There is a story of a king and his aide. The king accidentally cut his finger and the only thing the aide had to say was, “God is good.” Thinking that the aide was mocking him, the king had the aide jailed. A few months after, the king decided to take the horse to go…
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Stress
In everyday conversation, one of the things people complain about is the traffic. The sheer volume of cars is one thing and the driving habits are another thing. Someone was buying bibingka and parked his car literally in the middle of the street. One would ask oneself: “Are the vehicle’s hazard lights a signal to…
Convenient Religion
In today’s times, the name of the game is convenience: If you need to eat, just have the food delivered; if you want to buy something for the house, the stores are open 24 hours a day; if you want to watch a movie right now, just go to the internet. We all want it…
Know Your Neighbor
I once celebrated Mass in the middle of two residential condominium buildings: on my right was clean and orderly and the one my left was dirty and in disarray. Why the big difference? The one to my right followed the rules of the condominium and thus it was clean and orderly. The one on my…
Service
Many years ago there was tension between the Philippines and Hong Kong because of the killing of the Hong Kong tourists in Luneta. When emotions were high, there was a Hong Kong journalist who wrote an article about our country being a “Nation of Servants.” Certainly, he was not only referring to the Filipina servants…
Judging by Appearance
A social experiment was made with a person made to dress in very ordinary street clothes and enter an expensive car dealership. At first, none of the salespeople were minding him. Then he was treated shabbily, and he was not even allowed to test drive a car or even just to sit and get a…
In Need of Healing
As a priest, we get many requests for prayers. By and far, the most popular are prayers for healing. Nowadays, there are just so many people dealing with sickness. While our bodies will someday fade away – from ashes we came and from ashes we will return – it doesn’t help that our lifestyle is…
Humility
There is a story of a businessman who made it not only big but very big. As the business grew, so did the ego, and he became very, very arrogant. Until one day, because of the changes in attitude, the business went down. Because of this, he could not show his face to his relatives,…
Change of Plans
One of the things we should do in life is to plan. Life is short and we have to make the most out of it. That is why when we were young one of the things our parents taught us – to plan. “What is your plan in life?” Planning is part of life. The…
Welcoming the New Year
We Filipinos can be very superstitious. When someone in the family is getting married, we have superstitious beliefs. When someone in the family passes away, we have superstitious beliefs. Yes, we will be welcoming the New Year, and we have so many superstitious beliefs. An article enumerated some of our superstitious beliefs at New Year…
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