THE expression is referred to in one of the passages in the first letter of St. Peter. The complete passage says: “As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance…” (1,14) Of course, as human persons, we always have some passions. These...
THAT is, if we only know what God has given us, for sure we would freeze in astonishment, and once recovered, would spring to action to correspond generously to his great tremendous gift to us! That is, if we only know. The problem is that we...
THIS is a big challenge to anyone who takes his duty of helping in the evangelization of people seriously. He has to convey the highly spiritual and supernatural doctrines of our Christian faith in such a way that these doctrines are understood, appreciated, loved and...
THIS may indeed sound like a pipe dream or an illusion, given the way many young people nowadays are, but this simply has to be done. We know that without piety, we would be like branches detached from the vine. Death, spiritual more than physical,...
GOD’S original will for us has not changed at all despite the mess we created. That original will continues to be his ultimate will for us. And that is that we truly become his image and likeness, meant to share in his life and nature...
WE should never be afraid of death. Though it obviously is not something good, since ultimately it is a consequence of sin, death somehow has become a gateway to our new, eternal life with God, a life of bliss and complete identification with God who...
THERE’S no denying about it. No matter how much we try, we can never thank our parents enough. Through them and through their love, we come into being. They are actually the ones used by God to put us into existence. Thus, they are our...
MANY people often ask about how they would be able to know and love God. The question is understandable, since God is and will always be a mystery to us. No matter how much we try, we can never know and love him fully or...
WE need to be familiar with the doctrine of the ‘last things.’ In fact, we need to feel at home with it, since it would certainly play an important role on how to arrange and direct our life. The doctrine of the ‘last things’ refers to...
IN our political exchanges, especially in these days of electoral campaigning, we should see to it that while it is unavoidable to disagree on some issues, we should try to avoid being disagreeable with one another. We should keep our political exchanges at the level of...
