Last Sunday's gospel verses 28-29 of Matthew 14 describe Peter "walking on water" at the command of Jesus who, at Peter's inquiry if it was really He, said, "Come". What made Peter ask Jesus to command him to come towards Him? Was it the assurance...
Life presents constant calls for change, but what kind of change? The answer is – for what is good, that is, what will bring about true improvement or real development of people and surroundings. However, the vision of “good” may vary depending on the person’s...
A relationship goes bad, and the couple breaks up; however, this is not where it ends as the woman’s ex-boyfriend uploads their intimate photos or videos on the social media sites to take revenge and humiliate the woman for leaving him. Similar issues abound with...
It is quite common for people to slow down when they catch their own reflections. One doesn’t seem to waste the opportunity, regardless of what reflecting medium they may be in front of, to check if his hair is still presentable or if the color...
One ideal trait of a united country is that all citizens speak one language. Most states with big populations with many dialects are in Asia like India, with one billion plus and 1,000 dialects, China with one billion plus and 500 dialects, Indonesia with 250...
Yesterday I read a note I wrote dated October 1, 2016 that says "To be a committed follower of Jesus must be the most important goal in my life." Then on the side of the note are insights on how should I be able to...
WE need to tackle this big challenge of our time. How do we live temperance in this very intoxicating and addicting world of the social media and the digital gadgets today? We now are all too familiar with the signs of addiction afflicting people, both...
“WHOEVER loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me…” (Mt 10,37) These are some intriguing words Christ spoke to his apostles. They are intriguing to us as well. We, of course, love both God and our parents, but sometimes we do...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (356) states that “of all visible creatures only man is able to know and love his Creator, the only creature on earth that GOD has willed for its own sake,” who “alone is called to share, by knowledge and...
It is really clear to me that life is now asking women to take a leadership role in creating a new reality of fulfillment in economics, academe, religion, politics, and in sanity for the world. According to Jane Fonda “If women don’t own their strength...