In ancient Greece, there is a story of a very skillful athlete, Theagene. Since he brought great pride to the city, a monument was erected in his honor when he died. Theagene had a rival, Pausanias, who never won against him. Pausanias would vandalize the monument every night. One night, while he was vandalizing and…
Category: Trust in God
Thirst
John 19: 28 A past advertisement would tell us to “Obey your thirst.” This is part of our humanity. We need to eat and we need to drink as well. However, between eating and drinking, science says we will last longer without eating than without drinking. It is harder to deal with thirst. The fifth…
From Waiting to Joy
Luke 3: 10-18 One of the most difficult realities in life is waiting. We do not want to wait. Our time is wasted, we should we doing something else. Also when we wait we become restless (di mapakali), irritated (irritado), angry (galit), worried (balisa), tired (pagod) and also fearful (takot). Often when waiting is over…
Temptation
Matthew 4: 1-11 When applying for employment, there is always a period of probation. It is during the probation that a person is tested. Will this person be a good employee? Can the person do the job? Can the person get along with other people? It is also a period of testing. The number 40…
Lack of Faith
“Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” By the time the Pharisees spoke these words, they must have heard that Jesus had brought back people from the dead to life; cured many people who were sick; and fed thousands of people with 5 pieces of bread and 2 fishes. Yet the Pharisees and…
Rest
During an Anointing of the Sick, I had the opportunity to speak to a doctor about sickness. The topic dwelled on what he calls the “Silent Killer.” This is none other than STRESS. It not only affects the heart, it affects the mind, the immune system, the digestive system, the sleep, etc. What causes stress:…
Signs of God
Mark 8: 11-13 Once I had to visit the Underground River in Puerto Princesa in Palawan. In the 1.5 km trip of God’s marvelous creation, the guide made a comment which perhaps describes one the mysteries of life. “Even in the deepest recesses of the world, animal and marine life are still bustling.” How many…
A New Priest!
John 9:1-41 Thanks to technology, kanina sa FB naka announce na Pari na si Jover at si Bon! Siyempre po, sa mga kamag-anak, kaibigan at parokyano, kayo ay nasisiyahan at nagpupuri sa Diyos. Pero tanongin ninyo ang mga Paring taga paghubog niya sa seminary, yun mga kaklase niyang seminarista, at yun kanyang Spiritual Director, bagamat…
Faith and Doubt
John 10: 22:30 In the Gospel one would always read that Jesus emphasizes the importance of Faith: A centurion had a sick daughter and she was healed because of the faith of the centurion; A paralytic was sick and he was healed because of the faith of his friends; on the other hand, the apostles…
Acceptance
Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a A beautiful prayer we may be familiar with is the Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference In the many concerns that we face every day, it is…
