With so many sick people and so many sicknesses, healing is one of the most popular prayer intentions. The Gospel today reminds us that one of the reasons people were going to Jesus in droves was to request healing. Further, the Gospel has as many as 22 different stories of healing. We have a rosary…
Category: Importance of Prayer
New Year
Many articles have come out about good fortune and what superstitious practices can be done. Some of the more popular ones are: Serving round fruits, which symbolize coins Avoiding chicken because it symbolizes scarcity Make noise to drive away the evil spirits Wearing dresses that are red and with polka dots because it symbolizes money…
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…
Being Wise in the Eyes of God
A few years ago, The Economic Times came out with a survey on the most admired people in the world. The results were that the most admired people were a combination of materially rich, popular, powerful, intelligent, strong, talented and handsome/beautiful. Hence, people who are able to acquire these things are considered learned and wise….
Following Christ
In the music industry, there is what is called “Fandom”. They are passionate and devoted fans who are deeply engaged with their favorite artists, groups, or bands. They attend concerts, buy merchandise, boost streaming momentum, and participate in fan communities. In other words, they will follow their favorite artists anywhere they are and all that…
Greatest of All Commandments
In the Jewish traditions, there are 613 laws extracted from the Old Testament. To show one’s love for God, one has to be faithful and follow these laws. Humanly speaking, though, it can be so burdensome and difficult to think about and actually do these 613 laws. Hence, the most practical question, which is the…
Hope
Typically, during wakes, especially of children who have passed away, the loved ones and family have so many questions. Why did God take away our loved ones? Why did God give our loved one only to take him away so soon? Why him and not me? During a wake of a 13-year-old boy who passed…
Wheat and Weed
Why is there evil in the world? This has been the question people will always ask. The question then becomes, why do good when it is the evil doers advancing in this world? The Gospel reminds us of the following reality: First, yes, there is evil. But that was not created by God. There were…
Fighting Evil
Everything that is happening in the world today is often only viewed politically, economically, or militarily. However, let us not forget to also look at conflicts in the spiritual realm. Yes, we live in a world where there is the seen and unseen, and the greatest battle is happening in the unseen – good versus…
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…
