Reflections Archive

Easter, Brothers and Sisters in Christ! We sometimes have a tendency to say or even use the phrase "to see is to believe" in order to believe and convince ourselves that something is real. In today's world, fake news often leads people to disregard what's real. On...

Sometimes, in the Gospel, there is a single detail that tells the whole story. In the Gospel of Luke, we are given such a detail: they came to the tomb—and the stone was rolled away (Lk 24:2). The stone was rolled away. That simple detail carries the full weight of...

Ang Tagumpay ng Kristong Ipinako sa Krus Marahil para sa karamihan ang krus ay ang pinakakahiya-hiyang uri ng kaparusahan ng tao. Ang kamatayan ng isang kriminal sa krus ay ang pinakanakaririmarim na kamatayan. Ngunit ang Santa Krus ng ating Panginoon ay ang...

The Hidden Gesture of the Last Supper The Last Supper, except for the Holy Eucharist, is the most important institution Jesus performed. The washing of the feet is of the significant gestures, but it was removed from the Mass. I believe it could be meaningful to have...

In today’s Gospel, we heard/listened to the shortest verse in the scripture: “Jesus wept” (JOHN 11:35). It happened in the story of the death of Lazarus of Bethany. When Jesus arrives at Bethany and realizes the sorrow of Mary of Bethany and Martha of Bethany, Jesus...

Mga kapatid, tayo ay pinili ng Diyos upang magpahayag ng Mabuting Balita. Sa ikaapat na linggo ng panahon ng Laetare Sunday inaanyayahan tayo ng Simbahan sa isang sandali ng kagalakan sa gitna ng panahon ng Kuwaresma. Ang salitang Laetare ay mula sa Latin na...

The Transfiguration of the Lord is a unique and glorious event in Jesus’ life. It is indeed a scenery of prediction of what will happen to Jesus after his crucifixion. From the day when Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God (Mt. 16:16),...

St. Gregory wrote in one of his homilies that: “Some doubt what Spirit it was that led Jesus into the desert... But true and without question agreeable to the context is the received opinion, that it was the Holy Spirit; that His own Spirit should lead Him thither...

Matthew 5:17–37 forms a central section of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, where He reveals the true meaning of the Law and calls His disciples to a deeper righteousness. Jesus begins by clarifying that He has not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets but to fulfill...

The first defining characteristic of Jesus’ disciples is to be the salt of the earth. Salt has a clear purpose: it gives flavor. People use salt because it makes food more pleasant and enjoyable. It is striking that Jesus says, “Salt is good,” suggesting that...