Morocco celebrates their victory by raising the Palestinian flag π΅πΈ. Palestine has been the winner in this World Cup. Arab regimes can pursue normalisation, but the people of the Arab world will have the final say. Congratulations Morocco for your victory and principled stance π²π¦
Let us #PrayTogether for health care workers who serve the sick and the elderly, especially in the poorest countries. May they be adequately supported by governments and local communities. #PrayerIntention
Spending the night here at Zavelstraat, Leuven, one of the shelters for Ukrainian refugees. Letβs continue to pray and work for peace so that no refugee camps would be needed anymore in the future. πΊπ¦π
The convenience of those from the West, looking concerned but never really dipping a finger⦠while poor innocent lives are sacrificed, souls who have nothing really to do with the war⦠the Ukrainians have really no choice but to suffer!
This could be a time to exercise not just our being a Filipino, but our being Christian. With all that is happening, I hope and pray that this is not just another case of missed opportunity.
Philippineβs βdemocracyβ is most alive once again as the fiasco of electioneering reaches its peak. The intensity with which people voice out their candidates, not to mention all the βcancellingβ and apologist rhetorics, cannot even be dissuaded by the pandemic situation.
Time and again, we get disillusioned. Yet we never learn. Critical without being self-critical. Where is the discernment in that? The temptation to join the mudslinging and character assassination is real, to the detriment of meaningful political discourse and reflection.