Typically, during wakes, especially of children who have passed away, the loved ones and family have so many questions. My dear friends, the Feast of the Assumption is very important because we are reminded that there is eternal life. Never lose hope in the goodbyes of life; the separation is only temporary. The challenge now…
Category: Hope
Life, Death and Eternal Life
Why is the death of a child very painful? It is because it is not part of the design of life. Life as we think we know it and as we think we can predict it, will tell us it is the children that will bury their parents. Hence for so many parents who have…
Sacred Heart
When I would accompany my late mother to her doctor appointments and when she was hospitalized, I noticed her blood pressure would always be taken. Once I asked the doctor why he always takes her blood pressure. The answer was simple but very profound – “It is the heart that tells us whether there is…
Trinity Sunday
In the world that we live in, faith is very important. Remember not only look at life physically, economically or politically but also look at life spiritually. Yes, in this world that we live in, there is the seen and the unseen. Our being in this Mass means that we are gifted with gift of…
Mary Mother of The Church
There is a saying, “Without a mother, there is no life”. It is the mother’s womb that takes care of us for nine months and throughout our lives, the mother continues to care for us. Even if we reach 50, 60, or even 70 years old, in the eyes of a mother, we are still…
God is a Keeper of Promises
When Adam and Eve sinned, the very first promise was to send a Messiah. God never forgot that promise: Abraham to David was 14 generations; David to Babylonian exile was another 14 generations; Babylonian exile to Jesus was many generations. In other words, not only did God keep his promise, he had a plan for…
Heaven
Every 10 am, there is a rosary group I participate in which started during the Covid time. Back then there were so many people who got sick and there were many people who passed away. Because of this people realize two things: we have to go back to God and we have to prepare ourselves…
Hope
A friend of mine was talking about his business. He said, five years ago, he was supposed to close his business – there were so many problems such as: revenue, manpower, equipment breakdown. Today, he is most bullish about his business. What happened? Three years ago, they started letting go of people including the problematic…
When Death Does Not Make Sense
Every now and then we go to a wake, we send our condolences to the family and yes, we hear of the circumstances of how a loved one passed away. Yes, there are stories wherein death does not make sense. It is mixed emotions in the case of saying goodbye to an old parent who…
3 Ways 2 Your 1 God 