HOPING AGAINST HOPE
One of my high school classmates who has been married for ten years is still childless. The couple and their friends have offered sacrifices and prayers for a child to no avail. One day, the wife called me up to…
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RAW COURAGE
It is very human to seek comfort in life. It is very human to wish we have material prosperity. It is very human to wish that we have as many friends as possible. However, in following the Lord, very often…
RAINBOWS
It is very important to love our neighbors. But to be Christians, it is also very important to love our country. We are not deaf and dumb to the chaos in the Philippines right now. The other extreme is that…
YOU ARE THE GLORY OF GOD
We recognize a good painter by the artistry shown in his paintings. We recognize a good plant by the beauty of its flowers. We recognize a useful tree by the sweetness of its fruits. We recognize a good parent by…
PRAYER IS THE ANSWER
All of us have problems to be solved. All of us have doubts to be clarified. All of us have burdens to be unloaded. Some have more problems than others. Some carry heavier burdens than others. But all of us…
BE HOLY
For some people holiness means a life overflowing with virtue and goodness. For some it is a place like a church or an air-conditioned adoration chapel. For others it is kneeling down, closing their eyes and praying the rosary as…
AN OFFERING PLEASING TO GOD
February 2, 1991 Dear Eda, As a priest, February 2 is always a special day for me because it is a big feast in the Church – the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the temple. Even before I entered…
I AM NOT ALONE
Holy Thursday, 1992 Dear Ate Leonie, It is Holy Thursday again. This will be my seventh as priest; my third at the EDSA Shrine. This morning, I joined other priests at the Cathedral to renew my promises to the priesthood.…
FATHER!
September 16, 1991 Dear Redd I know how strongly you wished to come home to witness my investiture. Unfortunately, God willed otherwise. However, do not feel so sad about your not being able to be here for this occasion. After…
MATURE FAITH CREATES WITNESSES
We all have different fears. Some are afraid of the dark. Some are afraid of their hidden secrets. Some are afraid of getting old. Some are afraid of being inexperienced, because of their youth. Cory is afraid of coup de…
MARY, THE QUEEN
There are some things to be clarified as we observe today the memory of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. First of all, I would like to tell what the Queenship of Mary does not mean. It does not…
GOD IS GOOD
You hear it time and again, and I think it will not do us harm to repeat it, that the Our Father is the model of all Christian prayers. This means each time we pray, our prayer should follow the…