I once celebrated Mass in an upscale subdivision. After the Mass, I was speaking to two couples. Since I realized that they did not know each other, I introduced them to each other. Couple A asked Couple B, “What street do you reside on?”. They realized they lived in the same street. Couple B asked…
Category: The Commandments
Keep My Commandments
In the book “Praying our Goodbyes,” the author, Sr. Joyce Rupp, reminds us that life is short, life is swift and everything changes. Hence, if we look at life, it is a cycle of helloes and goodbyes. Humanly speaking, it is so hard to say goodbye because it is so hard to deal with loss….
True Friends
One of the most precious things in this world is having true friends. This is not Facebook friends that we count by the thousands or Instagram or Tweeter friends that can reach up to millions. Just hit rock bottom and you will be able to count the number of true friends that you have. When…
Compassion
Because of technology, news and information get around so swiftly. On one hand, the good, the true and the beautiful. On the other hand, the lies, the deceptive and the fake news. The thing is as human beings, we judge too swiftly and easily. Take for example the story of a policeman who was in…
Convenient Religion
In today’s times, the name of the game is convenience: If you need to eat, just have the food delivered; if you want to buy something for the house, the stores are open 24 hours a day; if you want to watch a movie right now, just go to the internet. We all want it…
Welcoming the New Year
We Filipinos can be very superstitious. When someone in the family is getting married, we have superstitious beliefs. When someone in the family passes away, we have superstitious beliefs. Yes, we will be welcoming the New Year, and we have so many superstitious beliefs. An article enumerated some of our superstitious beliefs at New Year…
Building Character
Matthew 7:6, 12-14 One of the trends now in Christianity is what they call the Gospel of Prosperity. It teaches us Christians that because God is rich, God cannot be outdone in generosity; God is good, if we pray right, we will grant our material needs. One preacher would tell his flock to open their…
Doing Good
One of the biggest challenges in our everyday lives is to make a decision. Not just any decision, but the right decision. That is why some of our Christian brothers and sisters would even go to the extent of consulting occult practitioners (tarot cards, psychics, horoscope, etc.) for answers. Notice the seduction of the occult:…
Love One Another
Local elections are most ideal when people work together for the common good of the country. Yet this seems to be not the case. Just go to social media and you will realize that there is so much negativity. Further, it is not only about politics and it is not only in this country. Just…
Cleanliness
Matthew 8:1-4 There is a saying that people need people. In fact, it is relationships that put meaning into our lives. To have real friends and to be loved is one of the most beautiful of human experiences. On the other hand when people avoid us, when people reject us, the feeling of pain is…
3 Ways 2 Your 1 God 