DURING Short Cuts’ grade school days, he and his classmates were advised to be punctual in attending classes. As a rule, Short Cuts was made
Category: Opinion
Truth cannot be trapped
THE Gospel reading of the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mt 22,15-21) presents one of the sharpest confrontations in the Gospel. The enemies of Jesus
Balde for El Niño?
WE have heard a lot of stories where government officials routinely used government resources for entirely private purposes but only very few of these cases
Walking Together as One in Challenging Times: The BEC Way
THIS November 25, 2026, as we celebrate the Feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria, the beloved patroness of Dumaguete City, we are invited to live
TOO MUCH is dangerous
IS indulging in TOO MUCH on a thing not dangerous to oneself? Definitely, catastrophic consequences will unknowingly occur if one is not mindful in his
The cost of saying Yes
THE parable of the wedding banquet (Matthew 22:1–14) presents one of the most searching images of God’s plan of salvation. A king prepares a wedding
“Wait and see”
EVERYBODY’S on a wait and see attitude right now insofar as the impeachment trial is concerned. The much-boasted “very strong evidence” and we are “100%
Kind of leaders we need
DUMAGUETE does not have a shortage of people who want to lead. We have people who want the title, the position, the photograph, the ribbon-cutting,
When we act as if God owes us
THE parable of the wicked tenants (Mt. 21:33-43) is one of Christ’s most uncomfortable stories because it exposes a temptation that never grows old: the
“The pambasang aso”
INSTEAD of testifying in the impeachment trial, and be subjected to a grueling cross-examination by the defense lawyers, the pambansang aso opted to withdraw and