One time a friend of mine asked me, “How come only few people come to church to pray?” “Because prayer is not a business transaction.” I replied. “It is not like you go to a store, hand over some money and an item you want is handed over to you in
June 23, 2022
A monstrance is a sacred vessel that contains the sacred Host so that Jesus in the form of bread can be adored. If we have been to a Perpetual Adoration Chapel found in our churches the vessel containing the sacred Host on display inside the chapel is the monstrance. The word monstrance comes from the
June 21, 2022
It is claimed that the first stress management method was authored by Marcus Aurelius, an emperor of Rome from 161 to 190 A.D. During his 19-year reign, Marcus faced considerable hardship – war with barbarian tribes, a hostile takeover attempt by a close ally, an incompetent and greedy stepbrother as co-emperor, an economy on the
June 15, 2022
So as to get more ‘yes’ replies than ‘no’ from the negotiations we engage in our dealings with others both business or personal, authors Roger Fisher and William Ury of the book “Getting to Yes” recommend three techniques. First, try to see others point of view. Seeing others point of view
June 14, 2022
Today we are bombarded with millions of moving images. It used to be on TV and movie theaters only, but with the emergence of the internet and along with it You Tube and the many social media outlets there would not be a day we don’t see videos. The problem that
June 9, 2022
Are there people who don’t practice any religion who are more virtuous or more behaved than those who do? Unfortunately, yes. This can happen if people who are part of a religion don’t practice what has been preached by their religion. Morality or observing a set of rules on right conduct
June 7, 2022
A good book in managing our negative emotions is the one authored by renowned psychologist Susan David, entitled “Emotional Agility”. In her book she gave four ways to deal with destructive emotions such as anger, sadness, boredom, self-pity or nervousness. First, she suggested we need to be more accurate in describing
June 1, 2022
We can grow old but don’t grow up. An elderly grandfather at the age of 70 who goes home in a drunken frenzy throwing house items to the grandmother is hardly someone living up to his age. Whereas a teenage boy at a tender age of 13, who gets to become
May 31, 2022
A good book in managing our negative emotions is the one authored by renowned psychologist Susan David, entitled “Emotional Agility”. In her book she gave four ways to deal with destructive emotions such as anger, sadness, boredom, self-pity or nervousness. First, she suggested we need to be more accurate in describing
May 30, 2022
“One of the deceptions of an unproductive life is that today is not important.” (John Mason) One of the reasons why many people waste their time is the lack of goals in life. If we don’t have specific goals or dreams of finishing college for example or working abroad or starting
May 26, 2022
Loyalty is fulfilling a promise made by way of oath, or allegiance to a person or institution. It is under the virtue of justice. For loyalty to be virtuous, it must serve what is good. Blind loyalty is not a virtue but a vice. It is a misplaced loyalty which is
May 24, 2022
There is this common mantra that says, “follow your passion” which basically means whatever talent or skill God has given you, you should develop it, make it grow and turn it into a profession. But oftentimes the talent and skill we think we have is not good enough to be of
May 20, 2022