Luke 8:4-15 A friend of ours has a very intelligent and pretty wife. Close friends of theirs would also ask the wife why she fell for her husband, when “she deserved someone better.” Her consistent answer was, “He showed perseverance.” While we Filipinos have a saying, “kung may tiyaga, may nilaga,” the Gospel today reminds…
Category: Church Traditions
The Sacredness of Life
Luke 1: 57-60 Look at the world we live in. There was a commercial I came across reminding us that children are expensive to raise, add responsibility, and limit freedoms. Hence, we are much better off without them. We have forgotten that each child means hope. Every June we celebrate the birth of John the…
God is Good
Why is there so much bad news in the newspapers, on the radio, on the TV, on social media? According to a study, it is because bad news sells. We people would rather read if it is bad news instead of good news. Since media is a business, these companies feature the bad news or…
Hope in Hopelessness
What do you do when your worst fear happens? For a parent, the chronic sickness of a child; For lovers, betrayal of one party; For business partners, one party takes the money and runs away; For friends, one party tells your deepest secrets to other people; On our personal life, we put our time, treasure…
Why Fast?
During the season of Lent, Catholics are encouraged to fast during Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Since Filipinos eat six times a day, from breakfast to morning merienda, to lunch to afternoon merienda, to dinner to midnight snacks, fasting is so hard. While it is very difficult to skip meals, let us be reminded that…
Reaping and Sowing
It is said that the father of tomorrow is today. Whatever we do today, affects our future. Just as what we did yesterday, affects our today. In other words, we reap what we sow. This is the lesson of the parable of the seed that was sown. Eventually, we shall reap accordingly. Hence, in our…
Persecution
On the bucket lists of many Christians is a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It is a different experience when the bible stories come to life: This is where Jesus walked on water This is where Jesus taught the beatitudes This is the area where once the temple stood This is where Jesus was born…
Spiritual Warfare
Luke 4:31-37 When people comment that there seems to be so much evil in the world, with so much anxiety, fear, and uneasiness nowadays, I tell them not to limit to only what is seen. Remember that there is also the unseen. We should remember that there exists the greatest battle happening – spiritual warfare….
Faith and Doubt
In any relationship of trust, doubt is part of the process: For a business partner, one will ask himself if this business partner can be trusted and will not betray or take advantage? For two people in love, one will ask if this person will be faithful no matter what? For best friends, one will…
God of Hope
The Irish have a saying, “May you never bury your children.” In the natural order of things, it is usually the children that should bury their parents. Hence, it is the most difficult and devastating thing any parent can experience when they bury their children. That is why when children become sick, parents will do…
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