PROVIDENCE OR PROVISIONS This gospel (Mark 6:7ff) easily resonates in the heart of people who have felt God’s call and chosen to follow the attraction of his voice. This month I celebrate 16 years of responding to God’s call to…
THORN IN THE FLESH Sunday – 14 Some people gossip, thank God, I do not. Some people are cheats and I know I am not. There are liars everywhere and I am not one of them. …
FAITH THAT SAVES 13th Sunday, Ordinary Time The gospel today offers two accounts that are very real and concrete. Who will not…
A BIRTHDAY TO REMEMEBER Birth of St. John the Baptist Like a real family, our Christian community celebrates birthdays. We Filipinos love to go to Mass on our birthdays, even if we do not go to church the whole year. A birthday is…
WHEN WE ARE HELPLESS 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time B There are many things in life over which we are helpless. I always wanted to cultivate in my small garden the plant called “birds of the paradise” that normally grows in mountainous…