Krus at Lipunan

Krus at Lipunan: A Filipino Theology of Liberation “HE BEGAN TO TEACH THEM…” Is 50:5-9a | Ps 116:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9 | Ja 2:14-18 | Mk 8:27-35 “kung edukasyon ang sagot sa kahirapan, bakit mga edukado ang nagnanakaw sa bayan?” ( If education is the solution to poverty, why then the educated persons steal from the people? ) I saw this slogan in one of my social media platforms and it got my attention as I reflect upon on our readings this Sunday. I could not help but to reecho the same question inside of me. Yes, it is true that those people who were convicted of plunder and those who we know as corrupt are people with esteemed academic background. What made them steal if in fact these persons knew what is right from wrong, good from evil, moral from immoral and legal from illegal? Sadly, most of this people came from Catholic schools which ideally instructs the students the values of the Christian faith. What happened to the products of our Catholic schools that they failed to live on ...

Krus at Lipunan: A Filipino Theology of Liberation Ephpheta! Is 35:4-7a | Ps 146:7,8-9,9-10 | Ja 2:1-5 | Mk 7:31-37 As the Philippine economy struggles to rise from the raging pandemic, the country also deals with the fresh surge in infections driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, health workers on the front lines continue to suffer from poor working conditions and delayed benefits. Which these overworked and underpaid health workers slowly walks away while this delta variant continues ravages the Philippines. These are really uncertain times not only because the new COVID 19 Variants keeps mutating but also the fluid political climate of the Philippine political game. While politicians continues to scrap the barrel for dominance and stability for upcoming 2022 elections our health care system is mired by alleged corruptions and irregularities. The Filipino people continues to struggle to meet both ends in the midst of all these. It seems that those who are in the seat...