THIS observation is clearly illustrated many times in the gospel. Many of the leading Jews in the times of Christ did not believe in Christ, and their idea of what is right and wrong was simply very subjective, held with a certain consensus among themselves....
WE need to be keenly aware of these common dangers and do everything to protect ourselves from them and to fight them, since they will always be around, given our human condition here on earth. The secret again is to be in vital union with Christ,...
IF there’s one precious lesson we can learn from our devotion to the Sto. Nino, it should be about how we should be humble even if we know we have the greatest dignity among God’s creatures. Such humility would truly liken us to Christ who...
The year end of 2021 was tough for some Filipinos who were victims of typhoon Odette. Many were displaced as houses, places of works, businesses and even agricultural fields were destroyed by the typhoon. Electricity, internet connections and water works were cut off as debris...
Our celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines cannot but bring us back to the Sto. Nino as the first image we have received to remind us of the loving God whom we believe. As we celebrate today the Feast of the...
It is advised by wise and holy people that in all our prayer and worship we have to respond to God's invitation to intimacy. True love always leads to experience of intimacy. Although it is never full but can be as deep as possible. The...
BECAUSE they could not get close to Christ, they opened the roof above Christ and lowered a paralytic so he can be before Christ to ask for a cure. (cfr. Mk 2,1-12) What a wonderful scene that shows how a strong faith is needed to be...
IN the gospel, Christ shows us how he always tried to pass unnoticed while doing a lot of good. In one instance, he told a leper whose leprosy he cleansed miraculously, not to tell anybody about the cure but only to the priest. (cfr. Mk...
WE somehow have to get involved in these things if we are to truly follow Christ. In the gospel, that is what Christ was doing. (cfr. Mk 1,29-39) “He went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee,” the gospel...
CHRIST entered a synagogue and started to teach, and the people were astonished at his teaching since he taught with authority, unlike how their other teachers were teaching. (cfr. Mk 1,21-28) This gospel episode somehow reminds us about the qualities of a good teacher and...