Born in Spain in 1350, he received the Dominican habit at the age of seventeen. In his turbulent epoch, he was an angel of peace, preaching the word of God with special stress on penance, and the Last Judgment. He was outstanding for the gift...
Kung duna kay pasensiya para sa uban, kana tungod kay nahigugma ka kanila. “Nagsabot mi ug ang akong mga suod nga barkada nga mangaon sa sulod sa usa ka ilado nga Mall. Apan miabot na lang ang usa ka oras, wala gihapon sila mosipot. Naglagot ko,...
Ika-32 nga Domingo sa Ordinaryong Panahon 1 Hari 17:10-16/Ps. 146:7-10/Heb. 9:24-28/Mk. 12:38-44 Diha sa atong kinabuhi gihagit kita sa mga pangutana: Kanus-a ang ulahing panahon diin gihalad nato ang pinaka-bililhong gasa o bahandi kang Hesukristo? Kanus-a ang katapusan nga adlaw kita naghalad ug makahuluganong sakripisyo sa Dios?...
Ang Nobyembre 2 mao ang petsa ug bulan nga gihatag sa atong Simbahan sa paghandom sa atong mga kaigsonan nga nangamatay na o All Souls’ Day. Ang Nobyembre mao ang kapistahan nga nagsugod sa una pang mga Kristohanon sa unang siglo diin ang mga ngalan...
LUKE 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted. REFLECT: Who or what occupies my heart? Do I give the highest place of honor to pride or humility? Am I rich because I have God or because...
JOHN 10:27 (Gospel Acclamation) My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. REFLECT: Do my words and actions reflect my faith in the Lord Jesus? Can I distinguish the voice of truth from lie, love from hate,...
LUKE 13:18-19 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you slay the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I wanted to gather your children together as a mother bird collects her young under her wings, and you refused me!” REFLECT: Do I believe that...
LUKE 6:12 Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, spending the night in communion with God. At daybreak he called his disciples and selected twelve of them to be his apostles. REFLECT: When making important decisions, do I give it the time and place to...
LUKE 13:18-19 Jesus said: “What does the reign of God resemble? To what shall I liken it? It is like mustard seed which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a large shrub and the birds of the air nested...
LUKE 13:11-13 On a Sabbath day Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues. There was a woman there who for 18 years had been possessed by a spirit which drained her strength. She was badly stooped – quite incapable of standing erect. REFLECT: Am I...