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Philippine Drug War: For Whom the Bells Toll

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana September 21, AD2017 2 Comments

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be

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Truth, Charity, and the Social Media

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana August 20, AD2017 2 Comments

Is there a way to practice the virtue of truth and charity when one navigates the world of social media? The advent of the use

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Muslim Good Samaritans in War-Torn Marawi

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana July 14, AD2017 2 Comments

As I write this article for Catholic Stand (July 6, 2017), the battle to free one of the cities in the southern part of the

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Easter and Building a Curriculum of Hope

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana May 18, AD2017 No Comments

I have been working in the field of education for more than twenty years now. And every time I come to reflect upon the fruits

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obedient

God Hanging on the Gallows: A Prayer This Good Friday

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana April 14, AD2017 2 Comments

A few years ago, the BBC news channel presented an interesting documentary regarding Jewish life in the first century. In the course of that documentary,

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Social Teachings of the Church: Building a Better Society

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana March 14, AD2017 1 Comment

Many developed countries in the world today have accepted the fact that mining is one of the world’s most profitable industries. No one can deny

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The Brewing Philippine War Between Duterte and the Church

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana February 13, AD2017 7 Comments

A war is brewing in the Philippines. And it is not a war of guns (although, much of the cause of this brewing war has

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education, catechesis

St. John Bosco, Education, and the Youth of Today

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana January 16, AD2017 3 Comments

Can the ideas of a nineteenth-century saint, known for his work among young people, say something relevant to educators of the twenty-first century? Don Bosco

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This Christmas, Set Out in Haste to Meet Our Lord

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana December 14, AD2016 1 Comment

One of the Gospel stories that we shall  hear in the coming days will be about the visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. The

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kingdom, catholic social teaching, predestination

Restitution and National Reconciliation

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana November 14, AD2016 2 Comments

Last November 8, as the citizens  of the United States of America were making a beeline to choose their next president, we, here in the

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Holy Spirit

“Where Were You, God, When We Needed You?”

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana October 14, AD2016 2 Comments

Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, has been quite vocal in his effort to re-impose the death penalty in our country’s legal system (it

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faithful stewards

Finding Reasons to Celebrate the Triumph of the Cross

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana September 14, AD2016 No Comments

  Every 14th of September, the Catholic Church, celebrates the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. It is also known as the feast of

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kingdom, catholic social teaching, predestination

The Search for Justice and the Devil’s Dare

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana August 13, AD2016 1 Comment

One of my favorite TV shows is the Netflix series about the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil.  What I truly like about the series is how

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Rodrigo Duterte and the Silence of the Lambs

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana July 14, AD2016 7 Comments

On June 30, 2016, the Philippines witnessed the inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte as the country’s sixteenth president. He is the first president from the island

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A Father Creates an Image of God in His Child

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana June 15, AD2016 No Comments

Father’s Day is fast approaching. It is that time of the year when we stop to thank and celebrate the wonderful role that our own

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Learning to Appreciate Church Documents

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana May 19, AD2016 3 Comments

On the day that the much awaited apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia, came out, one of the leading evening news channels here in

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roads, road, journey, end, way, choices

The Journey to Emmaus: A Model for Educators

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana April 20, AD2016 1 Comment

One of my favourite readings during the Easter Season is the Gospel reading on the journey of Jesus  together with the two disciples on the

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priest, ordination, priests, Fr. Kapaun, clergy

Life After the Ministry: Finding God’s Blessings in Life’s Changes

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana March 23, AD2016 13 Comments

The philosopher Heraclitus once said: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not

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