WHY ARE YOU HERE?
It must have been a very terrible life for the prophet Elijah. He was called by God to speak against a very powerful king, a ruthless king – King Ahab. King Ahab committed two sins: he married a pagan, and…
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CROSS IS A BLESSING
I was once asked why I always mention St. Charles (or San Carlos) Borromeo in my Masses. St. Charles Borromeo, the Archbishop of Milan, is the patron saint of San Carlos Seminary in Guadalupe, Makati where I graduated. He was…
SAY ONLY WHAT YOU MEAN
The Jews thought that the command of the Lord was that a person should not make a false oath. The Lord tells us that we should not swear, we should not take an oath at all. It is quite a…
HEAVEN ON EARTH
There was a time when I administered the last sacrament to a dying old lady. About 10 minutes after she received the anointing, she passed away. The family had a very good disposition about her death, and one of the…