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Fr. Carmelo Diola
Fr. Carmelo Diola
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What Can I Do?
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - October 25, 2017 - 4:00pm
"What can I do?"
Misyon Bulig
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - January 12, 2014 - 12:00am
"Am I still on earth or am I in a movie set?" Tess thought to herself as she surveyed the surreal ground before her —a wide expanse of broken trees, twisted metals, splintered houses and dark debris, against...
What Do We Do With Our Sufferings?
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - November 23, 2013 - 12:00am
The sheer destruction and unimaginable scope of relief and rebuilding needs in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and typhoon that visited our country demands a coming together of various individuals, groups,...
To be or Not to be
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - September 18, 2013 - 12:00am
The Sangguniang Kabataan or the SK is, at least on paper, a good thing. It represents the youth voice in local public governance. Yet reality offers a different reality. To be or not to be - should the SK be co...
Lessons from the past
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - September 3, 2013 - 12:00am
 A decade ago on October 24, a text circulated to about 20 recipients resulted in what became known as the Citizens for Judicial Independence.
All about Jesse
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - August 31, 2013 - 12:00am
(This writer delivered this speech in the Be a Robredo Negros Movement last August 23. Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo shared the stage with him in La Salle University Bacolod.)
Twin Towers
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - July 27, 2013 - 12:00am
I was walking down the corridor of the Saint Vincent de Paul Seminary in Tandang Sora, Novaliches when I heard a commotion inside the television room.
Good after elections
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - May 22, 2013 - 12:00am
With the May 2013 elections over, the challenges of governance becomes paramount for those elected into office and their constituents. How to proceed with good governance begins by asking the right questions.
‘Bay San Pedro
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - January 13, 2013 - 12:00am
CEBU, Philippines - “Oh, what a coincidence, I am receiving a text for you,” Fr. Greg Gaston, amiable rector of the Collegio Filipino in Rome, told me when I chanced upon him at the porter’s room...
St. Pedro Calungsod: A beacon of faith for the youth
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - November 11, 2012 - 12:00am
My younger brother, Neil, was frantic.
Against All odds
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - November 11, 2012 - 12:00am
I am writing this article on board a Cathay Pacific flight from Cebu to Hong Kong, en route to Rome for the canonization of the second Filipino saint, San Pedro Calungsod. I am on my way, against all odds. I am not...
Real Parties
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - September 23, 2012 - 12:00am
I recently wrote about "forging new paths...from the inside" as a key insight towards new evangelization in our country.
When Will Our Eyes Be Opened?
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - September 2, 2012 - 12:00am
There is a time for dialogue and a time to make a stand.
One Step at a Time!
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - April 15, 2012 - 12:00am
“Due to foot blisters, I was forced to wear these sandals for the run. I have used them from Ilocos Norte to our endpoint today,” I informed a group of policemen in their athletic uniform, as I held up...
Yes! We choose life
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - March 13, 2011 - 12:00am
I had never heard of Leoniver until a few days ago when one of his classmates told me about him. 
Why vote God?
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - March 28, 2010 - 12:00am
The VOTE GOD campaign goes beyond the usual Church-based engagement during elections. The latter remains strictly non-partisan to ensure credible elections.
A slippery slope
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - September 29, 2008 - 12:00am
The Church has the duty to defend and promote life taking its mandate from John 10:10: "I came that they may have ...
Light in the midst of darkness
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - June 29, 2005 - 12:00am
Corruption is not a victimless crime. Businessmen suffer because there is no level playing field. Foreign investment slows down. Higher taxes do not necessarily result in better government services and infrastructure...
A deafening silence
by Fr. Carmelo Diola - June 24, 2005 - 12:00am
Silence can be deafening. There is the silence of apathy; the silence of a people who have become indifferent to a political system largely unresponsive to its needs. We have become a nation wracked with people-power...
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