IT’S true. We are never alone. Even in our most solitary moments, we have no reason to feel alone. That’s simply because God is always with us, is always intervening in our life, is always pouring out his love and graces to us. And if we...
LET’S be clear about this. We obviously are entitled to our rights but we should not feel entitled to privileges and favors that are above our rights and needs. If they come and we cannot avoid them, then let’s be thankful. But let’s be reminded that...
ONCE in a while, you get a jolt when you meet someone who would make you consider something that you have ignored up to now, considering it as trivial or with low priority, but which happens to have a solid claim for the historical truth...
IT is said that we have to love the sinner but hate the sin. I suppose that’s simply because what is wrong is sin itself, but the one who committed it, though he may be guilty of what he did, is still a brother or...
WE have to strongly and frequently remind ourselves that we are supposed to be another Christ, who as the Son of God, the perfect image that God has of himself, is the pattern of our humanity, and who as the God-made-man, is the redeemer of...
TO be able to love our enemies even as we try our best to resolve with justice and charity our differences, conflicts and other issues is clearly a sign of being Christ-like. It could be the proof that one’s Christianity is real and genuine, and...
WE are, of course, in this world which plays a crucial role in the over-all scheme of our entire life. But we have to remember that even as we immerse ourselves in worldly affairs, we should not allow ourselves to be so trapped by them...
WE don’t have to die first before we can already have a feel of heaven, if not practically touch it. By doing our ordinary daily work, whether big or small, in public or hidden at home, and doing it with real love for God and...
THAT gospel story about Lazarus and the rich man (cfr Lk 16,19-31) reminds us that we have to be careful not to be so swallowed up by worldly and temporal affairs that we forget that our ultimate destination is heaven in eternity. Our worldly and temporal...
WE need to be vigilant always, in good times and in bad times, and most especially in ordinary times which we still would not know whether it is good or bad. We should never let our guard down. This is simply because we have enemies to...
