WE need to foster a deep devotion to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. I remember St. John Paul II saying of this doctrine about the Immaculate Conception of our Lady: “This solemnly proclaimed doctrine is expressly termed a 'doctrine revealed by God.' Whoever...
They’re unavoidable in our life for a number of reasons. Between our limitations with respect to making ourselves understood and for others to understand us, an ocean of possible instances of misunderstanding can occur. This is not to mention that the world today is in a...
GIVEN some raging political issues gripping the nation today, many people are trying to figure out the proper relationship between the demands of justice and the gratuity of mercy. Everyone presumes, rightly, that justice and mercy should go together. There is no mercy without justice, nor...
YES, of course, where there is love, there is generosity. The two cannot be separated. It's in the very essence of love to give oneself without measure, without calculation, without expecting any return. It just gives and gives, even if along the way it encounters difficulties,...
Many commercials flaunt the slogan that if you become someone or do something, you get to see the world. "Be a flight stewardess and see the world," is an example. "Be an IT expert or a caregiver, and see the world," is another. Many young people...
One shout-out students of the school where I work like to make during special events is "We do ordinary things extraordinarily well!" I feel good everytime they do that. But I also realize I have a tremendous task of explaining to them why it has...
Whenever I see students who appear to be simply loafing around in school, I get challenged as to how to push these guys to the next level. It kind of pains me to see them seemingly not knowing how to make good use of time. I...
It's all understandable, of course. Young people like to enjoy life. I was also like them when I was at their age. Even if they carry some heavy personal or family problems, they like to have fun every time they have the chance. Outside of my...
It's really for our own good. To be thankful to God for all his blessings to us, including especially his mercy, is really for our own benefit rather than for any good we can give to him. God does not need anything from us. What he...
We have to be most wary of this phenomenon, a common sad occurrence in the life of the so-called 'good people,' those who frequent churches, do some prayers, active in popular piety, etc., but who often end up being judgmental, quick to brand people and...
