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…
Category: Importance of Prayer
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…
Passion
There is a saying in Tagalog that life is “weather weather lang.” In other words, like the weather, sometimes life is sunny, sometimes life is cloudy and overcast. Sometimes life is bright, sometimes life is stormy. Sometimes life gives you lemons or throws you a curve ball, sometimes life gives us a pleasant surprise. This…
Greatest Commandment
Once when I was a seminarian, I had the opportunity to join Holy Week services in a town in the province. There was a procession that went around town. People were singing and praying the rosary. When the procession returned to the Church, the priest ended the activity with a prayer. Right after the prayer,…
Annunciation
When Adam and Eve sinned, the very first promise of God would be the Messiah. However the coming of the Messiah was not easy. In the Book of Genesis, it was said, “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and…
Signs
I entered the seminary at the age of 36. This meant, I had many years of discernment whether to enter or not. Of course, I asked for signs. Looking back, there were some signs that were given, there were some signs that were not given and there were some signs that I did not notice….
Ash Wednesday
There is a saying that each person has two lives. The second life, one discovers when he or she finds out that there is only one life. In a little while, ashes will be imposed on our foreheads. It is a reminder that we came from ash and to ash we shall return. In other…
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