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The Lord sends his 72 disciples on a mission. It is a mission of three things: First, it is a mission of peace. Peace is not only the absence of conflict. Peace is not only the end of war. Peace…

Bringing up children is not an easy task. They have to be taught what is right and wrong from a young age. In fact, child psychologists say that everything that children need to know can be learned at the kindergarten…

When we were in school, we would have “multiple choice” exams. This means that the answer to the question is one among several choices often lettered a, b, c, and d. My teacher then gave me a tip on how…

It is God’s choice that even before conception would take place, man’s consent would be obtained. God wills that in His giving Himself for the salvation of men and women, every human being must cooperate with his salvific act. To…

Agrippina was the mother of Nero. She was obsessed with seeing her son become the emperor of Rome. She consulted a fortuneteller and asked her if Nero would be emperor. The fortuneteller told Agrippina, “Your son will become the emperor…

From today’s readings, we see the tendency of some human beings to twist goodness into something bad. There are so many things that are spoiled because of human intervention. In the beginning, paradise was all goodness. In the beginning, our…

Moses was a paid shepherd. He was working for his father-in-law. He was not a lawyer, an expert in any trade. He was not a teacher. Moses was an illiterate shepherd. The Gospel speaks of the Kingdom of God being…

I think many of the troubles in families and relationships can be avoided if all of us are given the ability to be mind-readers. If we can read people’s minds, then there would be no need to communicate because we…

We who live in the city seem to have a stronger compulsion for work than people who live in rural areas. We love to work. Some of us even boast of being workaholics. We live by the philosophy that defines…

Psychologists speak of what they call “comfort zones.” A “comfort zone” is an area which we are used to. We love to do things, thoughts, and plans because we are assured of success with them. We are used to them;…

Using a bit of psychology, we can identify two types of authority. The first type of authority emanates from the person. Therefore, following this, the examples of persons of authority are parents, policemen, and priests. There is authority in these…