IT’S Ash Wednesday once again. And with it, we begin the liturgical season of Lent, a serious time of preparation for the culmination of Christ’s rede...
YES, we have such tendency, and so we have to be wary of it. We are reminded of this fact of life when after Christ told his apostles about his impend...
“HIS disciples asked him in private, ‘Why could we not drive the spirit out?’ He said to them, ‘This kind can only come out through prayer.’” (Mk 9,28...
“IF one strikes thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: and if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go t...
“WHOEVER wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” (Mk 8,34) For sure, everytime we read these words, our Pavlovia...
WE need to appreciate better the unavoidable condition of our life here on earth that will always involve some suffering in one form or another, and e...
IT’S interesting to note that while most miracles performed by Christ had instant effects, there was at least one miracle that took time and stages be...
“WATCH out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” (Mk 8,15) At first, the disciples of Christ thought Christ was referri...
THE Pharisees argued with Christ asking him for a sign from heaven to test him. So, Christ got exasperated and said: “Why does this generation seek a ...