It is the desire of everyone to be happy. In fact, all of us are in pursuit of happiness. That is why we always hear the words, “Whatever makes you happy.” However, the sad reality is that when we are happy, there are people who are not. There are people who want to steal happiness…
Category: Importance of Prayer
Warfare
According to The Economic Times, the five countries that spend the most when it comes to building their military are: United States Russia China India United Kingdom With all the chaos in the world, it is very important to them to have strong militaries. In fact, many observers are saying that World War III has…
Living Forever
Matthew 25: 31-46 Two very good friends made a promise to each other that if one goes ahead, the other would send a sign that she is okay in the next life. Many years later one of the two friends passed away. Many days after the burial, the one who was left was thinking of…
Faithfulness
When I was a newly ordained priest, my parish priest told me to give priority to couples celebrating their 25th and 50th anniversaries. Further, he explained why. We live in a world that is so consumeristic – when a new item comes along, we dump the old one. Sadly, it influences our relationships. Hence, with…
Eternal Life
We live in a world wherein there is the seen and the unseen, the good and evil, the wheat and the weeds, the spiritual and the material. There is life on earth and eternal life. We live in a world wherein it is not one or the other. We live in both worlds. In the…
Courage
Who would ever think that we would see the day that: fake news would become an industry the right is made wrong and the wrong is made right we have no more sense of sin. Even calling out an inappropriate relationship brands one as judgmental and intolerant. Despite all of these, right is still right,…
Everlasting Life
Due to Covid, many people have been thinking about the meaning of life. Some of the realizations: First, life is short and uncertain. We said goodbye to so many people. Second, it reminded us that we came into this world with nothing and leaving this world with nothing. “Why am I slaving and stressing myself for…
Bearing Fruit
Bearing Fruit As human beings, we are prone in comparing our life to others. Typically, we count their blessings and forget to be grateful for our own blessings. When these happens, typically, three things happen: First, we become lonely because of the things we don’t have. Second, we become envious, especially when other people seem…
God’s Calling
Matthew 9:9 We have a saying, “Do not judge a book by its cover.” We see a person with fine clothes, a nice car, and materially rich, we think he is okay and happy. Hence it is the desire to become rich. How many of us tell ourselves that “If I win the lotto, it…
