VANITY
Most popular tourist spots in different countries are actually burial sites of great people. For example, the Pharaohs are buried in the pyramids of Egypt. In the province of Xian in northern China, there is a huge burial plot where…
Father Soc
Priest at Catholic Church
DESOLATION… CONSOLATION…
Our two readings are seemingly contrasting. The Gospel’s tone is romantic. It speaks of consolation. It soothes and is gentle to the ears. “I am the vine. You are the branches.” What more could we ask with such words? What…
GRACE IN SUFFERING
Face to face with a young widow grieving over the dead body of her husband, who had been killed violently, could you tell her, “Blessed are you who mourn?” Or, if somebody comes to you with this story, “Father, people…
SUFFERING HAS MEANING
A “masochist” is defined as a person who takes pleasure in their own pain. A “sadist” is one who takes pleasure in the pain of another. If you hear the Beatitudes of our Lord for the first time, it might…