Daily Reflections
Relating well with people is a powerful virtue. Those who have it spread goodness everywhere because they move about with pleasantness and compassion. Another name for this is love, which is a deep feeling of friendliness and goodwill towards another. All these are captured in the readings of today. Naomi…
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We all have low moments in life, times when we aren’t sure what to do or how things will work out. In these desperate moments, I have at times tended to think I’m alone and that there is no help for me. Yet, my experience has been that God proves…
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Dear friends, the parable of Jesus is very touching. It is all about the virus and vice of envy and jealousy everywhere. We may not notice it happening unless we give it a deep thought. It happens every day in and around us in every field of life. We can…
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Two days ago, I returned from a pilgrimage with a group of youth, who participated in the World Youth Day. We spent 15 days going from Ars, France, all the way down to Lisbon, Portugal, where the event took place. It was amazing to experience, together with these young men…
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It is dark now and I limp slowly home, tears stinging my eyes. I will share my grief with the one who shares my home, my orphan sister. Oh, my sister, what have I done? Dear little sister, listen while I tell you this story… My heart aches and my…
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Today’s Gospel can be jarring to us. Jesus tells a persistent Canaanite woman, whose daughter “is severely possessed by a demon” (Matt. 15:22), that “it is not fair to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs” (15:26). And this after the woman had besought the Savior’s help…
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Today’s Gospel reading has this line in it: Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Mat 19:14 The Kingdom of Heaven is our final destiny and true heritage, may this be the holy grail that we…
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Preparation.When a young man feels called to a life of religious consecration or priesthood, this vocation isgenerally confirmed, by discernments of the Parish Priest, then by the seminary formators. Iremember when I started feeling the desire to become a Catholic priest. It was when I was about 9years old. After…
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The Sea of Galilee, which is fed by snowmelt and mountain springs with fresh water, feeds the Jordan River, which flows past the town of Adam down into the Dead Sea (Salt Sea of the Arabah). The word “Galilee” in Hebrew is translated as “roll” or “circle.” It symbolizes new…
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The first reading comes from the end of the book of Deuteronomy. We read a short testimony about Moses’ death, in the beautiful verse: Since then, no prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. (Dt. 34: 10) What does it mean to be…
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