Lest you get scandalized, it was Christ himself who said so. Let us cite the exact quotation: ‘“Which of the two did what his father wanted?’ ‘The first,’ they answered. Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are...
Epiphany means manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. (cfr Mt 2,1-12) It means that he is meant for all people, and not just to the Jews, the chosen people. The feast reminds us that we all need him, for he...
We have to make the effort to feel the love of God for us which he pours on us abundantly. That's simply because unless we feel that love and get moved by it, we cannot manage to love as we ought to love. Let's always...
OUR earthly life, it is said, is a matter of a journey, a pilgrimage toward our eternal destination. Given our conditions here where we have to contend with all sorts of things, there is great need for us to stay on course, avoiding getting diverted...
Every time we celebrate New Year that liturgically coincides with the Solemnity of the divine maternity of our Lady, we should be reminded that we have to make ourselves new again spiritually and morally. Every New Year, of course, makes us a year older, but spiritually...
We need to understand that our Christian formation will take our whole lifetime. This should come as no surprise to us, since our ultimate goal in life is none other than for each one of us to be "alter Christus," another Christ. And can anyone...
I suppose the most direct answer is because we misuse or abuse our freedom. Instead of using it to love God and others as we are clearly commanded to do, we use it to love our own selves or to do our own will. Obviously, there...
CHRISTMAS, of course, is unavoidably associated with gift-giving. And that’s simply because Christmas is a season of love—the very love of God who in redeeming us has given us his Son as a gift. We could have no greater gift than God giving his Son...
It means "Come, Lord Jesus" or "the Lord is coming." This Aramaic word appears in the Book of Revelation (22,20) to express the desire for the speedy coming for the second time of Christ, our Savior and King. It also appears in the first letter of...
There in the States, they make a big stir over which is more proper to say: Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? It stems from what they call as the “war on Christmas” that to my mind has religious, political and ideological undertones. Apparently there are...
