During the time of Jesus, he was an excellent preacher for three reasons: First, he spoke with authority and credibility Second, he used stories that fascinated people Third, he used imagery. “Faith is like a mustard seed; Jesus is the vine, we are the branches”. “The road to damnation is wide”. He also said, “He…
Category: Church Traditions
Overcoming Evil
In the world that we live in, remember to look at everything that is happening not only economically, not only politically but also in the spiritual realm. Remember that St. Paul said that the greatest battle is happening in the realm of the unseen – good versus evil. The Gospel reminds us that good will…
Truth
Who would ever think that we would come to a generation wherein false news would become an industry. Elections have been won because of fake news Mainstream media is not trusted The democratic process is undermined There is so much hate speech and conspiracy theories that people indulge in Institutions, like the Church, are discredited…
What is Prayer?
The Jews, for the longest time, had this impression that God was an angry God. Hence, to appease his anger, there were many offerings: money, animal, and crop offerings. However, the apostles saw the impact of prayer in the life of Jesus. Good times or difficult times, Jesus would always be in prayer. Hence when…
Finished or Not Finished
During the exams we would always hear the words of our professor, “Finished or not finished, pass your prayers.” If we did well, we were happy, but if we feel we did not do well, those words were such a dread. Perhaps these words too are the words of Jesus about our journey on earth,…
Truly Rich
Many times we have this misconception that our religion does not want us to be rich. We have the misconception that it is better to be poor. On one hand, Jesus tells us to go sell all our possessions, give them to the poor and follow him. On the other hand, he told Peter, anyone…
Discipleship
During his time on earth, many people travelled with Jesus. Most likely they wanted to hear something, they wanted to ask for something, they wanted material blessings, or they were curious or amazed by his fame, and power to heal and do miracles and blessings. True to form and in a very straightforward way, Jesus…
Hypocrisy
A survey was once made and the one thing that people hated the most when it came to public servants was hypocrisy. Don’t we hate public servants who say they are pro-poor, yet are on the payroll of mining companies and real estate developers? Don’t we hate public servants who say that they are pro…
Suffering
As human beings, we all want to avoid suffering. We do not want to see our loved ones suffer. In fact, there is this story of a person who entered into counseling with the illusion of alleviating the suffering of people. Eventually, she realized that whether we want it or not, whether we are reading…
Warfare
According to The Economic Times, the five countries that spend the most when it comes to building their military are: United States Russia China India United Kingdom With all the chaos in the world, it is very important to them to have strong militaries. In fact, many observers are saying that World War III has…
