The late Fr. Dela Costa, the first Filipino provincial superior of the Jesuits, delivered this homily at midnight Mass at the Ateneo Law School. This reflection piece was selected for CDN readers by columnist Juan L. Mercado. CHRISTMAS is when we celebrate the unexpected; it is the festival of surprise. This is the night when … Read more
Every day is Christmas when you have the kind of mind, That stores up all the goodness and the sweetness it can find. When you don’t need an occasion, to spread a bit of cheer, But just keep on a-giving, of yourself throughout the year. Every day is Christmas, with a gaily wrapped surprise, When … Read more
Over 2,000 years ago on a dark winter night, an amazing event occurred. A star of incredible brightness appeared over a small town in the area we now call the “Middle East”. This star was a signal that the Savior had been born. Its brightness drowned out the light of all the other stars, a … Read more