JOY THROUGH PAIN
This morning, as I was polishing my shoes to prepare for Mass, I wanted to talk to my shoes, and to force them to talk back to me. My shoes seemed to say to me, “Why are you doing this…
Category Personal Blog
I AM DIFFERENT
Jesus, I cannot help but influence other people. I cannot help but change other people’s lives. But If there is any change that I must do, if there is any influence that I should exert, let it be to make…
CHRISTIANS BY NAME
The disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians 50 years after the resurrection of Christ when they were in Antioch. This means that for 50 years, they had no name by which to identify themselves. Perhaps they believed in…
WE SHOULD BE SAINTS
St. Paul gives three characteristics of saints. First, they are human beings. They are made of flesh and blood and are not sexless persons. They have sex, they have appetites, and need things all other humans need. The second characteristic…
GIFT AND TASK
The letter of Paul to the Romans says that salvation is God’s gift to us. Salvation is God’s first and foremost initiative. Yet today, Paul to the Romans also says we are saved by faith. Which is which? It is…
LOOK BEYOND
We hear the conflict between Jesus and the Sadducees, We may ask, what is the difference between Jesus and the Sadducees? The fact is, both of them love scriptures. The problem with the Sadducees is they focused so much attention…
WE NEED PEOPLE
The feast of the visitation is an invitation for us to rediscover the value of other people in our lives. Why are other people important to us? Let me cite two reasons. One, we need other people because joys shared…
THE LORD IS COMING … HE IS HERE!
We all formally open the Season of Advent. The season of Advent is a period of waiting. We are waiting for the Lord. The season of Advent is composed of four weeks – actually four Sundays. And the four weeks…
HE IS GONE…HE IS WITH US
What is the real meaning of our Lord’s ascension into heaven? He became man by the power of the Holy Spirit through Mary, and by His ascension, He ended His bodily presence on earth. But even though Christ is no…
OUR GIFT…OUR MISSION
Pentecost literally means the 50th day after Easter Sunday, and on Pentecost, we celebrate the coming down of the Holy spirit upon the apostles gathered in prayer. There are conflicting reports on the exact day of Pentecost. John the Evangelist…
SEEDS NOT FRUITS
A woman went to a supermarket to buy some supplies. To her great surprise, she saw Jesus at the cashier’s stall and had a conversation with Him. She said to Jesus Christ, “I did not know you worked in the…
GOING BEYOND THE LAW
It is striking how children pick-up mannerisms and attitudes from their parents. There was a time when I would constantly tease one of our altar servers, an eight-year-old whose father is a lawyer. One day, he got fed up with…