In ancient Greece, there is a story of a very skillful athlete, Theagene. Since he brought great pride to the city, a monument was erected in his honor when he died. Theagene had a rival, Pausanias, who never won against him. Pausanias would vandalize the monument every night. One night, while he was vandalizing and…
Category: Humility & Selflessness
Eternal Life
Before celebrating a funeral Mass, the widow shared the family’s experience before her husband passed away. They were all at the ICU and he flatlined. The doctors did everything to revive him and were successful. Because all the family was present, he asked for a piece of paper and a pen to send a message….
Contentment
John 6: 30-35 There is a saying that we human beings have what is called, “unlimited wants.” After one house, there is the desire for the next house; after a new cell phone, the desire for the next phone; after taking advantage of a sale, one waits for the next sale. Eventually, we get to…
Money and Happiness
Luke 19: 1-10 After anointing a sick person, she shared to me briefly her life story. She grew up with simple means. She studied hard in school and also at her job. Eventually, came the promotions and the increase in spending power. She had everything money can buy. Then she found herself lying sick in…
Cleanliness
Matthew 23: 25-27 As children, one of the first lessons we learned was table manners, like: Don’t talk when your mouth is full; Wash your hands before eating; Say prayers before and after meals; Don’t touch the food; Elbows off the table. Of course, one of the most important objectives of table manners is to…
Service
John 13: 1-15 There is an international article on the Filipina nannies and the impact they have made on the life of people. They are always remembered for the same things: The many sacrifices of their nanny taking care of them. The love they have felt from their nanny. The lessons in life and wisdom…
Poison
John 11: 45-56 One of the surest ways to loneliness in life is to compare yourself with others. You observe the house, you observe the car. Where does the person work? You observe the friends that they hang out with. Then you look at the talent. In other words, a person counts the blessing of…
The Carabao and The Fly
Mark 9: 30-37 Whenever we encounter people who are so full of themselves, arrogant and in tagalog, “mayabang,” we often comment that the person is just a fly who is stepping on a carabao. Hence, the illusion of power and grandeur. This is what Jesus wanted to warn His disciples of – the illusion of…
Giving and Trusting
Mark 12: 38-44 It is said that the biggest charitable institution in the world is the Roman Catholic Church that operates more than 140,000 schools, 10,000 orphanages, 5,000 hospitals and some 16,000 other health clinics. And where does the money to help out come from? It is from its members that give. The Gospel gave…
A God of Action
John 10:31-42 Everyone looks forward to a high school reunion. Why? These are days of recalling childhood days, all the adventures and misadventures. Of course, how can we not talk about our teachers: the terror, the one who got mad and punished us, the one who cried and made us cry, the one who inspired…
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