Fr. Erno Diaz

FATHER ERNO WRITES Although, as stated by some people, hope is a forgotten virtue, I’d venture to say that during these days of the pandemic the only emotion that fills the hearts of many people is HOPE. In a certain conference on the theological virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, an observer pointed out that […]

As I go about my daily routine, I very much pretend that the pandemic imposed routine is normal, but in my heart, I feel that my world is upside down. I’ve gotten used somehow to living a life of a hermit in my third-floor apartment in the rectory of Corpus Christi where I live alone […]

As I go about my daily routine, I very much pretend that the pandemic-imposed routine is normal, but in my heart, I feel that my world is upside down. I’ve gotten used somehow to living a life of a hermit in my third-floor apartment in the rectory of Corpus Christi where I live alone by […]

Handel’s Messiah is one of the most delightful music of the holiday season, especially when performed during the weeks preceding Christmas Day. It is because one of its themes is about the coming of the Promised Messiah and about how we are to prepare for His coming at Christmas. If you go over the oratorio, […]

I never imagined that I would hear again the songs of my college days because they were rare and unique songs that our seminary choir director in UST taught us and made us sing in a concert.   Father Gregorio Garcia, whom we fondly called Goyo, was a Spanish Dominican priest who was passionate about […]

“To Russia with Love” is an aberration, to say the least, a less than humorous take-off from the popular James Bond movie of the 1970s entitled “From Russia with Love.” To Russia with love? With love? Unless one is kind of starstruck with Russia – with all the hassle of getting a visa just hours […]

January 13, 2017.—The view from the terrace of the hillside house of Julie and Alex Donato near Kennon Road’s Camp 7 was beautiful. At a far distance were hills dotted with homes gaily painted with various colors making the scenery breathtaking. A number of pine trees surrounding the residence frame the view giving it a […]

February 17, 2017.—My reminiscing of my book launches is very sweet because the two book launchings turned out to be exceptionally successful. I am happy beyond expectation. One of them took place in Villa San Miguel on February 19, 2017—the former residence of the late Cardinal Jaime Sin. It was my dream of a perfect […]

On February 27, 2017, during the launch of my book, The Sin I Knew, three seminarians asked for a copy of my book. My heart leapt up in sheer joy. I told them that I’d be willing to give them free copies. But they insisted that they had money and that they wanted to share […]