“WHOEVER keeps my word will never see death.” (Jn 8,51) That’s what Christ clearly said. Of course, these are words that have to be taken in faith. Otherwise, there is no way we can take them seriously, especially nowadays when there are just so many philosophies...
AS we begin the Holy Week and are made to contemplate the passion, death and resurrection of Christ, let’s take advantage of this liturgical celebration to re-appreciate the true value of meekness by deepening our understanding of that virtue. Many of us are afraid to play...
WE get angry sometimes. Hopefully, it’s not very often. Truth is it’s not a pleasant state to be in. And there can be many reasons why we get angry. People commit mistakes, or they can offend us or simply irritate us and other reasons can...
WE have to strengthen our belief in this truth of our faith. God is always in control of things no matter how much we mess up with them. He allows evil to take place, since he respects our freedom that can choose evil instead of...
INDEED, we have to admit that we practically are all cowering in fear and anxiety, and suffering from all kinds of privations, physical, mental and emotional, all arising from this pandemic that we are having these days. But it would be a big pity if...
WE need to strengthen our faith in our life after death. We need to reinforce that belief especially because nowadays there is clearly an ebbing away from that truth of our Christian faith. We tend to get distracted by the things of this world, and...
IF we are to be authentic Christians, we have to know how to channel Christ to everyone in every situation. We have to know how to show Christ to everyone. We have to have his mind, his spirit. Our words and deeds, our reactions to...
OF course, not! If at all, this extraordinary time we are having these days because of the coronavirus pandemic is a clear invitation for us to learn to live for the future. In fact, it is offering us an opportunity to learn to live for...
THIS is the ideal meant for us. We have to learn how to see things the way God sees them. We already have been warned that we do not see the way God sees, and, definitely, we have to do something about it. “God does...
WITH all the restrictive measures we now have due to this coronavirus pandemic, it might be good to re-appreciate and relearn the precious lessons we can get from one of Aesop’s fables about the race between the hare and the tortoise. Yes, we should try to...