Things We Thirst For

John 4: 5-42 According to science, an infant is 75- 78 percent water. By one-year-old, the infant is 65 percent water. When the infant reaches adulthood, the person is about 50 to 65 percent water. Hence, when we lack water, we get thirsty. Many ailments come from dehydration, including: High blood pressure High Cholesterol Constipation…

God Is Faithful

Matthew 5: 17-19 I would like to share a story shared by a friend in Viber. This is a story of Arthur Ashe, one of the all-time tennis greats, who was then was dying of AIDS due to infected blood he received during heart surgery in 1983. He received many letters of support from fans….

Boldness in Doing Good

Nowadays it seems that those who are doing sinful things are very bold. What are the headlines? The lies, the scandals, pornography, killings and decadent lifestyle. Have we really changed our values system?  I remember the older generation saying, “Nevermind if we live a simple lifestyle, nevermind if the food that we eat is simple,…

Light of the World, Salt of the Earth

Matthew 5: 13-16 The 13th of June every year marks the anniversary of the second apparition of Mother Mary in Fatima.  In this apparition, some of the things that we discussed were: Mother Mary requested the children to continue to come on the 13th of every month. Pray the Rosary  For Lucia to learn to…

The Power of Prayer

Matthew 7: 9-11 Whenever we see a friend who has lost a lot of weight, created a booming business, or has had a health-related recovery, we often say, “teach me how you did it.” “Teach us how to pray,” were the words of the Apostles to Jesus. They must have seen how powerful and significant…

Don’t Lose Hope

John 11: 1-45 Once in a group conversation, we were talking about the great of a menace drugs. How so much of the population is into it. Then someone in the group added, “Remember, we are only talking about illegal drugs. How many people are into prescribed drugs? How many people take prescribed drugs due…

Grief and God

In the book Praying Our Goodbyes, Sr. Joyce Rupp the author, says that life is a series of hellos and goodbyes. The very first goodbye was the womb that nursed us for nine (9) months. Simultaneous to this we said hello to the world. The very last goodbye will be our last breath, but then…

Thanking God for People

Matthew 5:13-16 Every single time it is quiet and there is a time to reflect, one of the things that I do is to thank God for various people in my life.  There are people who are not here in this world anymore, yet I remember their kindness;  There are people who I have not…

Persistence

Once there was this dog who fell into a deep well. The villagers suggested many ways on how to save the dog. Finally, the wise man of the town suggested to get shovels. Upon the return of the villagers with their shovels, they got surprised with the suggestion of the village wise man, “Shovel dirt…

Truly Alive

Luke 24: 35-48 When someone passes away, for some, they wish that they would be able to talk or see their loved one. “Magparamdam man lang,” would be the desire. But others, would say, “Huwag kang magparamdan, ipagdadasal kita.” Why is this so? Many of us have fear of ghosts. Certainly, for the Apostles, they…