IN THE IMAGE OF THE CHRIST CHILD! FEAST OF THE SANTO NINO (2ND SUNDAY – ORDINARY TIME) Today is one of the merriest, noisiest, fun-filled religious festivals in the Philippines. Carrying the image of the…
Gospel Reflections
EPIPHANY 2012
THE GIFT OF SELF Epiphany 2012 We love to receive gifts. But we also enjoy giving them away. I plan my gifts by the middle of the year and I still give gifts until…
NEW YEAR 2012
RELEASING YOUR COLLECTION OF BAGGAGE New Year 2012 A delivery package arrived last week with a carved wooden car inside. It is a collector’s item because it was made by a highly-skilled and famous young Filipino carver from…
CHRISTMAS DAY
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS… “What is Christmas?” – we are always asked. What is its real meaning in a world that speaks only of the commercial value of this great Christian holy day? There…
Christmas
POPE BENEDICT XVI ON CHRISTMAS God’s sign is his humility. God’s sign is that he makes himself small; he becomes a child; he lets us touch him and he asks for our love. How we would prefer…