Rappler's latest stories on Holy Week prayers
[REFLECTIONS] Stories and dreams: Easter in the time of COVID-19
We can rebuild from the ruins. We can rebuild with one another.
[REFLECTIONS] Dare we not speak of Easter
We can surely speak of Easter even in the midst of this crisis, but dare we not speak of Easter if this pandemic does not change us
[REFLECTIONS] Finding the risen Christ
We participate in Christ's resurrection if we desire not just to be saved from COVID-19 but to help in saving people from this disease
[REFLECTIONS] Easter hope rises from the depths of the pandemic
For those who have faith, death is not the end of life but marks the beginning of another journey. It is when life is transformed, and all of life’s sorrows are converted into a passage into another realm.
[REFLECTIONS] Silence is the language of love
Beyond this pandemic and unto life everlasting, may our only regret and sadness be that we have not loved enough
[REFLECTIONS] The good about Good Friday
We are called by God to uphold justice and protect the least, the last, and the lost during this time of crisis
[REFLECTIONS] Panlaban sa virus
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David draws Holy Week reflections from a recent Rappler report about a COVID-19 frontliner who herself contracted the dreaded disease
[REFLECTIONS] A lot of good will come out of this period
There is goodness everywhere now even in the middle of great sadness. And there is so much faith and full dependence on the One who sees everything.
[REFLECTIONS] Do it best by doing nothing
This quarantine invites us to celebrate Passover as God originally commanded it. Stay inside. Let God be God as He passes by.
[REFLECTIONS] Why do we suffer?
Let us not focus on the suffering, but on what we can do to alleviate it
[REFLECTIONS] We need to think and re-think our theology
Today, we are challenged by John in his letter: 'We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another'
[REFLECTIONS] Holy Week and COVID-19: Embracing uncertainty
We cannot and must not escape this reality of uncertainty. We have to face it, pray over it, and wrestle with it – and perhaps let go of the need to know why.
[REFLECTIONS] Business temporarily closed: Jesus, what now?
It was like God was telling me: 'Kirk, you guys claim that your business is about me, that everything you do is for me. Put your money where your mouth is.'
[REFLECTIONS] Faith in the risen Jesus amid the coronavirus
It is clearly not the powerful and influential in society that we must attend to but those who are weak and vulnerable
[REFLECTIONS] When no one will say 'I am sick'
The Bible offers comforting answers to questions we have in this time of global pandemic
WATCH: Visita Iglesia 2020
St Pauls Philippines takes pilgrims rendered homebound by COVID-19 to a virtual Visita Iglesia of the ancient churches of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia in Ilocos Sur
[REFLECTIONS] Don’t get tired of waving your palms
Proclaim our coming victory over this pandemic, a victory only possible if we don't give up on ourselves, if we don't give up on each other, if we don't give up on God
[REFLECTIONS] Look out for the loneliest amid the pandemic – Pope Francis
Even if we are isolated, thought and spirit can go far with the creativity of love. This is what we need today: the creativity of love.
WATCH: Stations of the Cross 2020
St Pauls Philippines takes the faithful through the Way of the Cross in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur
[REFLECTIONS] Turning the coronavirus crisis into opportunity
A spiritual teacher, Eckhart Tolle, gives us a piece of advice to overcome negative emotions: Live in the now
[REFLECTIONS] Why, Lord?
We must have the courage to declare with hope: We are Christians. We believe in happy endings. If it’s not yet happy, then it’s not yet the end.
[REFLECTIONS] Glimpses of God’s presence amid a pandemic
Good Friday may have come too soon for us, but in hope we will experience Easter
In defense of Judas
Have we forgotten that the Eucharist was really for him (and for the potential Judases that we all can turn into)?
