“I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.” – Psalm 34:5 (NRSVCE) Have you ever had those times when you were so worried about nothing that you kept on worrying even after you had prayed to God? There was a time when something kept me worrying all day. I kept on praying, but I wasn’t able to let go of my worries. I kept on looking for visible signs that God would solve... Read more
Have you ever wondered why many people today don’t listen to Christians who want to share with them the Good News? They refuse to listen to our priests, pastors, and teachers. They ignore other lay people who want to lead them to the faith. Why is it that despite all our refined arguments and explanations, we still fail to convince people about God? I got a clue when I watched a video clip of Jesus healing a leper. In the... Read more
“All the Light We Cannot See” is a four-part miniseries from Netflix based on the best-selling novel by Anthony Doerr with the same title. It is an inspiring tale set during World War II between a blind French girl named Marie and a German soldier named Werner. Other main characters include Marie’s father Daniel, her great grand uncle Etienne and the main villain Reinhold von Rumpel (a Nazi officer looking for the precious jewel called the Sea of Flames). While... Read more
I think one reason why there is so much confusion in the world today is that we don’t even know how to distinguish between good and evil. Could we even agree on what an evil action is? How do we define sin? Can you sin even if you don’t hurt anybody? In my own opinion, I don’t think any action would be a sin in its true substance if it doesn’t hurt anybody. Why would it be considered something evil if... Read more
We live in a world that has grown dim and cold. It has forgotten how to love because it has lost sight of our Lord’s compassionate heart. It is no wonder then why so many people are lost in false beliefs and sin. Chaos is just around the corner and there is no sense of stability and peace. Meanwhile, even Christians who are desperately trying to hold on to our faith may find themselves angry because of the great misery... Read more
Why are so many people doubting the existence of God today? Why couldn’t they find Him? Isn’t it true that if we only seek, we shall surely find? Many among us have read God’s promise in the following Bible verses: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the... Read more
I have been away from mental prayer for some time, and I wanted to start drawing near to God again by spending the first fifteen minutes of my day in quiet prayer. It wasn’t easy. I get distracted by the many thoughts that enter my mind. This includes ideas I could use in writing. The ironic thing is that many of these ideas are about religious topics. It’s funny how the mind finds it hard to simply be still. Even... Read more
I think it’s fair to say that whatever the religious belief of a mother was, no mother has ever told a story about an easy abortion. Even pro-choice women with the best of intentions found such an experience difficult and life changing, one that they can never forget for life. And so I thought that no mother has ever assumed that a child in her womb was merely a lump of cells that needed to be removed. To a mother,... Read more
If you have ever experienced times of financial distress, you are not alone. Countless people are living in poverty. And it would be a mockery of their condition to trivialize the difficulties they are going through. Yet even in poverty, there are lessons to be learned. It is these trying times that sometimes open our eyes to profound wisdom. What Are the Lessons We Can Learn From Poverty? If you are a Christian, what spiritual insights immediately enter your mind... Read more
If I were to be honest with myself, I can see that I’m often no better than the rich fool who suddenly died in Jesus’ parable. Who wouldn’t want to be rich enough to live an easy life without worrying about one’s material needs? Isn’t this how we envision our retirement to be? We work so diligently each day with the thought that we’d no longer need to worry about our future. We want to look forward to the day... Read more
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