Forgiveness of Sins

If you are 50 years old and up, we all know that it is a different world, a restless world. There are wars and civil unrest; there is poverty and unequal distribution of wealth; there are so many injustices in the world; and the morals of people have changed – the right is made wrong…

Ascension Day

Once I was mentored by an elderly priest and he would always say, “May misyon pa” (there still is a mission). A woman was able to recover from a chronic disease, he would say, “May misyon pa.” A man was able to recover from a motorcycle accident, “May misyon pa.” People in their 90s celebrating…

Bearing Fruit

One day last year we had a meeting among priests. Part of the agenda was to congratulate two priests for their long years of service to the ministry. One was celebrating 60 years in the priesthood and the other, an Italian, was celebrating 50 years. They reminisced of their long years of service and there…