SUFFERING AS A WITNESS TO FAITH 24th Sunday I trained as a chaplain in a critical hospital in Manila before my ordination. Assigned to the pediatrics section, I met so many seriously ill children and their families. Sadly many of…
JESUS OPENS US TO THE WORLD 23rd Sunday How strange that Jesus, in meeting a deaf and mute person, and in being drawn to him, said “Be opened!” Wasn’t it more appropriate to say: “Hear! Speak!…
OBSERVANCE FROM THE HEART 22nd Sunday If we observe religious groups around us, we will instantly notice how each one is governed by specifics of discipline and custom. An obvious discipline is on food. While both Muslims and…
WHOLE HEART FOR GOD 21st Sunday What a strong message the Scriptures gives to us today! In the book of Joshua, we hear Joshua proclaiming his dedication to follow God: as for me and my househould, we will serve the Lord…
THIS FOOD MEANS LOVE After the heavy rains last week, our maintenance boy found a hapless but very colorful fledgling, a young bird, separated from its mother. Concerned that it must be so hungry but not knowing what species…