WE need to feel the need to develop a heart like that of Christ, a heart that welcomes and accommodates everyone, irrespective of how they
Category: Reflections
Humanizing God, divinizing man
THE amazing gospel story of the Transfiguration of the Lord (cfr. Mt 17,1-9) reminds us that in the end Christian life involves a dual process
When we are tempted
TEMPTATIONS will always be around. And we just have to be prepared to deal with them properly. The secret is to learn how to be
The mark of Christian perfection
“IF one strikes thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: and if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and
Charity and our human laws
WHEN Christ told the crowd that their righteousness should surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees if they want to enter the kingdom of heaven,
Be a good influencer
WHEN Christ told his disciples to be the salt and light of the earth (cfr. Mt 5,13-16), we too should feel addressed by such divine
The Beatitudes as path to holiness
IT’S amazing that Christ would consider as blessed those conditions when we appear to be the receiving end of all the injustices and unfairness we
God’s mysterious providence
IT’S interesting to note that, as the gospel of St. Matthew narrates, Christ somehow had to make some drastic changes in his plans when he
What the Sto. Niño tells us
ON this Feast of the Sto. Niño, we are reminded that irrespective of whatever status we have in this life, it is always necessary that
The Lord’s Epiphany: its implications
THE Solemnity of the Lord’s Epiphany reminds us that Christ is meant for all of us, and not just a few, and like the 3