Reflections Archive

“Your father is waiting. Do you see him?” Rafiki told Simba. “I don’t see anything,”Simba replied. “Do you see him? He lives in you,” Rafiki said. “Simba, you must take your place in the circle of life,” said Mufasa. “I can’t,” Simba replied “You must remember who you...

In the beginning of the gospel, Jesus made it clear that discipleship is a total surrender of one’s life and everything that is attached to it–possession, family, the world. To be a disciple is not simply one time act of choosing to follow Jesus but assessing of the...

Dalawang paksa ang maaring hanguin sa ebanghelyo sa linggong ito – humility and generosity. Sa simula’y pinipili ko kung alin sa dalawa ang aking tatalakayin. Sa bandang huli ay naisip kong magkaugnay pala ang dalawa. To be humble is to be generous. Ang talinghaga ay...

Sa ebanghelyo para sa linggong ito ay may nagtanong kay Jesus, "'Ginoo, kakaunti po ba ang maliligtas?" Sa halip na tuwirang sagutin ito ni Jesus ay kanyang inilarawan ang hirap sa pagpasok sa makipot na pintuan. Ibig nga ng Diyos na maligtas ang lahat ng tao (1 Tim...

Maliban sa mga guwardiay, walang taong magpupuyat sa gabi upang magbantay ng pagdating ng magnanakaw. Wala ring magnanakaw na magsasabi ng kanyang pagdating. Wika nga ni Fr. Kevin O’Sullivan, “A thief succeeds in robbing a house because he does not announce his...

Let's be honest. Today's gospel is hard to swallow. How can we not care about worldly matters when each day that we live in is another day of struggle in paying bills, buying food and other expenses? It's just truly hard not to. Jesus made a tough call in today's...

Walang mayaman na hindi nangangailangan. Walang mahirap na hindi kayang magbigay. May taong mahirap pero mayaman. May taong mayaman pero salat. Sa taong greedy o sakim, ang salitang “enough" does not exist. Greediness is like drinking salty water; the more you drink...

When there's something we really want, we get to a point where we repeatedly ask God in prayer to give it to us. Sometimes we even go as far as to bargain with him, "Lord, please, ibigay nyo na po. Magpapakabait na po talaga ako. Pramis." Which I'm pretty sure most of...

Kung ayaw mo maabala sa daan, malamang mayroon kang pinagkakaabalahan sa iyong pupuntahan (gospel last Sunday). Kadalasan, ayaw natin maabala dahil sa tayo ay abala sa mga bagay na mahalaga para sa atin. At ang nakakalungkot minsan, nagiging abala sa atin ang ating...

It seems that these days we're all busier than ever, working longer, running faster and still we’re all struggling. How many moments have I missed simply by choosing to be busy with things that in the long run will turn out to be nothing more than busywork? In today’s...

Palagi nating naririnig ‘yong kasabihang, “Kung may gagawin kang mabuti ay gawin mo na ngayon.” Gayunpaman, marami pa rin ang nagsasabing “Saka na lang.” Ipinagpaliban pa nila ang gawaing mabubuti sa paniniwalang may panahon pa naman at marami pang pagkakataon. Sa...