Category Personal Blog

Today in the first reading, we hear Paul doing what many of us like to do – criticize. Paul criticizes his fellow Jews. He confronts them about the hardness of their hearts, about their rejection of the Messiah and the…

We heard how John Mark abandoned Paul during his missionary journey. This same John Mark reconciled with Paul later on, and this same John Mark became the writer of the oldest gospel, which we now call the gospel according to…

There are three stories of brokenness and healing for us today. The first story of brokenness is from the prophet Hosea. According to Hosea, Israel, the wife of God, goes out to prostitute herself. The faithful God goes out in…

Some people live by their first impressions. So if you create a good impression on them, they will always trust you. believe in you and love you. Some people live by first impressions, so if you make a very bad…

Allow me to share with you this poem entitled “To Know All Is To Forgive All.” If I knew you and you knew me, if both of us could clear the sea, And with an inner sight define, the meaning…

When we forgive, we are also asked to forget. Forgiveness without forgetting is a meaningless exercise. Yet, while many easily forgive, only a few forget the wrong that have been done to them. Forgiveness is central to Christian life. We…

Today, I will make a confession. A priest is often asked by lay people whether they have had a sweetheart. I will admit that I once did and I was reminded of her not so long ago. Like other teenagers,…

Some people are lucky, while others seem to be born losers. Of the two, Mary belongs to the former. She was lucky to have been immaculately conceived, to have become the mother of God and to have been assumed into…

Jesus, we kneel before You to thank You, to express our love for you. We thank You for exalting Mary, a human being like the rest of us, and yet so blessed with a wonderful son, a special son like…

Lord, You gave me the Good News to console me when I am are troubled; to replace my confusion with peace. Your Word brings light to my darkness. But Lord, I know that the gospel is there also to trouble…

There was once a dying man. Knowing that he was already close to death, he summoned his family to his sickbed. He told his wife, “Tessie, I know that I am already about to die. Please promise me that you…