ASKED to give the homily at the Thanksgiving Mass of a newly ordained priest, I was wondering what to say to a person who I know must have received a deep and thorough formation for the priesthood. It’s like preaching to the choir, talking to...
WHILE it’s true that we have to give due, if not utmost, attention to our human economy in its different levels—local, national, global—it’s even more true that we have to give a most special attention to the divine economy or the economy of salvation. We...
THIS is a skill that is getting more and more relevant and indispensable these days. With all the waste matter and other forms of impurities and contaminants that now fill our environment, we have to make sure that we, for example, filter and purify our...
IT was nice to learn about Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) who, as the Wikepedia puts it, “was an Italian lawyer who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. He was a former satanist who returned to the Christian faith and became a third order...
LET’S hope that we can avoid some reproaching words of Christ because of our lack of faith and of our inability to relate everything to God. Remember that in the gospel of St. Luke, Christ made this complaint: “As it was in the days of Noah,...
WE need to realize that it is a duty of ours, as Christians, to always give good example to others. Not that we have to flaunt whatever good thing we have or do, for Christ clearly said also that we should not show off our...
BOTH of them may share a lot of similarities. They can share some common ground. But they too have a lot of differences, and sharp and radical differences at that! We have to be keenly aware of these similarities and differences as much as possible so...
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be required. And from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.” (Lk 12,48) Words of Christ that clearly tell us we need to sharpen our sense of accountability. If in our ordinary...
WE should not take this need for granted. We have to continually update and upgrade our vigilance skills. Remember Christ telling his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life…Be vigilant at all times.”...
THIS should be the attitude in our self-giving. It has to be done without counting the cost, without expecting any reward. We should not worry about anything, because God knows everything and gives us everything that we need. And he cannot be outdone in generosity....
