Matthew 8: 5-13 Words are very powerful. Notice when one is down and a friend or a loved one utters kind and inspiring words, how it lifts us up, how it gives us strength, and how it gives us comfort. On the other hand, when people, who we do not know from Adam, say something…
Month: March 2019
A Reason to be Hopeful
Matthew 6: 24 -34 Nick Vujicic is a person born without arms and legs. In the eyes of the world, he is considered “useless.” He, too, had to deal with depression, anger, and resentment. He, too, prayed with faith that the Lord would give him arms and legs. What the Lord gave him instead was…
Mercy
Luke 6: 36-38 Now that my father and mother are not around anymore, every now and then I would look back and reminisce of our growing up years. Our parents despite limited financial resources tried to give us the best in life, most especially education. Further, for a family of five boys, one could just…
Giving and Trusting
Mark 12: 38-44 It is said that the biggest charitable institution in the world is the Roman Catholic Church that operates more than 140,000 schools, 10,000 orphanages, 5,000 hospitals and some 16,000 other health clinics. And where does the money to help out come from? It is from its members that give. The Gospel gave…
At God’s Given Time
John 8: 12-20 The first reading talks about two judges whose “suppressed their consciences” and look at the damage they have done to the life of Susana. How many of us have been victims of other people’s sin and because of this, suddenly our lives are plunged into darkness. Yet, Susana did something that we…
Anger in the Heart
Matthew 5: 20-26 There is a saying that never make decisions when one is very emotional: very happy, very sad, very frightened and also very angry. How often have we seen on TV an alleged killer repentantly saying that the only reason he did such an act was because he was very angry. Hence, in…
A God of Action
John 10:31-42 Everyone looks forward to a high school reunion. Why? These are days of recalling childhood days, all the adventures and misadventures. Of course, how can we not talk about our teachers: the terror, the one who got mad and punished us, the one who cried and made us cry, the one who inspired…
No Regrets
On May 9, 2016, our mother exercised her right to vote. Three days later, May 12, she celebrated her 90th birthday. Four days after, we brought her to the hospital because she was disoriented. On May 24, she joined her Creator. While deep down in our hearts we know that she has lived a long…
Come Holy Spirit
John 20: 19-23 One of the promises of the Lord, “I will never leave you until the end of time.” Hence, if we look at salvation history, God is always with us: In the Old Testament, it was God the Father; In the New Testament, it was Jesus. After He went up to heaven, He…
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