We are involved in the supernatural work of God
THE GOSPEL reading on the Feast of St. Luke, the Evangelist, celebrated on October 18, talks about Christ appointing 72 disciples and sending them...
How to keep our dignity as children of God
WE CAN get an inkling of the answer to that question from some words of St. Paul in his Letter to the Ephesians. He...
Life in the flesh vs life in the Spirit
IN HIS Letter to the Galatians, St Paul makes this distinction between life in the flesh and life in the Spirit, something that is...
Hypocrisy and discretion
WHEN Christ complained against the Pharisees about their hypocrisy with these words: “Now you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and of...
The challenge of developing a vibrant faith
IN SPITE of the many signs and proofs that point to the credibility and necessity of faith, many people of Christ’s time still asked...
No earthly attachment to enter heaven
THIS WAS clearly spelled out by Christ in that episode about the rich young man who asked Christ what he had to do to...
Training our body for eternal life
AS WHAT our Christian faith teaches us, our body is also meant for eternal life. This is evidenced by the fact that Christ, the...
We need to persevere in faith
NO MATTER what happens in our life, we should never lose our faith in God. We know that our life’s drama can get heavy,...
Prayer is indispensable in our life
THAT EARNEST request of Christ’s disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray,” (Lk 11, 1) should also be always ours. We may have been praying...
Training our mind and heart to be properly focused
THIS IS what we can gather as a lesson from that gospel episode about the two sisters, Martha and Mary, in their relation with...