Let’s beg for a steadfast spirit
WE should beg God that we be given a steadfast spirit, not a wavering, flickering one. We have to be realistic with our weakened,...
No crisis too big for God’s grace
MANY people have expressed the grave concern about today’s world. For one, they say that it is already a given nowadays that a great...
Can we really live a supernatural life?
THIS is a question many people ask after being told that we are all meant to live a supernatural life. And we just have...
Just come home
THESE past months, I have been attending family and class reunions and these always gave me very happy, moving and memorable experiences. There is...
Travesty of the truth
THE EXPRESSION appears in the Acts of the Apostles. St. Paul warned the elders of the church of Ephesus to be very watchful because...
The mainstream, the peripheral, the marginalized
WE ALL know that we ought to love everyone, since we all belong to one human family, created by God to be his people...
Marketing spiritual services
IT IS NOT, of course, a matter of indulging in commercialization of things spiritual and of religion and piety. That would be simony, a...
Is God’s love inclusive or exclusive?
THE answer is both. God’s love is both inclusive and exclusive. It’s not an either-or affair.
That God’s love is universal and inclusive can easily...
The passion for excellence
WE need to be concerned about this matter. If we really want to be truly human and Christian, we need to develop a passion...
Vocation and adventure
KNOWING that everyone has a vocation, the next thing we have to do is to find out what precise vocation is meant for us....