How often have we been asked if we have been “saved”? Then the question that follows is “How?” “If you accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior.” While this is nice to hear, the problem is there is nothing written in the bible about accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. On the…
Category: Social Awareness
Each Life is Important
If there is so much trouble in the world today, it is because we do not value life as it already is. We do not value people as they already are. Other things are given importance more than people. Once upon a time, the safest place for a human being was the womb of the…
St. Therese of the Child Jesus
St. Thomas Aquinas once said: “To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” That is why it is so hard to argue about religion because of this reality. In the Gospel people often ask for signs. After all the miracles, after all the healings and teachings…
Guard the Heart
“One of these days, I am going to be rich.” This was the thought that played in a mind of a person who experienced discrimination from rich relations when he was young. The thought never left his mind. He studied hard, worked even harder, and eventually rose up the corporate ladder and met the right…
Everybody Hurts
I often refer to the famous REM song, “Everybody Hurts.” I guess if there is a theme song all of us can relate to, it would be this one. Sometimes everything is wrong(Now it’s time to sing along) When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)If you feel like letting go (hold on)If…
End of Evil
Matthew 8: 28-34 In the U.S., one the sad realities of the protests against racism is that they are now bringing down Catholic images. One of the favorite targets is St. Junipero Serra. He was the one who brought the faith to California, but those who take down his image claim that he mistreated the…
Darkness Looms
Who would ever thought that we would have witnessed and experienced lockdowns? People staying at home, the economy grinding to a halt, and most of all…fighting a new virus. As if that was not hard enough, just read the news. Racism-related hate crimes in the US and beyond, new disagreements and wars in the Middle…
Separation of Church and State
We have always heard the line that there should be separation of Church and State. In other words, the Church should not meddle with the affairs of the State. To begin with, the meaning of “the Separation of the Church and State” according to the constitution, is that the State cannot dictate to her citizens…
Things People Do for Money
On YouTube, there was once a social experiment of “What People Will Do For Money.” Indeed, there were many funny things that people will do, such as: Swimming in a public fountain Cross dressing and dancing during a public rally Asking a lady on a date while she is with her husband And yes, many…
Gratitude
Luke 7:11-19 In life, one of the first lessons we learn is to say “Thank you.” If we received a gift from our ninong and ninang, our parents reminded us, “What do you say?” Whenever our teacher in school would leave the classroom we all stood up and said, “Good bye and thank you teacher.”…
3 Ways 2 Your 1 God 