Mark 8: 11-13 Once I had 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 which perhaps describes one the mysteries of life. “Even in the deepest recesses of the world, animal and marine life are still bustling.” How many…
Category: Importance of Prayer
Living Forever
Matthew 25: 31-46 Two very good friends made a promise to each other, if one goes ahead, please 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, one party was thinking of their promise to each other. On…
End of the World?
John 12: 44-50 It has been over 100 years since the first of six appearances of Mama Mary in a little village in Fatima, Portugal. Her message which is now more than ever very relevant is for prayer, especially the rosary, acts of charity, fasting, and conversion. Further, in the apparition, the visionaries were given…
Bringing People to Jesus
John 1: 45-51 This October 2017, I will be on my 11th year 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…
Change of Fortunes
Matthew 27: 11-54 There this saying that life is “weather-weather” lang. Just look at the weather, at times it is quiet, there are times that it is stormy. There are times it is dark, there are times it is bright. There are times it is dry and there are times it is wet. There are…
Help in Our Need
John 21: 1-14 Once in our class, our priest-professor asked us, “Who is the mother of Perpetual Help?” The natural and loud response, “Mary!” Then he asked the next question, “Who is the Perpetual Help?” For a while, the class was quiet until one answered, “Jesus?” My dear friends, God is our perpetual help. He…
Unhappy People
Luke 13: 10-17 In our many relationships, there are people that we encounter who are not happy with life. We call them “unhappy” people. The thing with unhappy people is that they, too, want people to be unhappy. Someone has a new house, what do they say, “Utang naman yan.” Someone gets promoted, “Sipsip kasi…
Prayer of Faith
Mark 9: 14-29 During my initial exposure with the ministry of deliverance, I noticed the priests that when they prayed, they prayed with so much conviction. I told myself, “As if they were talking the devil itself.” This comment eventually I shared with the main priest doing the deliverance. He confirmed what I said, “Indeed…
The Carabao and The Fly
Mark 9: 30-37 Whenever we encounter people who are so full of themselves, arrogant and in tagalog, “mayabang,” we often comment that the person is just a fly who is stepping on a carabao. Hence, the illusion of power and grandeur. This is what Jesus wanted to warn His disciples of – the illusion of…
Answered Prayer
When I was a boy, I saw a board game that I asked my dad to buy. After searching the department stores, we went to Cartimar. During those times, Cartimar was the place to buy imported goods. After searching and searching, finally, there was a store that had the toy! My happiness was short lived…
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