It's really for our own good. To be thankful to God for all his blessings to us, including especially his mercy, is really for our own benefit rather than for any good we can give to him. God does not need anything from us. What he...
We have to be most wary of this phenomenon, a common sad occurrence in the life of the so-called 'good people,' those who frequent churches, do some prayers, active in popular piety, etc., but who often end up being judgmental, quick to brand people and...
In a sense, our life can be described as having to do with frontiers and front lines. As something dynamic that needs to develop and grow, our life cannot avoid having to discover and explore new frontiers as well to guard and defend the front...
It's a question whose answer I really do not know. I guess one has to plumb deep into the hearts of the people concerned to get a glimpse of the reason. I'm referring to why, in spite of all the explanations on the subject given by...
It's a skill we all need to learn. Converting the perishable condition of our earthly life into the imperishable quality of our definitive life hopefully in heaven is actually expected, nay, commanded of us by Christ himself. He said it very clearly. "Do not store up...
Two forces somehow do a lifelong battle in the minds and hearts of all of us. The forces of good and evil, the spirit and the flesh, the supernatural and the world, clash endlessly there. But if we have the right frame of mind, that is,...
WE have to be ready for the impossible situations in our life. What we consider impossible in our life, those moments which we fear to death and try to avoid as much as we can, can actually happen anytime. They are unavoidable. In fact, nowadays with...
"Be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks." (Lk 12,36) With these words, it's clear that Christ wants us to be on the watch for the second coming of Christ at the end...
"A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory." (Mt 12,20) With these words, we are given a clear idea of the extent to which God's mercy and compassion for...
This is not about the books and the movies that are called mystery thrillers. No matter how inventive and suspenseful, these are poor copies of what can take place when one manages to pray at the level of meditation and contemplation. There's something distinctive and unique...
