sabbath - 2009-02-23
helP my unBelief There is a scene in the Gospel today that is quite dramatic. Jesus has just returned from the mountain. Down below, there is an argument and tension going on as the disciples...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-02-25
The faTher who SeeS all It is that time of the year again: Ash Wednesday. We reflect on what to give up, what will be our penance this season, what will we do... Wait a moment. The season of Lent...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-01
“if Today you hear hiS Voice, harden noT your hearTS” One cold winter night, a priest was on his way home from an appointment. A mugger stopped him, demanding his wallet while pointing a knife to...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-02-28
CONVERSION OF HEART The whole point of this Lenten season is to grow in holiness of life by way of conversion. Conversion is a turning around in the opposite direction, a 180-degree turn. It...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-12
oPPorTuniTieS in life Poverty is one of life's sad realities. Everywhere you go, you would see poverty-stricken people. They are the poor people — lying down on the streets and sidewalks, selling...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-03
The model of Prayer Perhaps the most popular prayer that there is in the Christian world is the Lord's Prayer. Almost everyone, from little children playing in the streets to old women selling in...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-08
PLUGGED IN, TUNED OUT “This is my beloved Son, listen to him” (Mark 9:7). Today I believe we have a crisis in listening. Let me share with you a not-so-recent experience of mine. It was at Mass and...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-11
i am your SerVanT, lord I remember a professor of mine who said that one of the problems of our country is the problem of power, authority and position. If you are powerful, then you can dominate...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-02
following wiTh loVe Obedience is part of our day-to-day living. As man lives, he cannot but encounter situations that require him to oblige. When we ride a bus we observe that we follow direction....
View Articlesabbath - 2009-02-20
Be PrePared for an ordeal The wise man says if you want to serve the Lord be prepared for an ordeal. It will involve sacrifice, suffering, discipline, persecution and endurance. To follow the Lord...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-06
The PracTice of aBSTinence This Friday of Lent is offered as a special day of abstinence. How does the Christian tradition understand abstinence? It is not only a physical sacrifice but a spiritual...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-04
liSTen! The most common thing we do when we pray is talk, talk and talk. We tend to beg for the graces that we need. The most common prayer that we do is a prayer of petition. Somehow, it has been...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-09
PlLAYING SAFE Life is, first and foremost, life “with” someone, a life relation to the other, in relation to God, to those whom we love, and to those who love us. In our day-to-day living, it is...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-02-22
yeS Moses, Noah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, the prophets, Mary, Joseph, Peter, Paul and Jesus. What do these people have in common? They all said “yes” to the Lord. God was doing a new thing in their lives...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-07
The challenge of loVe The words of our Lord Jesus Christ,“I love you. The Father loves you and God created you out of love,” are indeed comforting. These very words please us simply because they...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-02-21
SecreT! This is a famous Filipino expression — “secret!” It is not learned in language schools but is learned by way of relating to the Filipino. A number of people I know say this to me and I am...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-05
waiT People nowadays would prefer to accomplish many things within a short period of time. They treat time as something very precious and valuable. Some of them would even prefer to shorten their...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-03-10
FALSE IDENTITY The Gospel reading for today may sound familiar for the unusual reason that some fundamentalists would use this as a basis for rejecting the Catholic practice of addressing priests as...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-02-26
The choice iS yourS The people led by Moses are entrusted with the Law of God. The Law was God's way of communicating life to His people. To obey the Law was to obey God, the Deliverer and Savior,...
View Articlesabbath - 2009-02-27
faSTing Fasting is a spiritual discipline. The Church gives us certain days and times of the year whereby we are required to fast. Traditionally, Friday is a day of abstinence and fasting in honor...
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