IF we understand that our creation is still a work in progress, that our life here on earth is a life with God in Christ through the Holy Spirit who is still shaping and directing it until we become his image and likeness, and children...
WE need to learn this art. It plays a crucial and strategic role in our life. In many instances in the gospel, Christ told people after preaching, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” (Mt 11,15) Let us try to avoid Christ’s reproach, “Though...
THIS was what Christ said, reassuring us that even if he went away and the world itself would disappear, he would still be with us, guiding and directing us to our ultimate destination. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass...
THEY may look and sound the same but they actually are worlds apart from each other. One destroys the truth. The other protects and defends it, and even promotes it. Lying can sound like the truth since it can cite facts and data, but the intention...
YES, that’s how our attitude should be when we work. We have to work for God and not just for men. St. Paul said so: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since...
THAT’S right! We can afford to be worry-free and as carefree as a bird if we only know how to be with Christ, trusting always in his unconditional love for us, his ever-merciful and wise providence over us. Even in our worst predicaments, when we are...
THAT’S right! It’s when we manage to glorify God always in our thoughts, our words and deeds, that we would have the best time here on earth, the highest “high” we can ever attain in this life. That’s simply because glorifying God constitutes the best act...
WE should not be too surprised when we are misunderstood and misjudged by others. There are a million reasons why these can happen anytime, given the way we all are. But we should be ready to react properly when these things happen to us. Truth...
THAT’S right. Christmas should not just be regarded as a one-day celebration. It’s not even a seasonal celebration. Christmas should not just be Christmassy. Its spirit should abide in us always, since it actually sheds the true light that gives meaning and purpose to our...
I WAS happy to learn that in his New Year address, Pope Francis recommended jettisoning what he called as life’s “useless baggage” that includes empty chatter and banal consumerism. He advised setting aside a time of prayer everyday so as to be with God. In the...
