WE are familiar with this group of leading Jews in the times of Christ. They could not believe that Christ was the promised Messiah, and they did their best to discredit him, always finding fault in him, setting traps for him, until they managed, with...
WE cannot deny that our life has a lot more to offer and challenge us than what we can handle and cope. We should not be surprised by this fact of life. We have to acknowledge this reality and just try our best to be...
WE are children of God, and not his puppets or robots. The freedom he gives us is real freedom because it can even enable us to go against the true nature, source, meaning and purpose of freedom itself. We can use it—or better said, misuse...
THIS is something the sense for which we really need to develop consciously and deliberately. Given the temper of the times that would desensitize us strongly of this need, we really have to remind ourselves constantly that we need conversion all the time in our...
THIS should be our burning desire. And we should put all our strength in this direction. To be sure, it is for the good of all. Yes, we can and should build a beautiful world. But we have to start with our own selves, and...
IN our relationships, given all the differences we have among ourselves, we need to learn the art of leveling down and leveling up. We have to learn how to adapt ourselves to how each one is, so a good connection can be established without compromising...
THIS is an art and skill we need acquire. Knowing that our life is not just our own, but is always a life shared first of all with God, our Creator and Father, and then with others, we have to realize more deeply that we...
“TEACH us how to live in this passing world with our heart set on the world that will never end.” This is part of a Eucharistic Preface for Lent which reminds us that we should have our focus on the ultimate goal of life without...
THAT, to me, is the best condition, the best moment we can have in this life. To be able to glorify God presumes that we have been able to identify ourselves with God in his will and in his ways as revealed fully in Christ,...
I AM referring to our relationship with God. We always have to find ways of how to keep that relationship strong, vibrant and abiding, one that would truly bring us in such an intimate contact with God, our Father and Creator, that we would vividly...
