Lately we hear of well-known individuals who commit suicide. They had money, they had fame, they had a future, and they had friends all over the place. Why have hopelessness then? Why suicide? Why take your life when in the eyes of the world you are supposed to successful and happy? Let us remember that…
Category: Trust in God
Praising Even in Difficult Times
There is a story of a king who accidentally cut his finger. When his servant saw the finger he said, “Praise God.” This greatly offended the king and he ordered that his servant be put in jail. One day, the king decided to go to the woods. While going deep into the woods, he was…
God Has A Plan
One sad reality of today’s generation is suicide. When giving Confessions to the younger generation in public schools, not only once, not only twice, but several times would a young person admit that he or she has attempted suicide. While there are many reasons why people, even children, attempt and commit suicide, according to studies…
Seeing Father
Every now and then, a reunion is featured of families that were separated for various reasons. Brother to brother, sister to sister, parents to child. The desire is strongest when it is about child wanting to see their parents. Even if the child is in a much better situation there is always the nagging question: …
Spirit of Truth
When things happen that are so hard to explain, we become fascinated and amazed. Recently in shows like Asia’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent we have seen a number of magicians. These are very interesting acts, but the question is, are they tricks or are there spirits behind these acts? When we hear of…
To the One Who Has More
Luke 8: 16-18 It is said that one of the biggest problems of the world is the unequal distribution of the wealth. According to Fortune Magazine, the top 5 countries which had the greatest unequal distribution of wealth in 2014 were as follows: 5. Austria, 4. Indonesia, 3. U.K, 2. Sweden, and 1. USA. In…
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Matthew 11:25-30 It is said that the heart pumps about 100,000 times a day to keep us alive. Hence, it has become a symbol of life. Therefore when the heart is no longer pumps, there is no more life. The heart has also become the center of our spiritual life. It is different when we…
Love for God and Love for Country
On one of my pilgrimages, I had a conversation with our tour guide about the different people and different cultures that she handles. She said that every year they would have a convention of tour guides and when they are asked which group they loved to handle the most, the response would unanimously be Filipinos….
Return of Investment
I once came across a video explaining why some people are rich and the rest are not. The gist of the video is that when the rich spend, their frame of mind is, “what is the Return of my Investment (ROI)?” Hence, If a flashy car will not give a good ROI, what is the…
Evil and the Unfaithful Generation
Matthew 12:38-42 In the Gospel, we are told of the reality of how man’s sinfulness led to experiencing punishment. During the time of Noah, the whole world experienced flooding. Sodom and Gomorrah experienced God’s wrath, as did Bethsaida, Chorazin, and Capernaum. Eventually, as Jesus predicted, Jerusalem also was destroyed. Fr. Richard Heilman wrote an article…
3 Ways 2 Your 1 God 