WE should not be all too bothered when we find ourselves in situations of helplessness. In fact, we should not only expect and suffer them. We should welcome them when they come, because they are great occasions to get closer to God and to receive...
WE cannot deny that many times, we can be likened to the doubting Thomas with respect to the truths of our faith. Like him, we can use the same reasoning he had for not believing. “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his...
WE have to be most wary of this spiritual anomaly that can come to us anytime. It usually takes advantage of our natural inclination to seek the truth, the good and the beautiful in life—in short, what is right—and corrupts that inclination because it is...
Young college boys in a face-to-face class in the seminary...
WE have to be clear about this point. For miracles to happen, especially the most important one which is our own salvation that involves the forgiveness of our sins, faith is needed. This was dramatized in that gospel episode where Christ was presented with a...
Reflection on Chapter 10, Amoris Laetitia,” The Spirituality of Marriage and Family” What does Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia” (Joy of Love), say about marriage as a vocation for mission? First, the document affirms what has been said in previous papal documents on marriage and...
“What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?” These are words of two demoniacs who approached Christ when he went to a certain place. We all know what Christ did with them. (cfr....
WE really need to know who Christ is. That’s question that Christ asked his disciples and should be rightly answered by us, the way Peter answered it. “Who do people say that I am?” This is very important for the simple reason that we are...
TO be truly a Christian, we have to aim at nothing less than becoming “another Christ.” But before that fullness of Christian life can be achieved, we need to have an encounter with Christ and learn to follow him, that is, to be his disciple. Encountering...
OUR spiritual life, which is a matter of growing in holiness, in our identification with Christ who is the pattern of our humanity, is obviously a work of God, first of all. It requires grace that enables us to share in the supernatural and divine...