I love watching the many talent shows on TV. Often a contestant walks in, and we think, “Why is she there?”, “The nerve” or “He will never make it”. Then the person does his own thing, and we are stunned. We tell ourselves, “Unbelievable! Where did he get that talent?” My dear friends the Gospel…
Who Is In Control?
Matthew 11: 25-27 It is a reality that the more advanced societies of the world have less of God in their lives. Due to development, due to knowledge and being learned, God is no longer part of the equation. Just look at what happened to the US. Look at how the students are being formed…
Anger
Often people confess Anger as a sin. It is explained that Anger, per se, is an emotion. When parents get angry at their children because they are not studying, it is not a sin; When a boss gets angry at an employee because she has not performed well, that is not a sin. When citizens…
I Prefer Heaven
Matthew 13:36-43 In medicine, they have a term known as NDE otherwise known as Near Death Experience. These are experiences of sick patients who have been flatlining for a while but eventually regain consciousness. Three things are typically experienced: They do not remember anything They were in a very nice peaceful place but were told…
Love for Children
During the time of Jesus, he had a preferential option for the disadvantaged: the poor, women, the widow, the sinner, the prostitute, and yes, the children. Children during the time of Jesus were treated as second class citizens. Hence, they were closest to the heart of Jesus. That is why he scolded his apostles for…
The World Needs God
Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima, died in 2005. Before her death, she predicted that the final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and the family. Indeed, this is what is happening nowadays and it is called DEATH. DEATH is an acronym…
Knowing God
St. Faustina once said: “To know God is to know his attributes.”Since time immemorial people have wanted to know God. Many think that he is an angry God. That is why we go to Mass and follow the commandments because otherwise, misfortune will be experienced. Many think that he is like a genie: “Lord give…
Fault Finder
Once, there was an experiment made. A white sheet of paper with a small block dot in the center. When people were asked “What do they see?” the most popular answer was the “black dot.” Not the white sheet of paper, but the small black dot. We human beings are not perfect. We have all…
Holistic Healing
One day, I anointed two elderly women. The first one, the son said, “please keep open your evening schedule for mommy’s masses. The doctor says she can go anytime. It has been a month already and she is still alive. No respiratory, no dialysis, no extraordinary measures”. The second one just came from a stent…
Being Prepared
Some time ago I visited three wakes. The first was a 14-year old girl who died of leukemia. She finally rested after two years of in and out of the hospital. The second wake was an unexpected death of a 55-year old man who had a heart attack. Everyone thought he was fit and athletic,…
3 Ways 2 Your 1 God 