The cost of discipleship
DISCIPLESHIP, as described by Christ, may command a very steep price since it involves a heavy cost, but it actually gives us the best...
Passionate to join the heavenly banquet
THIS IS the ideal condition for us. Our greatest and strongest passion should be to live our definitive eternal state of life with God...
Total self-giving without expecting any return
IT’S THE call Christ addresses to us when he told his disciples: “When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your...
Another proof God and man share the same life
THAT’S when Christ responded to those who asked him what the greatest commandment was. (cfr. Mk 12, 28-34) After telling them that the greatest...
We are all called to be holy
OUR life here on earth is not just limited by our space-and-time existence, but has other much more important dimensions that we often take...
Our heavenly destination and the reality on the ground
WHEN some Pharisees told Christ to leave the area because Herod wanted to kill him, Christ refused to do so, stating that he must...
Proper relation between parents and children
IN HIS Letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul describes what the proper Christian relation is between parents and children, between masters and servants. (cfr....
Everything can and should be a path to sanctity
WHEN Christ compared the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed and a yeast that start small and insignificant but can grow big in...
Even Christ had to pray
IT’S WORTHWHILE noting that even Christ had to spend the night praying before he made that big decision of choosing his 12 apostles among...
Faith cures our natural blindness
THAT’S what we can learn from that gospel episode about the blind man Bartimaeus begging Christ to cure his blindness. (cfr. Mk 10, 46-52)...