WE are, of course, encouraged to be very fruitful and productive in our life. There should be no time for laziness and idleness. Even in our periods of rest, we can and should always be productive, since rest is not about doing nothing but rather...
THAT gospel episode about Christ healing a big crowd of sick people by laying his hands on each one of them (cfr. Lk 4,40) speaks eloquently of how we ought to deal with everyone we meet in our life. He just did not say, “All...
THIS concern should never be taken for granted. This is actually a much bigger concern than what we have in the areas of politics, social life, business or the now in-thing of climate change, ecology and other environmental issues. And the simple reason is that this...
GIVEN the increasingly pressing conditions of the world today and the permanent, ultimate and most precious goal of ours, we really need to be more serious and more skillful in synergizing both the active and contemplative modes of our life. Yes, we have to be immersed...
IN our discussions and exchanges, especially when we have to sort out differences and settle conflicts, it always pays to be gentle in our ways even as we like to be forceful in advancing our views. Good manners always pays. It should never be set aside...
THERE is no doubt about it. If we truly live the virtue of charity that reflects, echoes and replicates the love of God for us, we should be ready to fall into some madness. We have to be ready to be some kind of madmen. This...
THERE are, of course, different ways and kinds of rest. But we should try to have a really good one that is fit to our dignity as persons and children of God. And this kind of rest can only be found in Christ who precisely...
THE reason is simple. Freedom is such a tricky thing to handle. It can easily be abused and ruin us. If not handled properly, its comeuppance is much graver than whatever pleasure its so-called perks and privileges can give us. So, caveat emptor! That’s why St....
WHILE it is true that to be prudent in our actuations, we need to come up with some theories and hypothesis, we also need to realize that we should not stop only in the speculative level. We have to go all the way to the...
SOME words of St. Paul in his letter to the Romans appear to be a good description of today’s trouble in the world. In that letter, he describes the troubles and identifies the cause. It’s in Chapter 1,18-32 of said letter, and I think it is...
