Reflections Archive

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...

Ang ebanghelyo sa linggong ito ay nagsasalaysay nang pagbabagong anyo ni Jesus. nauna rito ang salaysay ukol sa haharaping paghiirap at kamatayan ni Jesus. Takot ang mga alagad sa pagkabatid ng sasapitin ng kanilang guro. Kaya naman, "nagbago ng anyo ang kanyang mukha...

The transfiguration of Jesus gives us a grief and fleeting glimpse of Jesus in all his glory. It is a forestate of what is yet to come. It is offered to us to challenge and encourage us in our daily lives. It reminds us that our lives are far more than what we see,...

We might be thinking sometimes why people who always go to church and serve the Lord faces more trials and temptations because as we all assumed and expect godly people will encounter less of it. But in our previous Gospel readings we already learned that following...

The decisions we make are reflections of who we are. Whether we say sorry or not, it shows our pride. Whether we forgive or not, it shows our capacity to love. Everyday, we make decisions and each of these decisions contributes in building our identity. In some...

Have you ever caught yourself asking why other people behave badly? Or thought of why others cannot see the perspective they should be seeing? Or rather how people still sin despite the pleasant disposition they have? If yes, it is surely that in one way or another,...

Iba ang iniingatan o inalagaan kaysa sa binabantayan o minamanmanan. Sa taong may malasakit bunga ng pag-ibig, likas sa kanya ang mag-alala at magmalasakit para sa kapakanan at ikakabuti ng kapwa. Ngunit sa taong walang pagpapahalaga sa iba liban sa sarili, lagi ang...

A child had just come home from school. He came rushing to his mother and started crying. "What happened, anak? Did the bullies tease you again?" Then the child cried even louder and began sobbing. The mother immediately held her son into an embrace. She already knew...