APRIL 21, 2022, a Thursday, was a day that can never be forgotten in Short Cuts’ lifetime. He was travelling home from a regular visit
Category: Opinion
Preparing for eternity in the ordinary
THE parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1-13 is a gentle but urgent reminder that the Christian life is never meant to run on
“Maundang na ang waldas”
IF US President Donald Trump were to say that the result of the US midterm elections does not reflect the voters’ huge dissatisfaction with his
When Places of Worship Become Places of Risk
THERE is something particularly disturbing about a Facebook video showing a priest celebrating Mass when, without warning, a massive crucifix behind him suddenly comes crashing
Christ’s blueprint for the saintly soul
THE mountain rises, and the crowd follows. They come expecting laws etched in stone, but the Word made flesh opens his lips and speaks blessings
Pagka-dakong eskandalo
I FIND it very amusing to read the editorial of one leading national daily when it tried to make a comparison between the case of
When El Niño Comes, Will the Church be Ready?
THERE is one question we must ask before the next El Niño becomes a crisis: “Will the Church be ready?” Not when wells have dried
Be prompt always!
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
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