THAT parable about the sower and the seed (cfr. Mt 13,1-9) that somehow encourages us, among other things, to sow God’s word as abundantly as possible should give us the reason to be actively involved in spreading God’s word in the digital world which is now the new Areopagus. We, of
July 26, 2023
WE are reminded of this aspect of Christian life in that gospel episode where the mother of the apostles, James and John, requested Christ to have her sons sit beside him, one on his right and the other on his left, at the Kingdom. (cfr. Mt 20,20-28) Of course, mothers will
July 25, 2023
TO be guided by our Christian faith should always be an abiding thing for us. We should never just rely on our own intelligence and the many ways and forms of human estimation. These can only do so much, but without faith, they cannot reach the ultimate goal meant for us.
July 24, 2023
WE are reminded of this peculiar character of our earthly condition in that parable Christ told his disciples about a man who sowed good seed in his farm but an enemy also sowed weeds in it. (cfr. Mt 13,24-43) Yes, in this life, we have to contend with the confusing mixture
July 22, 2023
IT’S obvious that we need laws. We should respect and follow them as faithfully as possible as long as they are just laws. But we have to understand that laws, which in the end come from God, are formulated and articulated by us and therefore are subject to varying human conditions,
July 21, 2023
WE have to know what true rest is and how we can have it. There are now many ideas about what and how it should be, all of them giving us some truth about rest, but there can only be one real definition of rest and one proper way of having
July 20, 2023
THIS is, of course, a challenge for all of us. We have to learn how to remain childlike in spirit even as we age and mature, and gain a lot of experience in life. We have to remember that only when we have this spiritual childhood that we can expect God
July 19, 2023
WE need to realize more deeply that we are in constant need for repentance and conversion. We should never take this need for granted. It is not meant to make our life look gloomy all the time. Rather, it is meant to make us to be truly realistic about our delicate
July 18, 2023
IN that part of the gospel where Christ talks about making war in order to have peace and about considering those who love father and mother more than him as not worthy of him (cfr. Mt 10,34-11,1), we are actually reminded that we really have to love God first and always
July 17, 2023
THE parable of the sower and the seed (cfr. Mt 13,1-9) prods us to undertake the urgent and most necessary task of spreading the word of God widely and abidingly. It also urges us to be that good soil that brings good and plentiful fruit of God’s word. Nowadays, we cannot
July 15, 2023
“BEHOLD, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.” (Mt 10,16) Clear indication from Christ that practically obliges us to seriously take this training of how to be both simple and shrewd in a world that getting more and
July 14, 2023
“WITHOUT cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” (Mt 10,8) These words of Christ should be the guiding principle when considering the financial aspect of the priestly ministry. It cannot be denied that this financial aspect of a priest’s ministry can pose a very tricky challenge to the
July 13, 2023
