Mark 9: 30-37 Whenever we encounter people who are so full of themselves, arrogant and in tagalog, “mayabang,” we often comment that the person is just a fly who is stepping on a carabao. Hence, the illusion of power and grandeur. This is what Jesus wanted to warn His disciples of – the illusion of…
Food for the Soul
John 6: 51-58 When a foreigner comes over to the Philippines, one thing he notices is that the Filipino loves to eat and drink. Filipino breakfast is already one of the heaviest meals in the world. Then it is followed by morning snacks, then lunch, then there are afternoon snacks and then dinner. Just before…
Answered Prayer
When I was a boy, I saw a board game that I asked my dad to buy. After searching the department stores, we went to Cartimar. During those times, Cartimar was the place to buy imported goods. After searching and searching, finally, there was a store that had the toy! My happiness was short lived…
Apathy and Indifference
A sociologist named, Tom Corley, studied the lifestyle of the rich and the poor. His study showed a lot of differences between the two: The rich love to read, not the poor. The poor love reality TV, not the rich The poor love junk food, not the rich The rich exercise at least 4 times…
Revenge
Matthew 5: 38-42 The Jews had this rule called Lex Talionis, otherwise known as the Law of Retaliation. This is also known as “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. This kind of thinking could be described as “practical” to say the least. But in the Gospel today, Jesus suggested another option…
Better than Sacrifices
Mark 12: 28-34 Every Holy Week, we come across people who would make the extreme sacrifice of going through the Passion and Death of Christ. Yes, they have themselves nailed on the cross. Year in, year out, the reasons are the same: “They want to show their love for God.” While this is truly noble,…
The Power of Words
Matthew 8: 5-13 Words are very powerful. Notice when one is down and a friend or a loved one utters kind and inspiring words, how it lifts us up, how it gives us strength, and how it gives us comfort. On the other hand, when people, who we do not know from Adam, say something…
A Reason to be Hopeful
Matthew 6: 24 -34 Nick Vujicic is a person born without arms and legs. In the eyes of the world, he is considered “useless.” He, too, had to deal with depression, anger, and resentment. He, too, prayed with faith that the Lord would give him arms and legs. What the Lord gave him instead was…
Mercy
Luke 6: 36-38 Now that my father and mother are not around anymore, every now and then I would look back and reminisce of our growing up years. Our parents despite limited financial resources tried to give us the best in life, most especially education. Further, for a family of five boys, one could just…
Giving and Trusting
Mark 12: 38-44 It is said that the biggest charitable institution in the world is the Roman Catholic Church that operates more than 140,000 schools, 10,000 orphanages, 5,000 hospitals and some 16,000 other health clinics. And where does the money to help out come from? It is from its members that give. The Gospel gave…
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