#randy david

Strange that I could not find any write-up about him. I used to read his columns regularly back when I still thought Inquirer was a reputable newspaper. I even bought his book “Tongues on Fire” which I consider a precious item in my book collection. I always found substance in his essays and found myself agreeing with him most of the time. I wonder how he feels about the current political climate in our country. I’m crossing my fingers that he has not crossed to the Yellow side. I still remember my extreme disappointment when I read Randy David’s recent pieces.

Our professor presented this to us in class last month. Just the first fifteen minutes, I think. But it has been very insightful.

Randy David on the allure of authoritarianism

De-personalizing governance By Randy David

By Randy David

If I were the good bishop, I would worry less about whether these tarpaulins are legal or not, and more about how the Bacolod faithful themselves view this overt expression of political preferences. Do they accept it as a valid performance of the Church’s function? Or are they disturbed that the clergy is taking on an unmistakably political role? The check must come from within the Church itself. Benedict worried that if the Church transformed herself into a political subject, “she would lose her independence and her moral authority” as a teacher of values and virtues. --Prof. Randy David

Hashimoto Masahiro, Birdwatching with Hashimoto-san

Health Institutions in the Philippines = smh