Although we came into this world with nothing and we are leaving this world with nothing, part of our humanity is that we experience grief when we experience loss. While material loss is difficult, more painful is a loss of a loved one. For those who are about 50 years old and above, going to…
Respect for Home
In most Asian homes, when one enters, the shoes are requested to be left at the entrance. According to experts this is more for hygiene than anything else. Coming from the outside, we encounter all kinds of dirt. The last thing we want to do is bring that dirt into a home. If we do…
Blessed
We Filipinos are very fond of having things blessed: from houses to cars, from offices to store. Once I was asked to bless a pencil. When I queried, “What for?”, the response was, “I will be taking the board exams.” When we request a blessing, typically the desire is for good fortune. Hence if the…
Signs
In the old testament, when Moses warned the Pharaoh to set the Israelites free, he showed him wonderful signs from God. Why was Pharaoh not impressed? Because he himself had a magician who could easily mimic or copy the signs that Moses did. Yes, the devil always tries to mimic the divine. Until it led…
God’s Blessings
Many years ago, my cousins and I went home to the province to take a look at the property of our grandparents. It was a property that could not be sold because it was full of informal settlers. Nevertheless, we went there to take a look at the property. Since we were new to the…
Come and See
When I was going through the discernment process of whether to leave my work to enter the seminary, one thing that the seminary told us is that we would not be offered anything. All they had to say was “Come and See.” This was difficult because we were working. It is not uncommon to leave…
Good Tree and Good Fruits
Matthew 7:15-20 It is said that we human beings are composed of body and soul. When it comes to our bodies, modern science and technology make almost anything possible: If you want to look young, it is possible If you want to look like this person or that person, it is possible If you want…
Laborers and Harvest
It is said that in the Archdiocese of Manila which is composed of Manila, Pasay, Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Makati City, there about 200 priests. 80 priests are 60 years old or above. Only 40 priests are 30 years old and below. The average age of the priest is 54 years old. Surely we need…
Divine Mercy
When people hurt us, we have the tendency to confront and give them a litany of the things that we have done for the person. “I did this… I did that…. I gave you this… I gave you that… I helped you with this… I helped you with that…. how can you be so ungrateful?”…
Praising God in Difficult Times
I came across a story of a wife who prayed for a baby for more than two years. One day she received the good news from her doctor and in her excitement, she texted family and friends and all were happy for her. Four days later though, she knew something was wrong with the baby….
3 Ways 2 Your 1 God 