Humanism and Spirituality

At the Punta de Vacas Study and Reflection Park, a place far from the centers of power but very close to the deep heartbeat of Humanity, Silo—founder of New Humanism—delivered a brief but very meaningful greeting at the beginning of…

Introduction I consider this article, which is actually a six-page essay that I’ve divided here into two parts, to be one of the very best pieces of socio-political writing that I’ve penned to date. In fact, I’m confident that if…

1 January 2026, Manila City/Quezon City. As the Zero Waste Month is observed this January and as the preparations for the January 9 Feast of Black Nazarene go full blast, a waste and pollution watchdog group exhorted the Roman Catholic…

History repeats itself, but a few are fortunate enough to get the recognition. The spiritual world, especially the Sikh world, is proud of the act of kindness, humility and service to mankind exemplified by Bhai Kanhaiya Ji, who is widely…

Despite their long history in the country, Christians in Algeria today constitute a religious minority that faces significant discrimination in the public sphere. Although the Constitution proclaims freedom of conscience and worship, the concrete experience of Christian communities reveals the…

Numerous individuals and organizations around the world are condemning the Bondi Beach tragedy in Sydney, Australia, where 15 people lost their lives, including a 10-year-old girl, a rabbi, and a Holocaust survivor. The brutal attack was perpetrated by two people,…

Picture a 62 year old Kenyan citizen. If she had aged with dignity, she would have secured the blessings of education, health, respect and opportunity. Her children would be educated, healthy and hopeful. Her community would be cohesive, her voice…

Only when we truly understand what it means to be human will we resolve our conflicts and transform our relationship with ourselves, with one another, and with our so-called “natural” environment. To be human is to have the right to…

Kindness, a Universal Bond that Nourishes Humanity Kindness is one of the simplest yet most profound human gestures: sincerely wishing the good of another. It takes a thousand forms—listening, empathy, attention, respect—and takes on different hues depending on cultures, life…

It hasn’t vanished — it has simply evolved, adapted, and embedded itself into every corner of modern life. When former U.S. President Trump—the Discriminator-in-Chief—goes into a frenzy about Somali immigrants and calls them “garbage,” many treat it as a personal…