The WORD. The TRUTH.
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1,740 total views The EDSA Shrine is fullest on Ash Wednesday, more than Christmas, more than the EDSA Anniversary. We are fullest on Ash Wednesday and it is not even a holiday of obligation. No one is required or obliged to go to Mass today, and yet all of us are here. Why are we here
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477 total views We have two teachers today. The first teacher is Jesus. The second teacher is the leper. What does Jesus teach us today? Very simply, it is this: Jesus says it is not enough to love from a distance. With Jesus, there is no such thing as a long-distance love relationship. He wanted to
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242 total views What is the sign of Christianity? The Cross. As the Star of David is the sign of the Jews, the Cross is the sign of all Christians. We are known as the religion of the Cross. Today, the Lord reminds us again of that reality, that the Cross and Christianity must always go
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2,505 total views The Greeks were asking the Lord in the Gospel, “We want to see Jesus.” When the Greeks said, “I want to see you,” they did not refer to simple eyeball contact. They were not referring to a fans club who wants to see their idols. They did not refer simply to seeing from
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2,521 total views There are many mysteries in life. Two mysteries affect us the most. The first mystery is the SUFFERING. Why do good people suffer? Why do good people get sick, meet accidents, die in tragedies? On the other hand, why do bad people become successful? Why do some not-so-good people get rich, popular, and
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2,414 total views In the matter of correcting and giving constructive criticism, there are two extremes to be avoided. The first extreme is simply fault-finding. We look at the faults for the sake of the pleasure of criticizing another. This is one extreme that the Lord wants to correct. The other extreme is that we become
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805 total views I was invited by a family to eat in their house a few weeks ago, but I arrived too early. The only ones in the house were the yaya and the three-year-old daughter. As I had to wait for a considerable amount of time, and the little girl was eager to entertain, she