Category: Reflection
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Reflection on Lk. 1: 39-56 – Feast of the Visitation
by Ms. Portia Sylvia D. Awayan, RSW – Redemptorist Lay Missionary There are two significant moments happening in this reading. The first is Mary’s generous visitation to her cousin Elizabeth, in which feast we celebrate today, and the second is Mary’s bursting into song of praise, which we commonly call “the Magnificat.” The theme of…
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HELLO, LOVE, STAY
“People said, there are places where we stay longer. There are also places that are mere stopovers. Just like Hong Kong. So you have to make the most out of your time. Because, no one stays here forever” (Sabi nila may mga lugar na pangmatagalan. May mga lugar na dinadaanan lang. Parang Hong Kong. Kaya…
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THE EVERYDAY LAMENTATIONS OF MOTHER EARTH
Have you ever paused at some moment and hear the lamentations of Mother Earth? The sad whisper of the wind as it loses its coolness with the sweltering heat here in the tropics especially during summer? And the parched earth crying out for rain that sadly seem to abandon the usual seasons when the heaven’s…
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WHEN A CONFRERE TOUCHES ETERNITY
An Elegy to a Brother who didn’t get a chance to say Goodbye – by Bro. Karl Gaspar, CSsR
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EASTER HOPE AND ASPIRATIONS
I always find writing my reflection for “A Dose of God Today” therapeutic and invigorating. Earlier, after praying the rosary as a family, I was led to pause and ponder on the beauty and meaning of the Easter season. I then jotted some key words in one of my favorite notebooks. Mind you, at 51,…
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE RISEN LORD
Footsteps. When we walk, we hardly take cognizant of the footsteps we take unless – like the Buddhists – we are so mindful of the here and now, the precious present moment. It is only when one focuses on the movement of his feet while walking down a path, that one is struck with the…
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Peter on that Good Friday
Peter was a man who have many inconsistencies. If you remember, it was him who first realized that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Because of the close friendship with Jesus, Peter knew in his heart that this man Jesus is someone bigger. Yet, it was Peter also who was scolded…
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Jesus in the life of Judas
Judas was most probably the most practical and at the same time the brightest among the disciples of Jesus. Why? Judas was assigned to be the treasurer of the group. He held the money bag. Jesus had confidence in him because of the qualities he saw in the person of Judas. Judas must have shown…
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God’s Caress of Mercy and Friendship – Part 3
Allowing our God-Friend to caress us with Mercy A month before those lockdowns and enhanced community quarantines were imposed, in March of 2020, I was in Mactan-Cebu Airport waiting for my flight back to Davao. While I was sitting and scanning my Facebook wall, in front of me was a baby girl in the arms…
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God’s Caress of Mercy and Friendship – Part 2
Mercy and Friendship transform us To see the goodness in us as God sees it, can be a struggle. It can be really difficult and might even next to impossible for others. We might recognize the innate goodness in us but we might also forget about it and so fall again into self-pity, guilt and…
A DOSE OF GOD TODAY 