BE READY FOR CHANGE 3rd Sunday From the vocation ad of a Catholic radio program, I’ll try to paraphrase an exchange: “Hello, friend,” said a woman, “it’s been a long time since I saw you. So you are now a nun?” The nun replied: “Yes I have been in religious…
THE GOD WHO GROWS Why do we honor the Santo Niño? To honor the Christ Child is to pay attention to the process of our own human life. To honor Him who became human like us is to find God in the ordinary events of our lives. To honor…
INSTRUMENTS OF KINDNESS Baptism of the Lord 2011 In our country, there is no much talk about justice, demands for justice, protests for justice – both personal and social. And the images…
HOMAGE TO THE TRUE KING Christmas is about to end, with this Feast of the Epiphany. In our country, we call this the Feast of the Three Kings, actually wise men from the east who travelled far to visit…
GOD BLESS THE NEW YEAR It made me so happy watching kids making their rounds to their relatives and godparents for Christmas greetings – all attired in their new clothes! It reminded me of my own childhood…