesus a new adventure in faith begins. On this Christmas Day we are invited to share the message of hope. We are invited to take our own place…
The Olympics and World Cup are probably the two greatest international sporting events. Some features of Western culture stand out in them. The intense competitive spirit…
It is a joy that bursts forth despite the pain expressed by the prophet Isaiah (40:1-11) as he reflects upon how his people have gone astray. But they paid for their…
The reliance of the world economy on the burning of fossil fuels, oil and gas continues to drive up global temperatures. Every year is hotter than the year previously.…
In the early 1980s, I tried a social experiment. Could ethnic prejudice be diminished through an experience of living in another community? The seminary pastoral year…
This is the story of the rescue, recovery and empowerment of an eight-year-old child, Angelica, from Orani, Bataan. She was abandoned by her father and then cruelly…
In the first reading from Ephesians 3:8-12, Paul, while admitting that he is the least of the apostles, claims that he has been given a special grace which enabled him to…
This is a story of the success and victory of Girly, a 15-year-old child that achieved justice by her clear testimony and won her case against her aunt that sold her to a…
As I reflect on the readings of Isaiah 11:1-10 and Luke 10:21-24, I think of how the presence of God is seen in the expansion of our imaginations. This is why some…
It was towards the end of the dry season. Six of us were going to an Indian settlement where a school teacher had arranged for us to show the film, King of Kings, in Hindi…
