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Monday, June 16, 2025

The Underpinning

Let’s learn to listen to God’s voice

THIS IS definitely a necessity for us. We have to learn to listen to the voice of God who actually intervenes in our life...

Beware of the danger of worldly entrapment

THIS WORLDLY entrapment is actually a clear and present danger. But the intriguing part is that hardly anyone is aware of it. Many of...

God’s mercy is stronger than our sinfulness

THE READINGS of the Mass for Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent, (Daniel 3, 25.34-43; Mt 18, 21-35) which this year falls on...

Faith should always guide our reason

THAT BIBLE story about that Syrian general, Naaman, who was a leper, (2 Kings 5, 1-15) and the gospel reading about Christ reproaching the...

Toughness needed to face life’s challenges

THAT’S what the readings of the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, reminds us of. From the Book of Job, we are already...

Compassion all the way

THE FEAST of the Presentation of the Lord, celebrated on February 2, offers that precious lesson about humility, a fundamental virtue that engenders and...

Sanctity and apostolate

THEY ARE supposed to go together always. The universal call to holiness is also a call to do apostolate. Said in another way, to...

Just be quick to say sorry

“LORD, forgive the wrong I have done.” That’s from Psalm 32. We can make use of this psalm to express our intention for forgiveness...

The constant danger of treachery and betrayal

THAT Bible episode about King David and his rebellious son, Absalom, (cfr. 2 Samuel 18, 9-19, 3) perpetuates the narrative that treachery and betrayal...

Let our hope spring eternal

WE ALL have reason to be always hopeful and even optimistic despite the ugliest fears and worries we may have in our life. And...