This Holy Week, Filipino Catholics are again reminded to reflect, repent, and renew their faith.

This period also calls for meditation as a break from the daily stressful grind.

According to Fr. Aris Sison, meditation is a means for Catholics to be more in touch with God.

"I’d like to think of meditation as a means to prayer. I think it is a tool to bring us in touch with God and it’s a very important practice most especially during Holy Week," he said.

Dr. Ma. Bernadette Arcena, a psychiatrist, noted that those who cannot stand to be alone by themselves without their companions and gadgets are the ones who are really in need of meditation.

"We have to allot in one day a few moments of silence with ourselves," she said.

"I think many people today need silence. We all need it but many people are afraid of it," Fr. Sison added.

Arcena said most people fear silence because of the realizations that they can have when they listen to their conscience.

"It is scary because there could be a lot of voices in your conscience and it’s so hard to silence yourself if you’re so busy," she said.

-- ANC Talkback April 10 2017