WE should not be surprised by this reality. No matter how much we try to keep ourselves clean—physically, mentally, spiritually, etc.—we always manage to get dirty in one way or another, sooner or later. That’s part of our limited and wounded condition here in this...
TO be upfront about this point, it is when we do everything for the glory of God when we can truly achieve the perfection of Christian morality. Our human acts should not just be done to pursue a purely natural goal, no matter how legitimate...
IT’S a given that we are all sinners. No matter how much we try to be sinless, we still manage to fall into sin one way or another, sooner or later. We should just acknowledge this condition of ours, and do what we need to...
THAT was the conclusion Christ drew from what he told the men of his time. (cfr. Lk 7,31-35) “To what shall I compare the people of this generation?” he asked. “They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We...
THAT’S what we can draw from that gospel episode where Christ brought to life the dead son of a widow in the city of Nain. (cfr. Lk 7,11-17) He was just passing by, and he saw the dead body carried away for burial. Without asking...
ON the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, liturgically celebrated on September 15 that immediately follows the celebration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we are reminded, with the help of Our Lady, about the distinction between sorrow and sadness that...
ON the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Christ, which falls on September 14, we are given an occasion to consider once again the importance and indispensability of the cross in our life. Let’s savor some words of the readings used on...
“CAN the blind lead the blind?” Christ asked. (Lk 6,36) Obviously not. Sooner or later, both would fall into a ditch. We may find many ways of how to deal with this predicament, since it cannot be denied that one way or another, in one...
CHRIST clearly said, nay, commanded us to do so. (cfr. Lk 6,27) We, of course, could not help but be incredulous by these words of Christ. Why oh why should we love our enemies when our very basic common sense would tell us the opposite? We...
IT would be good if all the time we have it clear in our mind who we really are, what our true identity and dignity are, in the eyes, in the mind and heart of God. It would help us to stay calm, confident and...