Matthew 4: 1-11 When applying for employment, there is always a period of probation, wherein the applicant is measured. Will this person be a good employee? Can the person do the job? Can the person get along with other people? It is a period of testing, The number 40 in the bible is for 40…
Category: Importance of Prayer
Covid and Palm Sunday
If you are 40 years old and above, you would have probably remembered how Holy Week used to be. It was very quiet, the restaurants and malls were closed, and most of us just stayed at home. With the last couple of years of Covid, history repeated itself. It was very quiet, the restaurants and…
Lack of Faith
“Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” By the time the Pharisees spoke these words, they must have heard that Jesus had brought back people from the dead to life, cured many people who were sick, and fed thousands of people with 5 pieces of bread and 2 fishes. Yet the Pharisees and…
Rest
Once, during an Anointing of the Sick, I had the opportunity to speak to a doctor about sickness. The topic dwelled on what he calls the “Silent Killer.” This is none other than STRESS. It not only affects the heart, but the mind, the immune system, the digestive system, and many parts of the human…
Signs of God
Mark 8: 11-13 Once I had the chance to visit the Underground River in Puerto Princesa in Palawan. In the 1.5 km trip of God’s marvelous creation, the guide made a comment that perhaps describes one of the mysteries of life. “Even in the deepest recesses of the world, animal and marine life are still…
Signs of the Times
Ask the experts who study the weather. More or less, then can say if the typhoon will pass our area, how strong the winds are and how much rain to expert. Ask the experts who study the stock market. They will tell you when to buy, when to sell or when to hold on to…
Fear of Failure
One of the most natural emotions of people is fear. Some of us fear ghosts, some fear getting sick, some fear the future, some fear dying, some fear talking in front of people and some fear bad elements in their neighborhood. The Gospel story of the apostles in their boat has them experience multiple. First,…
Be Like God
We always ask the question, “If God is good why is there hell?” Our Christian faith reminds us that God created spiritual beings called Angels. Lucifer, a very beautiful angel, along with one-third of the angels, rebelled against God. Why? “They wanted to be like God.” Hence, Led by St. Michael, they were cast out…
Bringing People to Jesus
John 1: 45-51 Later this year, it will be my 16th anniversary as a priest. How time flies. After 14 years in the corporate world and 5 years in the seminary, I would tell people that the priesthood “is the world’s best-kept secret.” It does have its share of trials and difficulties but the joy…
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