There was a missionary priest assigned to the Philippines who did not speak or understand Tagalog. He asked his parishioners to teach him the native tongue. While preparing to wed a couple the following day, the groom shyly and nervously…
I am sure you have heard the song, “Ang buhay ng Kristiano ay masayang tunay.” This is true because there can be no greater dignity and joy than what Christianity brings. St. Peter tells his fellow Christians that they are…
All of us have problems to solve. All of us have doubts to clarify. All of us have burdens to unload. Some have more than others. Still all of us have problems and difficulties. There are three ways to solve…
I have a friend whose mother advises him that whenever he is depressed, he should go to church and say to himself. “Everybody hates me, nobody loves me, I am always wrong, I will quit.” After that, he never fails…
By nature, we are people who trust. When we receive facts, we tend to believe right away, rather than doubt. When we receive a gift, our nature is to say thank you rather than suspect ulterior motives. When we receive…
Lord Jesus, I humbly acknowledge that I am neither hot nor cold. I am a person of compromises. I am afraid of being humiliated that is why I exchange Your principles for the principles of the world. I am afraid…
People who love are afraid of losing their dear ones. But the experience of losing and finding again is a mystery which the Lord himself uses in the gospel. What can we learn from the experience of losing? When we…
Prodigal is defined in the dictionary as lavish and overflowing. The word “prodigal” describes three characters in the gospel. First, the prodigal son, because he was overflowing with sin, vice and ingratitude. Second, the father, because he was overflowing with…
The gospel discusses three aspects of the Lord. The first is His loneliness. The Lord was lonely because He was suffering. Suffering is hard to face because one often suffers alone. We often suffer secretly because our joys and pains…
How many contagious diseases and how many contagious people are mentioned in the gospel? Very likely, you will answer, one, the leper. Leprosy is highly contagious. A leper is an abominable person. And more than that, at the time of…
At prescribed instances in the celebration of the Mass, we either stand, kneel or sit down. Kneeling is a gesture of adoration. Sitting is not to rest, but to listen to the Word of God attentively. Standing means being ready…
Why are we baptized? When we were born we were born with original sin. We were baptized because we needed to be cleansed from sin. We needed to be baptized because we needed to become worthy of God’s Kingdom. But…