There is a saying that what we were when we were born, is God’s gift to us. What we become, is our gift to God. Yet, to become a better person is not easy. We have to know our shortcomings, mistakes, biases fears, prejudices, and what trigger us. How do we get to know these?…
Category: Healing
The Storms of Life
Ed. Note: This was a homily from a memorial mass for the Laurel family last year. As is always the case with Fr. Mon, we are including it here because his words of wisdom apply to all of us and our daily lives. Someone once said, “Life is like the weather: there are sunny days…
St. Benedict
In the ministry of deliverance and exorcism, the use of sacramentals is very important in fighting evil. We usually make use of the Rosary. A devil once said in an exorcism session that if Catholics knew of the power of the Rosary, they would be praying 24 hours Holy Water is very efficacious in protecting…
Peace in the Family
A sociologist once said, if you want to destroy a nation, no need for war, famine, pestilence, economic sabotage, or pandemic. Just destroy the most basic of all social units, which is the family. This social unit is where we are supposed to love and be loved This is where we learn about our faith…
True Healing
One of the most difficult of all human experiences is being sick. There are so many stresses: Financial Stress: How much will all these medicines, procedures, tests, and hospitalizations cost? Emotional Stress: One day full of hope and the next day, there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. Physical Stress:…
Healing
One of the most difficult of all human experiences is being sick. Typically, we would do anything and everything to get healed: Aside from our own doctors, we will get another doctor’s analysis or opinion We will seek other people’s opinions, especially those who have experienced the same sickness We will research on the internet…
Peace and Family
Whenever we celebrate Mass for a deceased parent, we are honoring their memory. First, we remember all the love, giving, forgiving, and sacrifices Second, we remember all the shared memories of the good times and the difficult times Third, we remember the life lessons learned A testimony that these have indeed bore fruit is that…
Isolation
As people, we are relational by nature. “People need people” and “No man is an island” are two quotations proving this. Yet every now and then, we have family, a friend, or a loved one who suddenly isolates himself or herself. Not going out, not answering phone calls, no response by text. By this, we…
Healing Family
An article once said that if proof is needed of how broken the world is today, just look at the family. What is referred to as a “modern” family means either no mother or no father or a lack of both. As priests assigned in a seminary, we notice that the human development of a…
Works of God
Every now and then, I get blessed with a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Of course, we come across different tour guides with different perspectives, specializations, and points of view. One of the things they would always talk about is the Six-Day War in Israel which happened during June 5 – 10, 1967. Although Israel…
