WE should try our best that our belief in Christ is strong and abiding, so much so that he is always in our mind and heart, and is the spirit behind every thought, word and deed that we do. This is actually what is ideal...
THIS is the attitude to develop and to have if we are to be like God as we should, since we have been created in his image and likeness. We should not be reactive in extending help to others, waiting for them to give us...
THAT gospel episode where a leading Jew, Nicodemus by name, asked Christ about what was to be born again (cfr. Jn 3,7-15) tells us that we need to give due attention and care for our doctrinal formation. And that’s simply because our Christian faith, supernatural...
BORN again! That is very popular expression these days, thank God. But I believe we have to know what truly it is and what it involves. The expression can come from that gospel episode where Christ told a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, Nicodemus...
THE gospel reading of the 2nd Sunday of Easter which is also called the Divine Mercy Sunday (cfr. Jn 20,19-31) can very well tell us about what Easter life is all about, what life after Christ’s resurrection is all about insofar as we are concerned. The...
FRIDAY in the Octave of Easter has this gospel reading about Christ taking the initiative after his own resurrection to reveal himself to his disciples. (Jn 21,1-14) This kind of behavior is always a given in Christ. We should try our best to be quick...
LET’S be clear about this. Only in Christ can we have the real peace, one that can always be enjoyed despite the twists and turns of our earthly life, marked by a lot of challenges, trials, difficulties, failures, and a long etcetera of negative things. “Peace...
THE story of the two disciples on their way to Emmaus (cfr. Lk 24,13-35) reminds us that God is always around. We should make this truth of faith a strong and constant conviction of ours, especially in moments and situations where we find ourselves in...
MARY Magdalene, a big-sinner-turned-saint, teaches us a great lesson about freedom. And that is for us to realize that the ultimate purpose of our freedom is to look for Christ, for God, in everything we do and have in this world. In this life, we...
AFTER the resurrection of Christ, the guards of the tomb went to the chief priests to report what had happened. But they were told, obviously to deny again the divinity of Christ, that his body was stolen and to spread that lie to explain why...