Matthew 13: 24-30 How often have we heard comments such as: “Why go to Mass when the people there are no different from the people who do not go to Mass?” “Look at her she prays so fervently but look how she mistreats her household help.” “I heard that even within the different organizations and…
Category: Love & Kindness
How to Deal with Betrayal
John 13: 21-33, 36-38 One of the most important factors in any relationship is TRUST. We need trust in friendships; We need trust in a business partnership; We need trust in marriage. On the other hand, it is very painful if the trust is destroyed. I remember a story of a woman whose husband left…
Death and Life
Matthew 5: 27-32 I came across an article on praising God and creation. It talked about the human and how complicated it is – 12 organs, 5 of which are vital: brain, lungs, liver, kidney, and heart. Of the five, the heart is the most important. If the heart is not working anymore, then the…
Greatest of All Commandments
Mark 12: 28-34 In Management, we are always told to know the priorities. Several things come up in a day, we ask ourselves, which is the one I will have to do first? One tool is to draw a box and divide into four areas; Box one is Urgent (Kaialangan na kailangan) and Priority (Mahalaga);…
God Who is Love
John 3: 16-18 In many readings, there is one message that the Church would like to send: God is Love. In the first reading, it is said that the Lord is merciful and gracious, rich in kindness and fidelity. In the second reading, it is said that God is a God of grace, love, and…
Who is My Neighbor?
Luke 10: 25-37 I once celebrated Mass in a subdivision clubhouse. After the Mass, during the fellowship, I was talking to two couples. Eventually, I introduced each to each other. Couple 1 asked Couple 2, “What is your street?” It turns out that both lived on the same street. Not only that, it turns out…
Service
John 13: 1-15 There is an international article on the Filipina nannies and the impact they have made on the life of people. They are always remembered for the same things: The many sacrifices of their nanny taking care of them. The love they have felt from their nanny. The lessons in life and wisdom…
Poison
John 11: 45-56 One of the surest ways to loneliness in life is to compare yourself with others. You observe the house, you observe the car. Where does the person work? You observe the friends that they hang out with. Then you look at the talent. In other words, a person counts the blessing of…
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…
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