Images and What’s Behind Them
People take photographs of their loved ones. If you take a picture of your beloved one and kiss it, is it that person you’re kissing? Because as you do that, you remember the sentiments of the person you are looking at. And the Catholics, when they have these statues, these statues are people who you remember with joy. People who you know have lived a Christian life. So that’s why you have all these statues of…
For Those Not Accepted to Seminary or Religious Life
Have you ever felt rejected by God or the church as you try to enter religious life? This can be an utterly heartbreaking experience. When faced with “No” as a response to the desire to enter religious life, one might feel that they are being rejected by God or the church, that they’re undesirable, or too broken for religious life. But in reality, that is not the case. This decision culminates in carefully assessing…
The Lord Keeps Us Safe
So, have you ever seen those videos of police dogs that attack the guy wearing the crazy, weird-looking suit? Sometimes I feel like that’s my life. There are many times when I feel attacked, and I feel like I’m out of control, and I don’t feel safe. In the gospel for this Sunday, the apostles experienced the same thing. The storm is attacking them, and they are not safe. But what does Jesus do…
Work-Life Balance
You know that the Lord created the universe in six days. And on the seventh day, He rested. And the commandments said, “Keep the Sabbath Day holy.” But then there is an exception, and that exception is one the Lord made. He cured on the Sabbath to show that you can also do certain things on the Sabbath. If you’re working in a hospital, you need to save lives. What of the priests? One of their main work is to say…
Hot Takes 4
We have to understand that we are going through different journeys. God is doing something completely different in our lives, and we must be attentive to that. Let us not be so quick to judge—everything is not as simple as it may seem. As we continue our journeys through life, we will constantly encounter our own and other people’s struggles, flaws, weaknesses, and even sins. In our Catholic life, many…
Start Small
Okay, so if you’ve ever been to the jungle or the rainforest or are just Indiana Jones, you may have used a mosquito net before. The crazy thing about mosquito nets is that the holes of the mosquito net are bigger than the mosquito’s body. A mosquito could crawl through but can’t because it doesn’t know how to fold its wings and crawl through a hole bigger than its body. In this Sunday’s…
Purification in Purgatory
Are you feeling like you need a cleanse? Check this out. We know that purgatory is a transitional place where the dead who are not yet ready to go to heaven are. And maybe they have venial sins around them, and it is in that place that you will be purified and get prepared to go to heaven. That means the people have already been saved but must stay in purgatory. Prayers can also help them. The God who is merciful…
The Good Shepherd
What are you willing to lay down for your sheep as a shepherd? For shepherds nowadays, and even in the time of the Apostle, the sheep are for the shepherd’s sake; they serve him. It’s not like vice versa: sheep are the product, and we get them to pasture so they can grow, so we can slaughter them. But this wasn’t the case for Jesus. He said, “I am the good shepherd, “and I lay down my life for my sheep…