During the season of Lent, Catholics are encouraged to fast during Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Since Filipinos are used to eating six times a day, from breakfast to morning merienda, to lunch to afternoon merienda, to dinner to midnight snacks, fasting is difficult. While it is very challenging to skip meals, let us be…
Category: Humility & Selflessness
Open Heart
Of all the organs in the body, it is the heart that is most important. It is the heart that determines whether the body has life or not. In the spiritual life, the heart is equally important. There are very many bible passages when it comes to the heart. As we reflect on the life…
Give or Take
In the Gospel, Jesus makes use of two contrasting characters. On one hand, you have the religious leaders. One would think they are the people who serve and give. Yet, in reality, they are the entitled and the takers. On the other hand, you have the poor widow. One would think that she is the…
Changes
There is a saying that the only thing permanent in the world is change. All in this world is passing and fleeting, hence change is inevitable. Even if change is a reality though, people by nature do not want to change. Truly it is so hard to change: there is inconvenience, there is uncertainty, there…
What Are You Looking For?
There is a saying that life is a journey and in this journey certainly there is something we are looking for. In an article on the top 10 things people are looking for, the results were: As we continue to welcome the new year, let us ask ourselves, “What are you looking for?” This was…
Mission
In 2002 a book entitled The Purpose Driven Life became a bestseller. Authored by Pastor Rick Warren, the message is simple but very profound and important. First, each life is important. Second, the time, talent, and treasure that we have is not an accident. There is a reason behind it. Third, each life has 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…
Praising God
We typically look at life based on two things: good luck and bad luck. That is why in these year-end celebrations, although we are Catholics, superstitious practices are an insult to God because it suggests we do not trust him. Many Catholics would still do it and say that it won’t hurt. We just want…
Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?
In the US, there was a survey made by Gallup Poll that says in 2021, only 81 percent of Americans believed in God. The survey started way back in 1944. Up to the 1960s, 98 percent believed in God. Up to 2011, it was 92 percent believed. Up to last year, 17 percent do not…
Ponder
Typically we look at life based only on two things: good luck and bad luck. That is why as we celebrate the Christmas season and prepare for the new year, we have all these superstitious practices. Even if we know they are offensive to the Lord, we do it just to bring good luck. However,…
3 Ways 2 Your 1 God 