In the years 2007 to 2008, the United States experienced a financial crisis that affected the economy of the world, caused millions to lose their jobs, and witnessed the closing of many financial institutions. This would make us wonder because the United States and these institutions are supposed to hire the most learned and the…
Category: Trust in God
Greatest of All Commandments
In the Jewish traditions, there are 613 laws extracted from the Old Testament. To show one’s love for God, one has to be faithful and follow these laws. Humanly speaking, though, it can be so burdensome and difficult to think about and actually do these 613 laws. Hence, the most practical question, which is the…
Hope
Typically, during wakes, especially of children who have passed away, the loved ones and family have so many questions. Why did God take away our loved ones? Why did God give our loved one only to take him away so soon? Why him and not me? During a wake of a 13-year-old boy who passed…
Wheat and Weed
Why is there evil in the world? This has been the question people will always ask. The question then becomes, why do good when it is the evil doers advancing in this world? The Gospel reminds us of the following reality: First, yes, there is evil. But that was not created by God. There were…
Virtue or Vice
We live in a world of extremes: While there are very generous people, there are also very greedy people While there are happy people, there are also angry people While there are hopeful people, there are also pessimistic people If you look at these lives, one realizes that whether it is virtue or vice, it…
Fighting Evil
Everything that is happening in the world today is often only viewed politically, economically, or militarily. However, let us not forget to also look at conflicts in the spiritual realm. Yes, we live in a world where there is the seen and unseen, and the greatest battle is happening in the unseen – good versus…
Life, Death and Eternal Life
Why is the death of a child very painful? It is because it is not part of the design of life. Life as we think we know it and as we think we can predict it, will tell us it is the children that will bury their parents. Hence for so many parents who have…
Sacred Heart
When I would accompany my late mother to her doctor appointments and when she was hospitalized, I noticed her blood pressure would always be taken. Once I asked the doctor why he always takes her blood pressure. The answer was simple but very profound – “It is the heart that tells us whether there is…
Prepare the Way of the Lord
I came across an article by Bernard Omondi that gives seven 7 indicators that a person is losing faith: First, we question God’s plan Second, we feel disconnected spiritually Third, we experience emotional turmoil Fourth, we seek alternative Gods Fifth, we lost trust in God’s promises Sixth, we pull away from the Church Seventh, we…
Corpus Christi
After mass one day in a Church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, there was a woman who showed the parish priest a discarded Holy Communion. The priest got the host, placed it in water to melt, and stored it in the Tabernacle. After a few days, the priest checked the host and found blood in the…
