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At the beginning of 2003, we are being invited once again by the Gospel to enter the crib, to enter the manger and enter the presence of God. For us who live in the presence of God, nothing should worry…

The take-home word for today is perseverance. What is perseverance? Perseverance is not closing our eyes and crying and bringing our hands together and saying to God, “Lord, I depend on you completely.” That is not perseverance. That is dramatics.…

The story of our Lady of Lourdes cannot be retold and recalled without remembering the story of Bernadette to whom our Lady appeared. In the account of St. Bernadette about the apparition of our Lady of Lourdes, she said that…

We hear people talking at parties, saying, “He’s my relative. We are related. We are cousins,” or “My husband is married to her cousin.” We are people who want to establish relationships no matter how distant, preferably close relationships, because…

Forgetting and remembering are two very special gifts that God has given us. Forgetting is a gift. For instance, we do not remember the pain when our mothers bore us at birth. Even our mothers only vaguely remember that pain,…

The Bible is known to be the best-selling book of all times. After the Bible, what is next in the best-selling list of books? It is cookbooks. Cookbooks sell a lot because we all have to eat and eating has…

This Gospel text is what is usually called the mission statement of Jesus. Nowadays, it is fashionable for companies, schools, and communities to formulate mission statements. The mission statement answers the questions, why are we here, and what is our…

We know what is a broken marriage. We know what is a broken family. I refer to a father and a mother, separating with bitterness. I also refer to a broken clan where brothers and sisters don’t talk to each…

If the essence of Christianity is in loving, the essence of loving is in giving. Therefore, if we cannot be Christians without loving, we cannot be Christians without giving. The lesson for today focuses on the widow’s mite, as it…

The name Job has come to be associated with suffering. It is also associated with patience. He suffered a lot, a whole lot. Yet, he suffered patiently. Today, we are given another facet of the character of Job. He was…

Let us review the parable. The first son was poor with words, but he was good in action. The second son was good in words, but he was poor in action. There is no third son. A third son would…