How to endure and persevere
THE SECRET, of course, is to go to Christ. That’s the main message of the readings of Tuesday of the 4th Week in Ordinary...
Demonic attacks on the rise
THIS SHOULD be no surprise to us. With the way things are now — new technologies offering more temptations than real advantages, and people...
Considerations from the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
FEBRUARY 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord which is 40 days after his birth. Again, the number 40 appears in...
The true value of the little ordinary things
WITH Christ comparing the Kingdom of God with a seed that is planted and that needs to be taken care of until it grows...
Piety of children and doctrine of theologians
WHEN Christ said that a lamp is not placed under a bushel basket or under a under, but rather on a lampstand, (cfr. Mk...
Articulate and eloquent
THAT GOSPEL parable about the sower and seed (cfr. Mk 4, 1-20) somehow reminds us that we need to be most articulate and eloquent...
‘Behold, I come to do thy will, O God’
THAT’S from a passage in the Letter to the Hebrews (cfr. 10, 9) that spells out for us what the proper attitude we ought...
‘Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life’
THAT’S THE responsorial psalm of the readings of the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary time, Year C. The disciples of Christ, who found Christ’s teachings...
‘Christ has destroyed death’
THAT’S what St. Paul said in his Second Letter to Timothy. The complete text is: “Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought...
Developing a growing intimacy with Christ
THIS IS actually meant for all of us, but especially for priests and consecrated persons who are supposed to lead the way for others...