TRUE LIFE IN SPIRIT: PALAU’S SCHOOL OF LIFE (LETTER 40)
What is needed to lead a meaningful spiritual life? Maybe much less than we used to think… “God alone is enough”
BECOMING BREAD: 20th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
It is difficult to conceive what Jesus says, "I am the living bread that came down from heaven...” How a simple bread become the Body of Jesus? Bread on its own essence satisfies the hunger of our body. It has a power to transform itself into the...
THE BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY: 19th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Which is your favorite bread? Apart from rice, bread is something Filipinos cannot live without. I'm a big fan of bread. Eating bread was one of my fondest memories of my father. His life-giving generosity served as an inspiration. The readings this Sunday encourage...
PRAYER ACCORDING TO SAINT TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS (EDITH STEIN)
The garden of Carmel is filled with variety of trees and flowers that keep bearing fruits of holiness. Today we are given the figure of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross to learn from her journey and get some courage to follow Jesus more closely on the way of prayer and mission.
BLESSED FRANCISCO PALAU, PRIVILEGED WITNESS OF THE CHURCH-SPOUSE OF A PRIEST
What does it mean to be a priest? In experience of Francisco Palau, a priest becomes not only a father, but also a spouse of the Church because this is the only kind of love capable of satifying heart’s desire of loving and being loved.
METAMORPHOSIS: 18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Paul writes extensively in his epistle to the Ephesians about the new Gentile converts who would turn from their heathen ways and find renewal in Christ, whom they have welcomed, to better align with Christ, the one who has bestowed upon them a new identity. There...
FACING THE IMPOSSIBLE: 17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
A mother who has to feed and cloth her children with no money left in her wallet. A father who has just lost his job and has little hope of finding another one soon. A young girl alone in a dark valley surrounded by a group of drunk men. A small boy alone in his room...
LEAD WITH HEART: 16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
It's not easy to be a leader. People expect much from those who are there to guide, shepherd, teach, lead. Truth to be said, not all the times the leaders are on the top of their game. On the other hand, position of leadership brings prestige, privileges and...
FIRST PROFESSION OF SHIELA MAE R. ALCANTARA
"I give myself to You, O Church, just as I am." ~ Bl. Francisco Palau Sr. Shiela Mae R. Alcantara, cmt took her first vows as a gesture of giving herself to the Church: God and Neighbor, on the solemnity of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. In the celebration, she was reminded...
MISSIONARY PROPHET: 14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“Maybe it’s true that I can’t live without you, and maybe two is better than one…” Today’s readings remind us of the many things that we should live out in our journey as a missionary prophet and as a Church. One of which is being sent “two by two” by our Lord Jesus....
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