BEAUTY THROUGH THE CROSS 24th Sunday, Ordinary Time We are addicted to beauty. People with money undergo surgery. Those with some resources buy lotions and skin treatment. Beauty clinics are sprouting everywhere. Last week as I…
EARS OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time I was having a phone conversation with my 4 year old nephew. Initially he was so engaged in our conversation. When I asked him to sing me…
A SIMPLE LESSON FROM ST. JOHN MARY VIANNEY’S CHILDHOOD Popular saint? One of the most important saints of all time is St. John Mary Vianney. In the Philippines, he is however, not as famous as our…
INSPIRING PRIEST IN CHINA (sharing of my student Seminarian Martin from China) After two years of hard work, finally most of the underground church faithful came to join the Holy Mass that Fr. Zhu Junchang celebrated. It has been a…
REASONS BEHIND THE ACTIONS 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time We love rituals. We love to do things that make celebrations solemn and long even if we do not understand what we are doing. One day I was…