Some of us don’t realize the talents and treasures God has given to us. We better set out to find out the talents and the treasures the Lord has endowed on us. Be different from the steward who was given one talent, and he went and hid it. Let us be like those given ten talents, five talents, they doubled it! And the master said, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” If you are the one who…
How focused are you on yourself? Sometimes, we struggle with perfectionism, control, and activism, which can sometimes rub off on our spiritual life. Jesus does not demand great actions from us; instead, the invitation is to live in surrender and gratitude to Him. At times, we can take a more Pelagian approach where more emphasis is given to our efforts, initiatives, and self-improvement—our achievement…
Is there meaning in life? Yes. What do you think it is? I believe it is God. It is God who gives meaning. See what neglect of God is causing in our society today. They took away religion and morals, and the children are no longer finding meaning. Life is no longer sacred because we have no meaning. But it is only God who gives meaning to our lives. Without him, hmm. And you know, the Lord says…
Psalm 148, verse eight, says, “Fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command.” I woke up this morning, and snow filled our whole compound. And I started to ponder: God is great. How did this all come about? You look up and don’t even see where it comes from, but somebody behind it has made it possible. What a mystery. This is not the first time I’ve seen snow…
So a new “Hunger Games” movie, “Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” just came out, and this is not a spoiler. However, the two main characters, Coriolanus Snow and Lucy Gray, have an excellent relationship. Lucy Gray, everything about her, inspires Coriolanus Snow to be good and to be more virtuous. She is the light. She is the hope for Coriolanus Snow. Today, we celebrate the blessed Epiphany of the Lord…
Are you worried for 2024? Worry is a lack of confidence, and we can be worried about much stuff. The invitation from St. Therese and our Lord is to have confidence in Him. We who run in the way of love shouldn’t be thinking of suffering that can take place in the future. That’s a lack of confidence. The complete trust that becomes an abandonment in love sets us free from obsessive calculations…
Today is the Feast Day of the Holy Family. And what better thing to talk about than “Fast and the Furious.” Dominic Toretto is amazing at driving fast. But he is more impressive with protecting his family. My favorite quote from the ninth movie is, “The worst thing you can do to a Toretto is take away his family.” Translate that to our faith, and oh my gosh, the worst thing that you can do to God the Father…
What was Jesus like for you this year? As we end the year, let’s do a poverty and identity check and put Jesus in the center as we look back to this past year and look forward to the coming year. For this episode, a proposal to reflect on where Jesus has been, how He has been with you, how He loved you, and how He loves you into this year…
A few years ago, I was at a barbershop, and while getting my haircut, a woman shared with everyone in the room that she had a rough year. And because she had had a rough year, she decided to cancel Christmas. And the inner Buddy, the elf in me, freaked out. You can’t cancel Christmas. How can you do that? The reality is that the incarnation cannot be canceled. Christmas is cancel-proof because…
‘Tis the season for gingerbread lattes, candy canes, and watching “Die Hard.” It’s a Christmas movie. Today, we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent, which is crazy because tomorrow is Christmas. Very rarely in the church calendar, this happens, where Christmas falls right after the fourth Sunday of Advent, and I love it when this happens because it always makes me realize that whenever I’m not…
