“LORD, forgive the wrong I have done.” That’s from Psalm 32. We can make use of this psalm to express our intention for forgiveness because we all know that despite our effort to be faithful and all that, we somehow manage to fall. We should not...
THAT bible episode about King David and his rebellious son, Absalom, (cfr. 2 Samuel 18,9-19,3) perpetuates the narrative that treachery and betrayal will always be with us for as long as we live. Even at the start of creation, some of the angels, headed by Lucifer,...
WE all have reason to be always hopeful and even optimistic despite the ugliest fears and worries we may have in our life. And that reason can only be that we can always count on God who is all powerful. Not only that, he truly...
ONE day in Capernaum, Christ with his followers was teaching in a synagogue and the people were amazed because he taught as one “with authority and not as the scribes.” Later, the people were again amazed when Christ drove away the unclean spirit that possessed a...
WE recall these words St. Paul addressed to St. Timothy—and now to us—precisely on the Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, celebrated on January 26. These words are a call not only to be faithful to any gift God has given us—and we are actually...
JANUARY 25 is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, a truly dramatic story of conversion that can happen to anyone of us also. It also culminates the Christian Unity Octave that highlights the need for a continuing quest for unity among Christians as...
“LET the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Mt 19,14) With these words, Christ is giving us a clear idea of how it is to be in heaven. We should be like...
THAT need is clearly seen when Christ himself said: “Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mk 3,35) If we always abide by our Christian faith that we have been created in God’s image and likeness, meant to share...
“By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” (Mk 3,22). Filled with anger and unbelief, the scribes of Christ’s time did not realize they were contradicting themselves. Thus, Christ immediately pointed it out. “How can Satan drive out Satan?” Christ asked. “If a kingdom is...
THANKS to God, our devotion to the Sto. Nino remains strong, deep and growing. Yes, there may still be things that need to be made right and purified, but we cannot deny that this devotion has helped us greatly in pursuing the proper path toward...