Category Personal Blog

LORD, I WANT TO BE HAPPY

Lord, I know that I should be happy always because a sad Christian is a very bad Christian. I want to smile, I want to be happy. But I cannot. How can I be happy when I see so many…

FROM THE WOMB

We celebrate our birthdays, the date of our birth. But we do not celebrate the anniversary of the day we were conceived. Perhaps because this is considered a very private matter; besides, our parents may not really be aware of…

GOD IS IN CONTROL

It is clear in the metaphor of the potter from the book of Jeremiah that our life is not always within our control. It is like clay to the potter. Only the potter can decide what he wants to do…

STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS

When we hear the word God, varied images come to mind. For some people, when we speak of God, the image that crosses their mind is an old man with a long white beard who is sitting on a chair.…

CALLED TO DIE

When you see a car on the street with a revolving red light on its roof, you know that the car is an ambulance or a police car. The flashing red light atop a vehicle tells you to move aside…

BE HAPPY … BE LOVING

Every disciple of the Lord is to three missions. The first mission is the mission of joy. A sad Christian is a very bad Christian. The world suffers because of so-called Christians who wear long faces and give the impression…

LOVE WITHOUT MEASURE

One day, a young man’s search for the true meaning of prayer, brought him to a guru who resided deep in the mountains. As soon as he entered the house, he was immediately struck by its simplicity. There was nothing…

UNEXPECTED LOVE

Romantics say that love comes from the most unexpected places. But this is true not for love alone. God also comes to us unexpected places and people. In the first reading, we hear of God using Assyria in order to…