"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...
THAT’S what happens when one is in love. He is not contented with doing things just to get by or just to get a passing mark. He does things to the best of his abilities, always seeking new frontiers of creativity, effectiveness and efficiency. That’s...
In a previous column some years ago, I said that the "vox populi," the voice of the people, need not be "vox Dei," the voice of God. I cited as an example the crowd who welcomed Christ with hosannas when he entered Jerusalem for the...
I suppose it's basic and commonsensical that when we express our opinions and engage among ourselves in some exchanges of our personal views, ideas and preferences, we always need to be courteous first of all and then always to be constructive and positive in our...
