Reflections Archive

This Sunday, the Catholic Church celebrates Pentecost wherein we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit to the disciples in the form of fire. It is also known as the birthday of the Church because it is the day where Jesus passed on His Mission to His disciples...

Sa isang palabas o pangyayari, karaniwang may dalawang uri ng tao ang sangkot: una, ang mga characters sa palabs o direct involve sa palabas o pangyayari: pangalawa, ang mga manunuod. Mahalaga ang papel na ginagampanan ng una. Nakasalalay sa kanila ang kwento at takbo...

Sa gitna ng kalungkutan, ang pwede lamang magpasaya sa isang naiwan ay ang pag-asa na ang umalis ay muling magbabalik. Mahirap tanggapin ang paghihiwalay subalit ito ay mababata dahil sa paniniwalang darating din ang sandali upang muling magkapiling. Sa salaysay ng...

Sa mga tunay na nagmamahalan at nag-iibigan, hindi hadlang ang agwat o layo sa isat-isa. Pinaglayo man ng mga bundok, ilog at magkakahiwalay na puok, gayon paman, sila ay pinagbubuklod ng pag-ibig na namamagitan sa kanila. Malayo man, malapit din. Maraming uri ng...

Christianity is a religion of Love. Our religion is built and founded on love, she (the Church) is founded on God who is Love (1 Jn 4:8,16). The reason why our faith survived despite constant persecutions to the members by the powerful since the beginning is that of...

It was a Friday-like Monday. You got up late, left home without any breakfast, jeepneys were all full, the traffic as usual was heavy. At work, deadlines were screaming as you see mountains of tasks to finish. It was a waste of your precious time to savor lunch nor...

Isn’t it nice when someone remembers your name or when you are called by your name and the fact that knows something about you definitely cares for you? Today, we heard Jesus speak words that give us that kind of warm feeling that we have when someone knows your name,...

Ang pag-ibig ng Diyos Ama sa Katauhan ni Hesus ay higit kay sa kamatayan; lalo’t higit pa sa ating kasalanan. Higit na mas makapangyarihan ang Pag-ibig ng Diyos kaysa kasamaan at kamatayan. Sa bandang huli, ang Diyos ang nagwagi. Ang Pagkabuhay ni Hesus ang siyang...

In the parable of the fig tree, the owner of the garden represents God himself. He came in search for fruit after waiting for the fig tree for three years. Yet again, he found none. “So cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?" But the gardener reasoned out to...

Two stories from everyday life. Two calls to repent and to change the direction of one’s life. Within nine verses, we encounter the humility, compassion and patience of God alongside a warning that we will perish if we do not repent. In today’s gospel, it begins with...

In a life where formation revolving around the word of God has been a constancy, one must already feel totally confident that they can overcome sin. With sin that poises like a welcoming reunion every time, the comfort of an old self doing the same thing over and over...