The man born blind in the Gospel of St. John is rich in spiritual lessons. “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. He spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. ‘Go,’ he told him, ‘Wash in
May 12, 2026
Part II Continuing from the previous article of how to come up with effective ways of thinking through problems and issues in life by Brian Tracy and Jim Rohn, here are their last three ideas. Fast Thinking and Slow Thinking Fast thinking is the kind of thinking we do when
May 7, 2026
(Part I) There was a study made long ago that an average person only uses 10% of his mind in his lifetime. The bad news is, there is a newer study that claims that it’s even worse than that. It’s actually just 2% and the rest of the 98% remains
April 28, 2026
In the Parable of the Foolish Rich Man we read the story of how God treats people who are attached to their wealth. “And he told them this parable: The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have
April 21, 2026
Part II Moving along with Brian Tracy’s Success Habits that has been a hit in YouTube, the last five are as follows: (5) Sense of Urgency This is a quality that is only possessed by 2% of the population. It is a habit that is biased towards action. In Tom
April 14, 2026
(Part I) Another set of pointers from self-development guru Brian Tracy are his twelve success habits that everyone should have to guarantee success in the future whether you start-off in life materially poor, or born with a silver spoon in your mouth (born rich). His success principles are straight forward:
April 7, 2026
The crucifixion was the most painful and most humiliating punishment a man could suffer in Jesus’s time and even to our time. The word “excruciating” which means extremely painful comes from the word crucifixion. “Ex” in Latin means “from” and “cruciating” comes from the word “crucifixion”. So, excruciating literally means
March 25, 2026
One of the challenges we had to face during the two-year lock down (year 2020 to 2022) of the covid-19 pandemic was making good use of our time and battle boredom. Many were taken by surprise with the sudden shift of lifestyle being confined at home most of the time
March 20, 2026
This is one of the most powerful passages in the Gospel uttered by Christ. The term powerful here means authoritative and forceful. Holy Scripture contains many powerful statements and one of them is this, from the Gospel of St. Matthew that says, “What good will it be for someone to
March 10, 2026
This was from a study made by Marissa Sharif, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia back in 2016. The survey was conducted to more than 21,700 Americans, employed and unemployed. While a lack of free time was related to poorer well-being (a person who
March 5, 2026
All over the world, our ability to pay attention is collapsing. In the US, college students now focus on one task for only 65 seconds, and office workers on average manage only three minutes. New York Times best-selling author Johann Hari went on an epic journey across the world to
February 24, 2026
This was from a homily given by Bishop Robert Barron during the World Youth Day held in Portugal back in 2023. First, what is the definition of prayer? St. John of Damascus in the eighth century said to pray is to raise the mind and heart to God. We know
February 20, 2026