John 20: 19-31 If there is one thing that is seemingly being lost in today’s society, it is none other than MERCY or “Kahabagan” in Tagalog. Once, there was a rich person who decided to dress up as a poor person and went begging. He wanted to know what it was like to beg. After…
Category: Trust in God
The Truth Will Set You Free
John 8: 31-42 One program that is very successful in treating alcoholism is the program Alcoholics Anonymous. It is said that for a person who wants to be healed, the most basic requirement for the alcoholic is to admit that he or she needs help. No denial, no justification, no blaming. Just plain and simple,…
The Power of Prayer
Matthew 7: 9-11 Whenever we see a friend who has lost a lot of weight, created a booming business, or has had a health-related recovery, we often say, “teach me how you did it.” “Teach us how to pray,” were the words of the Apostles to Jesus. They must have seen how powerful and significant…
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…
Don’t Lose Hope
John 11: 1-45 Once in a group conversation, we were talking about the great of a menace drugs. How so much of the population is into it. Then someone in the group added, “Remember, we are only talking about illegal drugs. How many people are into prescribed drugs? How many people take prescribed drugs due…
Grief and God
In the book Praying Our Goodbyes, Sr. Joyce Rupp the author, says that life is a series of hellos and goodbyes. The very first goodbye was the womb that nursed us for nine (9) months. Simultaneous to this we said hello to the world. The very last goodbye will be our last breath, but then…
Like Father, Like Son
John 5: 17-30 How many of us think that God is a God who is angry? I go to Mass because otherwise, bad luck might be experienced in my personal life, in my family life or in my professional life. Or if I experience misfortune, it is only because of my sins in the past….
The Lord is my Shepherd
John 10: 1-10 In the Middle East, one of the most visible people in the countryside is the Shepherd (Pastol). Being a shepherd is considered one of the oldest professions, about 5000 years old. Most shepherds were usually men and not married because they had to go to one place to the other. When Jesus…
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…
Coming of the Kingdom of God
Matthew 13: 47-53 In the summer of 2016, a sad event in the history in the Church happened in France. An 85-year-old priest was killed while celebrating Mass. As to the events that followed, we can only pray. On social media, one of the hottest topics is the end times. When things become unbearable and…
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