Opinion: The Virtue of Patience by Engr. Carlos Cornejo (Cebu)

PATIENCE IS a virtue under fortitude.  We’ve defined fortitude as the human virtue that controls the negative emotions of despair, fear and anger in pursuing a difficult good even to the extent of facing dangers to our life.  

OPINION: Maturity is Not Measured by Age by Engr. Carlos Cornejo (Cebu)

WE CAN grow old but don’t grow up.  An elderly grandfather at the age of 70 who goes home in a drunken frenzy throwing house items to the grandmother is hardly someone living up to his age.  

OPINION: Making Good Use of Time by Engr. Carlos Cornejo (Cebu)

“ONE of the deceptions of an unproductive life is that today is not important.” (John Mason) One of the reasons why many people waste their time is the lack of goals in life.  If we don’t have specific goals or dreams of finishing college for example or working abroad or starting a business, etc., chances are we'll just be letting the days go by with no sense of direction. 

OPINION: How Are We Saved? By Engr. Carlos Cornejo (Cebu)

IF WE Catholics are asked, “Are you saved?” Our answer should be we are being saved. Our sins are being healed.  Our spiritual life is being restored.  We are being drawn more deeply into full communion with God in Christ.  We Catholics view salvation as a process rather than a one-shot deal.  And if we are asked when did that process start?  We can reply that it started in baptism. 

OPINION: Great Wisdom: Know Thyself by Engr. Carlos Cornejo (Cebu)

THE CHINESE Philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”  The Greek Philosopher Socrates says the same thing, “Know thyself.”