Reflection
What is love? If we look at popular culture we will find different answers to that question. Movies, books and love songs have tried to paint a portrait of what it is. “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” They are the famous lines from the book The Love Story by Eric [...]
A hero is well loved by many. People adore heroes. We have a strong attraction for them, giving them our applause and adulation. I’m sure you have your own personal heroes in your lives. They may be popular personalities like actors, politicians or other celebrities. But I suspect for many of us, we just are [...]
Remember. Memory. Reminder. All these words suggest recalling something that has been forgotten. They are asking to bring to mind again something important. When we remember, we become aware of what has been forgotten. When we recall, we make present what is absent. Good memories we want to remember. Bad memories we want to forget. [...]
Reflection
If you’re new and you want to be accepted, they say you should seriously take the following advice. First, make a good first impression. Look rich, play the role of one who is successful and powerful. Second, never start in a place where people know you already. Being unknown and anonymous as you begin helps [...]
Reflection
The picture of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is very familiar to many Filipino Catholic families. When we look at their stampitas or images, they seem to be so perfect and holy. Yet such depictions are far-off from how the gospel of St. Matthew pictures the birth of Jesus.
Joseph plays a central [...]
It is faithfulness to the spirit of Jesus who embraced everyone, sinners and saints alike, even the pagan centurion who, in the end, acknowledge that he is not worthy to received Jesus “but only say the word and I shall be healed.”
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reflection
Scarcity creates insecurity. Our own human experiences prove that point. Go back to the times you felt very little was left in your pocket or in your food cabinet. Did we not feel insecure and worried that nothing will be left for us? Did we not feel insecure about giving [...]