Reflections Archive

There is something special about how a woman cares for a child whether that child is natural born, adopted or just someone that the woman has become a mother to. The heart of the mother is to love. We are always amazed when we hear sacrificial love of a mother for her child. It reminds us the amazing compassion and love that God has for each and every one of us. Love motivates men and women to attempt difficult things. When we love someone, we are willing to do anything to help and pray for them with persistence, humility and determination.

The world has a lot to offer.  We are often confused by the different choices around us.  We are lucky if we were able to choose the right over wrong.  Or luckier if we really know what is right in the first place.  As we continue living in this world, we are lured...

There are times when I feel low and when my circumstances in life are bathed with darkness that to get myself out of such state, I have to go in deep prayer and let the Holy Spirit to take full control and allow me to re-energize the good times and high moments I have...

Today, our Gospel passage is helping us to look inside us, to find something hidden in there.  The kingdom of Heaven is like a hidden treasure…, is like a merchant searching out pearls with a great price…., is like a net full of fish.  What is the greatest treasure in...

When I think about the bad things that happen to good people, it is very easy to wish ill against those responsible. and when there is loss of life involved, how I wish the bad people would just disappear! This, to me, is a typical human response. On the other hand,...

Karamihan sa atin ay may mga taniman o “garden”. Lahat tayo, maalam man sa pagtatanim o hindi ay may ideya sa pagpupunla ng mga binhi. Alam nating lahat na hindi lahat ng naipupunla ay uusbong bilang isang mabungang pananim. Ang ibang binhi ay maaaring hindi na nga...

It is easy to praise God when everything is going right while difficult when things are going wrong.  We forget to thank God when everything is doing well but we beg for help when we are in trouble. Why can’t we thank, praise, seek and think of God all the time,...

I find it amazing that the Scripture can challenge us in just a few brief words.  Today’s gospel brings to a close the so called missionary discourse in which Jesus instructs his disciples on what it actually means to be a disciple. Jesus speaks of the sacrifice...

Our pilgrimage as a church has, in the past weeks, taken us from Easter through Pentecost, the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, and just a week ago, to the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.  To me, these celebrations remind us of the dignity that we do not...

I started being involved in the church when I was in elementary.  I was invited by some elder sisters and people who happened to be catechists and servants then.  I remember how fascinated I was in attending masses, choir rehearsals and parochial events.  At a young...

For more than three decades, I keep on doing the sign of the cross because I was born Catholic.  When I asked why three divine persons, it was explained in a way that I still cannot grasp.  All because it is a mystery meant to be taken into heart by faith.  And when...