Reflections Archive

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...

Have you ever feel that God seems to forsake you? Each of us has our own problems and trials. These may be problems from failures in work, family, relationships that can be just small trials like heavy traffic and being late at school or work. As Christians, God did...

Nais kong ibahagi ang magandang pagninilay na nabasa ko sa isang aklat na pinamagatang Bringing the Word to Life. Wika ng may-akda na si Michael R. Kent, "Life has no greater wish than to endow us with its favors but also demands that we give up certain things to...

Simon Peter represents each one of us. At some point in our life, in such a mysterious way we unexpectedly meet God. And for Simon Peter, it was on a low day during his work as a fisherman. He has worked hard all day and yet still has caught nothing. Maybe our...