I AM NOT ALONE
Holy Thursday, 1992 Dear Ate Leonie, It is Holy Thursday again. This will be my seventh as priest; my third at the EDSA Shrine. This morning, I joined other priests at the Cathedral to renew my promises to the priesthood.…
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Why do we need strangers?
FATHER!
September 16, 1991 Dear Redd I know how strongly you wished to come home to witness my investiture. Unfortunately, God willed otherwise. However, do not feel so sad about your not being able to be here for this occasion. After…
MATURE FAITH CREATES WITNESSES
We all have different fears. Some are afraid of the dark. Some are afraid of their hidden secrets. Some are afraid of getting old. Some are afraid of being inexperienced, because of their youth. Cory is afraid of coup de…
MARY, IMMACULATE
What does the Feast of Immaculate Conception say? It is simply this: That from the first moment of conception, when Mary was conceived in the womb of her mother St. Anne, she was completely free from original sin. All of…
MARY, THE QUEEN
There are some things to be clarified as we observe today the memory of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. First of all, I would like to tell what the Queenship of Mary does not mean. It does not…
ASSUMPTION OF MARY: MESSAGE OF HOPE
The doctrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is official Catholic teaching. It is dogma. This means that if we want to remain a Catholic, we must believe in faith that Mary was assumed into heaven. And if…
BLESSED AMONG WOMEN
The feast we are celebrating today happened very simply in a very ordinary setting because of one ordinary person. It came about through the simple yes of a simple woman named Mary. And the Father’s plan for the second person…
GOD IS GOOD
You hear it time and again, and I think it will not do us harm to repeat it, that the Our Father is the model of all Christian prayers. This means each time we pray, our prayer should follow the…
JESUS PRAYED
If there was any man who walked here on earth who did not need to pray, it was Jesus. Jesus did not have to pray because He is God and man. Jesus did not need to pray because He was…
IN GOD’S TIME
St. Monica represents for us the parents whose children are trudging the path of destruction. These parents are helpless in doing anything for such children. I believe every parent has experienced the pain of seeing a child slide down to…
THE MYSTERY OF PRAYER
The Gospel text puts me in a dilemma because I believe that scripture is always correct and true. God never lies and always fulfills His promises. The Lord tells us today that all prayers are answered. Knock and it will…