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)...
Flowing with the rapidly evolving times
WE HAVE to learn how to properly deal with the rapid developments of our times. We should avoid getting stuck with some system that...
Pumping energy into our love
THAT’S practically what Christ wants of us as he said: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it...
Our temporal affairs should serve our ultimate goal
THAT’S the lesson we can draw from that gospel parable about the faithful and prudent steward. (cfr. Lk 12, 39-48) We should know how...
Why we can be hopeful
THE SIMPLE reason is that Christ has done everything to assure us of our earthly victory so we can enter heaven where we are...
Going beyond the material and temporal
WE HAVE to be most careful with our tendency to be too attached to the material and temporal dimensions of our life such that...
Beware of honors and privileges
THEY, of course, are reasons to be happy. But, given our wounded condition, we should also be wary of their tendency to spoil us....