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  • GOMBURZA: An insider’s view

    GOMBURZA: An insider’s view

    CBCPNews,

    “Salamat po sa JesCom sa pagsusugal sa akin (Thank you to JesCom for taking a risk on me).” That was the opening line of Cedric Juan as he accepted the “Best Actor” award at the Metro Manila FilmFest’s Gabi ng Parangal. Jesuit schools here and abroad had been complaining that for their orientation sessions for freshmen students, they were still showing an old biopic of Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits and patron of all our schools, which was in Spanish and in black-and-white. He would rather produce the formulaic ones (e.g., rom-com, horror) which have actually dumbed down the masses, like the so-called “bomba” films of the 70s which Marcos used to distract the populace from his abuses.

  • Not to abolish, but to fulfil

    Not to abolish, but to fulfil

    CBCPNews,

    Reading Matthew 5:17-20, it dawned on me that Jesus’s words “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfil” represent a pivotal moment in salvation history. But try asking the average churchgoer (your pew-mate at Mass, for instance) to name the most important events in the life of Jesus and chances are “Christmas” will be the most popular reply, followed by “Christmas and Holy Week”. While spectacular celebrations and commemorations mark Christmas and Holy Week in our society, I believe a deeper understanding of Matthew 5:17-20, can greatly enrich the faithful’s appreciation of Jesus’s mission, inspire us to live out His teachings in daily life, and gently bring back love in a world on the brink of self-destruction.