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Tag: Tony La Vina

Free speech in the time of the pandemic

"A democratic society cannot function properly when citizens are prohibited from airing their opinions, views, or when authorities start weaponizing the law to suppress...

Great commission to Filipinos

"We bring our faith wherever we go, whatever work we do."     The reading for this Sunday of the Ascension is taken from Matthew’s presentation of...

Due process in a pandemic

"Even in these extraordinary times, due process protection is imperative."   This column is part of a series on the Bill of Rights found in Article...

Citizen rights in a pandemic

"An authoritarian approach to the coronavirus pandemic is not only counter-productive and misplaced. It will open the floodgates to human rights abuse." This is the...

The way, truth, and life

"In these trying times, we cry out to God for comfort."     “Jesus saith to him (Philip): Have I been so long a time with you;...

Good shepherds in a pandemic

"They will guide us during the ‘new normal’ and not back to the unjust and unsustainable world which caused this pandemic."   The Gospel tomorrow, the...

The media in a pandemic

"Media bear the responsibility for searching for truth and delivering it to the public."   Without the media, Philippine and global, I would not know how to...

The Emmaus road during a pandemic

"Another, better world is possible!"     Tomorrow is the Third Sunday of Easter. In the Gospel narrative of St. Luke, the risen Christ encounters the disciple...

The most meaningful Earth Day ever

"Our planet still exists."     Pope Francis, in his Laudato Sii encyclical issued five years ago, helps us to see what Earth Day requires - an...

Doubt and faith during a pandemic

"It is what we do with doubt that enriches our faith."     Tomorrow is the Second Sunday of Easter. The gospel that will be read recalls...

Holy Week during a pandemic

"Let us embrace this cross by reaching out to those who are suffering and those most in need."   How can we meaningfully celebrate Holy Week...

The resurrection of Lazarus

"My dread is not the fear of death; it comes from being impotent to stop it from taking me and the persons I love."   One...

Builders and healers of the nation

Today, the Ateneo de Manila University confers its traditional university awards to five outstanding individuals (one of them represents an organization). Fr. Mark Lesage...

Hope in the rule of law

Continuing her discussion on the rule of law and the present state of impunity in her speech at the 16th National Convention of Lawyers...
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