Reflections Archive

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...

Halos lahat abala. Bawat isa may ginagawa. Ni hindi mo makausap ng matino. Hindi na nawawalan ng lakad ni nauubusan ng gagawin. Parang hindi napapagod. Higit sa lahat, hindi na naubusan ng dahilan o di kaya palusot. Saan ang lakad mo? Para saan ba iyan? Hanggang saan...

Makahulugan ang isinulat ni Papa Benedicto XVI sa apostolic exhortation na pinamagatang Sacramentum Caritatis. Ayon sa kanya, "The love that we celebrate in the sacrament in not something we can keep to ourselves. By its very nature it demands to be shared with all"...

Bawat isa sa atin ay may iba’t ibang katangin, hindi lang isa. Nasasabi natin na “maganda/ gwapo na mabait pa”. Yung tipong mabait, masipag, matulungin, maka-Diyos, makabayan, mapagmahal, etc. Sabi nga ng lyric sa kanta, “Nasayo na ang lahat...” Minsan maririnig natin...

When we were young, we used to be scared of the dark. Wither we keep the turned on for the rest of the night or we fear a ghost will come and sleep next to us. I remember at night, I would ask my sister to wait for me as I desperately cover my whole body with the...