Motivating the young
ONE very gratifying task I do is
talking with young people, usually those in the school where I work, and being
given the chance to help...
Always praying
OF COURSE, St. Paul himself said so:
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances. For
this is the will of God in Christ...
When things get toxic
BAD days do happen! Let’s hope they
will just be few and far between. But there certainly are days when we will
have a perfect storm,...
Please avoid gossiping
THIS may be the
favorite pastime of many people, but it is never good to gossip. To gossip is at
least bad manners. If ever we...
Our best link with Christ
I’M referring to the sacrament of the
Holy Eucharist. That is where we get in direct contact with the living and
redeeming Christ. We become contemporaries...
When failures come
FAILURES do happen in our lives. They
can happen everyday, and many times during the day. They may not be big
failures. They are usually small...
Becoming God-like
SINCE we have been created in the
image and likeness of God, we should put all our energy in becoming like God.
To be like God...
You want to become a priest?
JUST visited a seminary recently. It
moved me to see a good number of young boys dreaming of becoming priests one
day. I consider it a...
When tempted
WE HAVE to be better prepared when we
are tempted. Our usual problem is that we think that when we are tempted, it is
just a...
Taming our overactive mind
TO HAVE an active mind is, of course, a
good thing. It facilitates many things: our thinking, our judging, assessing
and reasoning. It fosters insights and...