My eldest had his first communion last year and next year it will be my second child’s turn. I remember the first communion candidates were looking so cute and handsome with their suit with matching kids ties. My son didn’t like wearing tie because according to him it feels like he’s strangled. What can I [...]
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August 15th, we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it
Some days we’d like to be assumed into heaven with Mary. However, our vocation is still on this earth, saying, as she said often: “Be it done to me according to thy will.”
“Blessed is [...]
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Human beings establish lasting loving bonds. But Trinity shows us perfect love: you, God and neighbor. There’s nothing more than love.
Our Spiritual Life is a Journey- following the Call of the Mater to “Go and teach all people my Gospel.” Say “Yes over and over again.
Like sun through a stained glass window, the Spirit of [...]
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‘Today we celebrate Pentecost, the third holiest celebration of our Christian Faith. But what means do we have at our disposal for speaking about the Holy Spirit? None, other than Sacred Scripture, and “spiritual experience”. By spiritual experience I do not mean only our own personal experience, though that this is a good starting place. [...]
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Who would have thought that the crowd which welcomed Jesus with such enthusiasm during his entry into Jerusalem would turn against him so quickly within days and demand his crucifixion and the release of Barabas, who had been condemned for murder? Their welcome and shouts for Jesus were superficial. Their support for him was only [...]
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Each Lent should bring us closer to our God. There is no failure, except that of no longer trying. You can still follow Jesus more closely.
There was a common belief in the Old Testament that all suffering and death was caused by sin. The worse the sin, the worse the disaster. Jesus rejected this idea. [...]
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Anybody remember it’s today? Oh well I know we don’t have the same timezone.
Ash Wednesday is a day of fast for all those who have completed their 18th year and and have not yet begun their 60th year, and abstinence from meat for all those who have completed their 14th year. (Canon 1252). As we [...]
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The miracle at Cana was almost a secret one; at the time the only people who knew it to be a miracle were the servants who were the water out. But what did strike home was the sheer abundance of the new wine. That was the sign that confirmed the disciples in their new following. [...]
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The magi gave the child Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Why did they bring Him gifts? These gifts were not in recognition of what he wanted, but of who He was. The gold was the recognition of His Kingship, the frankincense represented his priesthood and the myrrh was a reminder of the death [...]
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This Sunday is the first day of Advent, a word which means ‘arrival’ or ‘coming’. In this season we celebrate the three fold coming of Christ: as a human person in history; as someone who is always present with us; and as the one who will come in majesty to judge us at the end [...]
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