“SOME seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.” (Mt 13,8) With these words, Christ is telling us to be that rich soil that would faithfully and gratefully receive God’s word, and to make it so inspire us as to...
Our beloved Pope Francis designated the last Sunday of July every year as dedicated to the elderly. As the pandemic sweeps across countries, people are forced to think fast to find meaning on what is happening. It is at this time that the elderly plays...
In the Greek culture peace is Airene which means the absence of war. In the Roman culture peace is Pax which can be a wishful greeting or an agreement on paper. In the Hebrew culture, which is related to the Arabic culture, peace is Shalom...
CHRIST spelled it out to us very clearly about how we can be part of the family of God. “Whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Mt 12,50) And the first one who had this qualification is...
“Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.’ He said to them in reply, ‘An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the...
If someone calls you green minded, what do you feel? Like many, you feel insulted or embarrassed. The word is associated with a “dirty mind” referring to someone who is preoccupied with thinking about sex in an indecent way. But there is also another meaning,...
This is from Luke 12:22-32. This is the way Jesus wants to make our faith strong. He compares us, among other things, with the flying wonders of birds above, and the beauty of the flowers on the ground below. How is faith made strong? We have...
WE need to imitate Christ’s trait that combines both tenderness and toughness. His tenderness can be shown when this passage from Scripture is applied to him: “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has...
MAKE no mistake about it. Our human laws are meant to lead us to our ultimate goal which is none other than to be with God, to be holy as God is holy, etc. Irrespective of their immediate temporal purpose, our laws should lead us...
THERE should be no doubt as to who gives us our proper rest, or what our true rest really is, etc. Christ said it very clearly. There are, of course, different ways and kinds of rest. But we should try to have a really good one...