Reflections Archive

Sa tuwing siya'y nalulumbay, nananalangin siya sa Panginoon na pawiin ang lumbay.  Sa tuwing siya'y may nais mangyari, nananalangin siya sa Panginoon na mangyari nawa ang kanyang nais.  Sa tuwing siya'y may kailangan nananalangin siya sa Panginoon na pagkalooban siya...

It has been decade since I climbed up a mountain, however, the memory of what I did still lingers on and was so helpful to me.  courage and fear resided in my heart at the very first time I climbed up, way back ten years ago.  It was such a difficult thing to be at...

Life now is moving so fast that it may seem not be measured by the time anymore.  Everything is almost instant that it made us busy by coping up with the fast - moving society.  We don't pause because we don't want to be left behind.  Our capacity to think twice or...

Have you ever  felt like you didn't fit in?  If you've experienced abandonment in your life before you will know how far the wounds of being unwanted and unworthy then you will be aware of how feeling unwanted has changed a person you are and the way you interact with...

After reflecting on the gospel, the line that jumped out at me being a busy young professional is the verse - "Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed."  Silence can get us in touch with the feelings and thoughts inside...

It has been a while since I started reading and reflecting the word of God in scriptures. To learn about the gospel is indeed an honour especially that I get to understand the exegesis of God’s words from the priests themselves in our bible study sessions. And whenever I hear the Word, something in me has always been transformed.

We are all born innocent, with pure heart.  But growing up, we learn from our experiences.  We acquire knowledge as much as possible.  We possess things that the world offers.  The purity was replaced by all of these which make difficult for us to let go of the things...

I have been serving as a choir member for more than a decade now. Our group, Laziosi Minstrels, has been singing in this shrine since we were in childhood. Some members left, others seldom attend, but there are still a few of us who remain. We, the remaining pioneers,...

Year 2017 was my most challenging year. I may say it was the year I had my worst heartbreak, my most financially trying year, and the year where I came to terms with my spirituality. It was this place in time where I felt God taking me in different directions. Only to...

Epistemologically, it is believed that we are born without built-in mental content and that therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception. Simply saying, our minds were empty at first. Then every second, it is filled by what we experienced and perceived....

Juan, John, Johann Ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng iyong ngalan? Iyong ngalan napabantog sa pagbibinyag ng mga tao Sa Betanya at kay Kristo. Ngunit sino ka bang talaga? Itinanong sa iyo kung ikaw ang Mesiyas O ang Propeta na si Elias? Ngunit matapat mong itinugon na di...