Chilling out before contradictions
THAT amusing episode about St. Joseph
thinking of quietly separating from Our Lady because he found her already with
child in her womb before they lived...
When we feel helpless in our prayer
FEELING helpless in our prayer can come
to us anytime. We can experience such dryness that we would not feel the
slightest need for God nor...
When the body drags the spirit
WE SHOULD always be wary of the usual
conflict between our body and soul, and be ready to resolve it as quickly as
possible so that...
Waivable protocols
IN REACHING out to those who are still
far from the Church, those who are even hostile to it, those in the
peripheries, etc., as we...
Evil can’t stand on its own
THAT’S one thing we should always bear in mind whenever we are
assailed by evil in any form it may come. It always has to...
Constructive always, never destructive
WE CANNOT deny that in our life we
will always have to face challenges and difficulties, resolve certain issues,
go through the unavoidable differences and conflicts...
Priests are overworked, isolated, etc.
A NEWS item recently from the US
reported that many American priests are stressed out, burned out due to the
load they carry, and that many...
Mary’s Immaculate Conception and us
OF COURSE, this is the biggest
privilege given to a human person. Mary, of all people, was exempted from
original sin from her conception in the...
When we are more blessed
“WHOEVER exalts himself will be humbled,
and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Mt 23, 12)
Aside from the obvious literal meaning
of these words of...
Don’t be scandalized by me
THAT’S what Christ told his disciples.
When John the Baptist heard of what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to
ask Christ if he (Christ)...