It's a skill we all need to learn. Converting the perishable condition of our earthly life into the imperishable quality of our definitive life hopefully in heaven is actually expected, nay, commanded of us by Christ himself. He said it very clearly. "Do not store up...
Two forces somehow do a lifelong battle in the minds and hearts of all of us. The forces of good and evil, the spirit and the flesh, the supernatural and the world, clash endlessly there. But if we have the right frame of mind, that is,...
WE have to be ready for the impossible situations in our life. What we consider impossible in our life, those moments which we fear to death and try to avoid as much as we can, can actually happen anytime. They are unavoidable. In fact, nowadays with...
"Be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks." (Lk 12,36) With these words, it's clear that Christ wants us to be on the watch for the second coming of Christ at the end...
"A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory." (Mt 12,20) With these words, we are given a clear idea of the extent to which God's mercy and compassion for...
This is not about the books and the movies that are called mystery thrillers. No matter how inventive and suspenseful, these are poor copies of what can take place when one manages to pray at the level of meditation and contemplation. There's something distinctive and unique...
I suppose everyone is familiar with this phenomenon. In the face of something new, our immediate reaction hovers first in the level of our senses and emotions. Then it goes to our intelligence. Only with some conscious effort can we start reacting in a spiritual...
"Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Mt 18,3) "Let the children come to me. Do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these." (Mk 10,15) With these words of Christ, it's...
Like St. John the Baptist whose call for repentance as preparation for the coming of the Redeemer was a lonely cry in the desert, the voice of God today as well as that of the Church or of any spiritual and moral Christian teaching is...
What a wonderful prayer! The words, uttered by a most humble and honored Mary, Mother of God, Mother of Christ and our Mother, simply drip with the highest aspirations and noblest sentiments any human being can and should have. "My soul proclaims the greatness of the...
