INQUIRING FAITH LEADS TO JOY 3rd Sunday of Advent (start of Simbang Gabi, Dec. 16, in the Philipines) When I was new in Manila, I was roaming around the city with a friend. We got lost and couldn’t find our…
What is the Immaculate Conception all about? Why do we have this annual celebration of this great feast? The Immaculate Conception, says Pope Benedict XVI, is a result of the deeper reflection we have on the words of the archangel Gabriel: hail,…
GOD WILL REMOVE THE OBSTACLES 2nd Sunday of Advent As I was reading the gospel, the first thing that struck me was the impossibility of the predictions of John the Baptist (Lk 3). How can you level mountains, fill up…
FULFILLER OF PROMISES 1st Sunday of Advent Have you heard of the latest scam that again duped thousands of our countrymen? Very ordinary people are now crying their hearts out to recover their precious savings. Many people nowadays succumb easily…
THE KING OF GLORY IN SIMPLICITY How do you know that an important person is arriving? Easy, he comes in a flashy, bulletproof car, with police escorts clearing the traffic for him, with bodyguards to protect and shield him.
