Krus at Lipunan

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Krus at Lipunan: A Filipino Theology of Liberation Justice as the Maximum of Love Reflection on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus When we try to conjure an image of the Most Sacred of Heart of Jesus, most of us would probably think the image where Jesus stands with his heart burning with joy and love for us.    Every time we see such portraits and statues, we are reminded to open ourselves to the love of Christ who loves us first and give ourselves completely to him as he does. The image of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus reminds us also the First Principle and Foundation of St. Ignatius of Loyola that tells us of the wonders of creation and the giftedness of life, God’s magnanimity. It calls us to gratitude, to freedom, so that we can make love-and-life-filled decisions. In love we find true freedom, freedom that comes from knowing that you’re loved and gifted. That’s what sets our heart free. It is the freedom to find God in our experience and in the world ar...

Krus at Lipunan: A Filipino Theology of Liberation SILENCED ONCE MORE ( 6 th Sunday of Easter ) Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 | Ps 98: 1,2-3, 3-4 | 1 Jn 4:7-10 | Jn 15:9-17 Ako’y nagising sa tahimik na mga kampana ng Simbahan sa araw ng linggo. Abot tanaw mula sa aking silid ang isang tahimik na lansangan. Ang isang dating maingay na araw ng linggo ay biglang tumahimik. The declaration of a Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine has created a lot of opinions regarding the government’s capacity to manage the present pandemic. Hearsays proliferate about the real story behind the sudden increase of active cases from the previous month’s 30+ to this month’s almost a thousand cases. As long that there are stories of this kind that creates confusion, anxieties and fear among the people the motive behind the sudden turn of events will always be questionable. We cannot deny the adverse effect that this pandemic has brought upon us. The stories of suffering and death from abroad are sad ...