Let’s follow the example of St. Paul
JANUARY 25 is the Feast of that dramatic conversion of St. Paul. It’s a feast that reminds us that Christ can choose anybody to...
Taking care of our interiority
ONE OF the essential characteristics of a person is his life of interiority. That is where the world of a person is hidden from...
Love unites, hatred divides
THAT’S true! Love and all its different manifestations always work for unity among ourselves, irrespective of our unavoidable differences and conflicts. In fact, these...
God’s mysterious providence
IT’S INTERESTING to note that, as the gospel of St. Matthew narrates, Christ somehow had to make some drastic changes in his plans when...
We have the same mission as Christ
IT’S INTRIGUING to note that Christ would just appoint as his apostles practically anyone. It would look like his choice was done purely at...
Keeping that apostolic fire burning
AS PERSONS, we are meant by definition to care for one another. We are meant to relate ourselves with everybody else one way or...
The making of the self-righteous
WHAT is to be self-righteous? It’s when we base our idea of what is right and wrong, good and bad on our own estimation...
Beware of Pharisaical legalism
WHAT is Pharisaical legalism? At bottom, it’s the understanding of law that is based only on our human ways, ignoring the ultimate basis of...
The need for continuing adaptation
WHEN Christ said, “No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak. If he does, its fullness pulls away, the new...
What the Sto. Niño tells us
ON THIS Feast of the Sto. Niño, we are reminded that irrespective of whatever status we have in this life, it is always necessary...