WE have to understand this point very well. We need to be truly poor so we can be truly rich in God, attaining the fullness
Category: Reflections
Friends with everyone regardless…
WE really have to be careful in understanding and interpreting the words of Christ in the gospel, since there are instances when our initial reaction
Learning to love the unlovable
IT’S a daunting challenge, no doubt, but if we have to be truly consistent to our Christian identity, we better learn, with God’s grace and
The Christian detachment
TO be consistent to our Christian identity and vocation, we need to live a certain type of detachment that involves a certain self-emptying that would
The sweet poison of the good life
LET’S be wary of the danger that the privileges, gifts and good fortune we enjoy in life can bring about. Christ warned us of this
Let’s strive to enter by the narrow gate
GIVEN our wounded and sinful condition here on earth, Christ suggests that we choose to enter by the narrow gate. (cfr. Lk 13,22-30) That’s simply
The love-generated zeal and focus
WHERE there is love, there is always zeal, the state of always being driven and bent on pursuing a clear goal. And this was shown
Always watchful and focused
“BE like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.” (Lk 12,36) With these words,
Focus on heaven, on God
“‘YOU fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it
Insistent and persevering in prayer
IT’S interesting to note that in the gospel, there is a part where Christ teaches his disciples how to pray, giving them “Our Father,” and