Tag: Christ
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A Contradiction
November 23, 2022 – Red Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112322.cfm) A friend who believes in integrity and honesty in his work, who is filled with passion to be at the service of others found himself in an environment of conflicts and contradictions. In his desire to be fair…
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A King at our side
November 20, 2022 – Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112022.cfm) What is your image of a king? How does he look like? What does he do? With so much influence from the cartoons, anime and movies that I watched since I was young, I would…
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For whom am I living?
October 29, 2022 – Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the reading (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102922.cfm) A coffee product advertisement asks, “Para kanino ka bumabangon?” For whom do we wake up? Perhaps we could find ourselves waking up early in the morning to prepare for our work. Parents would make sure to wake…
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We all have been Graced
October 22, 2022 – Saturday 29th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102222.cfm) Do I feel inadequate? Do I feel insecure in one or many aspects of my life? Do I feel lacking in confidence and self-trust? Do I feel lacking in faith? The feelings of insecurities and insufficiencies from ourself could…
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The Unforgivable Sin
October 15, 2022 – Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101522.cfm) Do we find ourselves living in the past and unaware of our present? We might find ourselves trapped in this situation when we cannot let go of our past. Our thoughts and actions as well as our…
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Give me a sign Lord
October 10, 2022 – Monday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101022.cfm) Do you also ask signs from God? This is surely a common experience to many of us to ask signs from God especially when we are about to make a major decision in life or undergoing difficult…
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GOD without Borders
October 9, 2022 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100922.cfm) The common belief among many Jews in Biblical times was that God was only for them. Yahweh chose them to be His people and thus, it was understood that the Lord God would only favor them and no other peoples…
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Transformed by Faith
October 8, 2022 – Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100822.cfm) How does my faith in God mold may ways of thinking, behaving and speaking? How does my faith in God play a role in my relationships, in my career and profession, in my studies and endeavors? How…
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Praying as Jesus Prays
October 5, 2022 – Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100522.cfm) We cannot help that sometimes our way of praying sounds like a demand to God. This could happen especially when we feel desperate. Though we believe that asking or begging God’s grace is certainly a way of…
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Increase our Faith
October 2, 2022 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100222.cfm) “I am losing my faith,” these were the words of my friend who has been in so much difficulties in her life recently. The pandemic affected so much their business and lost their investments. Then, her husband who was her…