Let’s be close to Mary and Joseph
THE feast of the Nativity of Our Lady (September 8) reminds us that we should be close to both Mary and Joseph since they...
How our attitude toward prayer should be
OF COURSE, our attitude toward prayer should be patterned after the example of Christ who, in spite of the very hectic schedule he had...
Oh, those fault-finders, negative thinkers, etc.
LET’S be wary of our tendency to be fault-finders, negative thinkers, incorrigible critics, etc. This tendency usually springs from a brand of righteousness that...
Adaptive yet consistent
WE HAVE to know how to be adaptive to the different and changing conditions of our life without losing our Christian identity and consistency....
Going to the deep
THAT’S what Christ told the apostles who at first were hesitant to do so. But they obeyed eventually and, lo and behold, contrary to...
Always go to Christ
ESPECIALLY when we find ourselves in some difficult, if not impossible, situations, we should readily go to Christ to seek at least some relief....
Let’s become another Christ
“TODAY this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” (Lk 4, 21) With these words, Christ was identifying himself as the one the Jews...
Be increasingly responsible
THAT gospel parable about the talents (cfr. Mt 25,14-30) should remind us that we have to be truly responsible in handling the many blessings,...
A Pentecost reminder
WE END the wonderful liturgical season of Easter with the celebration of the Solemnity of Pentecost. We are reminded that what Christ promised about...
Preparedness and accountability
IF WE have to learn a precious lesson from that beautiful parable about the 10 virgins (cfr. Mt 25, 1-13), it could very well...