Luke 24: 13-35 How many of us have to deal with dreams or plans that never come true? Miss A is perpetually in search of love but could not find Mr. Right. “Am I not lovable?” Mr. A has been bypassed again for a promotion which he feels he likely deserves. “Is there is something…
Category: Patience
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….
Turning Bad Into Good
Matthew 26: 14-27: 66 As human beings, we look at things in our lives based only on two realities: favorable and unfavorable; this event is good, this event is bad; this experience brought joy and this experience brought pain, etc. In the Gospel today, the Pharisees and the Scribes wanted to kill Jesus. Why? He…
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…
Ups and Downs of Life
Luke 13: 10-17 How often have we heard people say, “You cannot tell life.” One day life is good, the next moment, all the challenges in life. Or one day life is difficult, then with an expected twist, suddenly life is good. In this Gospel, people were so amazed with how a demon was driven…
From Waiting to Joy
Luke 3: 10-18 One of the most difficult realities in life is waiting. We do not want to wait. Our time is wasted, we should we doing something else. Also when we wait we become restless (di mapakali), irritated (irritado), angry (galit), worried (balisa), tired (pagod) and also fearful (takot). Often when waiting is over…
Typhoons of Life
Matthew 14: 22-33 Once we took a boat ride towards an island that was said to be very beautiful. In the middle of what was supposed to be a short thirty minute trip, suddenly the winds became strong. Hence, water was getting into the boat. So frightening was the experience, that I bargained with the…
Anger in the Heart
Matthew 5: 20-26 There is a saying that never make decisions when one is very emotional: very happy, very sad, very frightened and also very angry. How often have we seen on TV an alleged killer repentantly saying that the only reason he did such an act was because he was very angry. Hence, in…
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