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“Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or otherwise he hand you over to the judge.” —Matthew 5:25

“You are worried and troubled over so many things. There is need of only one thing.” —Luke 10:41-42

I HAVE the habit of anticipating possible consequences and outcomes of things I will do. This habit has been very beneficial in coming out with desirable results. But most of the time, thinking things over leads to worrying about them, because there isn’t much time for me to do them.

“If we know that He hears us whenever we ask, we know that we already have what we asked of Him.” — 1 John 5: 14-15

I HAVE always believed in the power of prayer. I pray before difficult exams, and get good grades afterwards. I prayed for my father after an accident, and he eventually got better. And for a thousand other little things I need to get through a day: safety, confidence, and understanding, among others.

Minsan isang pasko, eksaktong pagkababa ko sa sasakyan at akmang magmamano pa lang kay tatay, bigla na lamang niyang kinuha bitbit kong parol. Isabit na raw namin at nang maramdaman na sa kabahayan ang simoy ng pasko.

Sa lahat ng mga proyektong ipinasa ko sa paaralan, ang parol na ‘yun ang higit na ipinagmamalaki ko. Bagaman halos nahirapan ako sa paggawa at nabawasan ang oras ng pagtulog ko, sulit naman dahil mataas na marka ang ibinigay ng guro ko.

TULAD ng romantikong konsepto ni Kupido tuwing araw ng mga puso, natatangi rin ang mga parol tuwing Pasko.

Tradisyon sa kulturang Filipino ang pagsabit ng mga parol sa kanilang mga tahanan. Ilang buwan pa lang bago ang araw ng kapanganakan ni Kristo, nagsisimula nang mamulaklak ng mga palamuti at samu’t saring parol ang bahay, gusali, at kalsada.

A COLLEGE of Commerce freshman broke the reign of Faculty of Arts and Letters students in the Rector’s Literary Award (RLA) of the 20th Annual Ustetika Awards for Literature last December 11.

THE TYPHOONS that ravaged the southern Luzon provinces earlier this month have sent us into a frenzy. No surprise there. In fact, we reacted right on cue.

It is a story with an abused plot (much like Philippine movies): disaster strikes, and we rise up united to fight off the calamity and put to rights the destruction it leaves in its wake.We do this so immediately that it almost always seems superficial and only half-sincere,

UNDOUBTEDLY, the annual Paskuhan is the University-event that most Thomasians look forward to every year. The amazing fireworks displays, sumptuous food, and up-beat music never fail to make everyone feel that the whole Thomasian community is one big family—united in all endeavors and occasions, and especially at the birth of Christ.

Interestingly, true to the spirit of Christmas as a time of giving, this year’s Paskuhan will highlight the Thomasian touch of compassionate sharing, the same manner that it did the first time, 13 years ago.

This is the seventh time that I shall be conveying my Christmas message to the whole academic community, and there seems to be always a persistent nuisance that attempts to destroy the mood of this joyous season. This persistent intruder is called crisis. Before we dare to point our finger to the so-called culprits, let us consider first how many fingers would point to ourselves. Let us rather use those fingers to strike our breast and acknowledge that we are partly responsible for the mess we are experiencing in our country.

A FEW days go a couple of typhoons wreaked havoc on several Luzon provinces, especially Quezon, where thousands died as a result of the landslides that were caused by the relentless logging in the mountains of the Sierra Madre range.

Because of these meaningless deaths, calls have been made to put a moratorium on logging, both legal and illegal. Also, there is a clamor to make illegal logging punishable by death.

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