Trust God in These Difficult Times

In any relationship, trust is very important: Employees should trust their bosses as well as the bosses should trust their employees In business, each partner should be trustworthy In friendship, each party should be trustworthy. Trust is most important in love. In fact, one of the biggest reasons for separation is the loss of trust….

What People Will Do for Money

A friend of mine once shared that internal conflict regarding money can happen to the best families. When the father was alive, they were a picture of a happy family. There was lunch every Sunday, vacations abroad spent together, and big, memorable parties that were the talk of the town. Then the father passed away,…

Habits

There was once an article about successful people. What makes them different from the rest of humanity? Their habits. According to the article, the five habits of successful people include the following: They get up early They read a lot They give exercise a priority They have multiple incomes They give time for reflection It…

Inheritance

For us priests, one of the things people bring to us for prayers and consultation are matters about inheritance. Whether the inheritance is huge or just enough, it can be complicated, absurd, and even bloody. You cannot imagine what sibling can do to sibling, parent to their child, and child to their parents. Once I…

What Are You Looking For?

We are a week into 2022 and while the new year means a new start and therefore a new reason to be hopeful, we know that there is still so much uncertainty and anxiety. Hence as we start this new year it would be very nice to ask ourselves the question asked of the two…

Trusting God and Giving

There are many things about our faith that seem to be not so practical or very difficult: We are told to forgive when it is easier to seek revenge We are told to trust God who we cannot see nor hear There are things we are told NOT to do even if we think it…

Comparisons

In our pursuit of happiness, we make the mistake of comparing ourselves to others. When people have more than we have, we think that they are happier than we are. If we have more than others, we think we are happier than them. However, the thing with comparing oneself to others is that we will…

Yes

Luke 1:26-38 When a couple is about to get married, one of the things that we as priests look into is the reason for the marriage. We try to find out if both parties are entering into the marriage not out of force, not out of fear, or not coerced, or for any other reason….

Truly Rich

As it was in the time of Jesus and as it is now, we think people who are materially rich are blessed people. If one has a nice house, that person is blessed. If one has a prosperous business, that person is blessed. If one holds a high position and is powerful, that person is…

Always Be Prepared

How many times have we wondered what is happening to the world? There is no more sense of right or wrong The good is persecuted and the evil is bold There is so much anxiety, fear, worry, and depression People do things that others do not expect them to do In fact, the next question…