MOVE TOWARDS THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Fourth Sunday of Lent (Sam. 16:1, 6-7, 10-13, Ephesians 5:8-14, Jn. 9:1-41) When I turned 40, a friend warned me: ‘Your eyesight will start to fail.’…
INVITING PEOPLE TO GOD…SLOWLY Lent3 As a child, I didn’t see my father going to church but merely waiting outside – and then, only for select, special occasions. Growing up, I frequently prayed for…
NOT A SUPERSTAR BUT A FRIEND Lent2 The story of my experience with the soon to be Blessed Pope John Paul II landed on the front page of the country’s most popular newspaper, the Philippine Daily Inquirer some weeks…
WHAT DOES THE DEVIL LOOK LIKE? Lent – 1 In horror films, devils are portrayed as hideous beings, ugly monsters, frighteningly disfigured and repulsive. This is also how we picture evil spirits in other media and in popular imagination.
CAUTION AGAINST FAKES 9th Sunday When a good friend died, I rushed to the mortuary to sympathize with the family. Preceding me there by ample time, was a man who claimed to be a priest.