Tag: Christians
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To live in the Spirit
October 12, 2022 – Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101222.cfm) How do I assess my inner-self? Am I dictated by my inmost desires and needs that I tend to be selfish? Am I driven by my passions and impulses to the point that I judge and act…
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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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AM I SEEKING TO PLEASE PEOPLE?
October 3, 2022 – Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100322.cfm) Do I do good to seek the affirmation of others? Do I do things for others in order to gain their recognition and acceptance? Our past experiences of rejections, not being affirmed, not being recognized and accepted…
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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…
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Travel with Him
June 20, 2021 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062021.cfm) As a Redemptorist missionary, traveling is a big part and parcel of my life and work. As we all know, to journey around the Philippine islands would entail a lot of travel by land, sea or air. This would mean…
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Christians are made, not born
January 10, 2021 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord by Fr. Manoling Thomas, CSsR Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011021.cfm) The Christmas Season began with the 1st “epiphany”, the announcement by the angel to the shepherds about the birth of the Saviour [Lk. 2:8-20]. He is the Messiah and the Lord whom Israel…