To believe in heaven In this Christian feast of “All Saints,” I want to express how I understand and try to live some aspects of my faith in eternal life. Those who know and follow … Read More
All Saints (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
We shall be like him (1 Jn 3, 2) Jesus, righteous and merciful, is the image of the most holy God. Those who see him and become like him see God and become saints. Jesus … Read More
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
Being healed of blindness What can we do when faith is being extinguished in our heart? Is there something we can do? Can we get out of our indifference? To encourage his readers to live … Read More
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
You are a priest forever (Heb 5, 6) Jesus is our High Priest, the only Supreme Pontiff really, the bridge-builder that gives us human beings access to God. Tested in every way, just as we … Read More
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
It shall not be so among us On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus keeps warning his disciples of the painful destiny that awaits him and those who follow his footsteps. The cluelessness of those who … Read More
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Tested like us in every way, yet without sin (Heb 4, 15) Jesus did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for all. Peter already found … Read More
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
We are lacking in one thing The episode is told with special intensity. Jesus sets out on the road to Jerusalem, but before he departs from where he is, someone he does not know runs … Read More
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
The word of God is living and effective (Heb 4, 12) Jesus loves us so much he challenges us to be all that we can be with his help. He looks with love at the … Read More
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
Welcoming the little ones The story seems insignificant. However, it contains an undertone of great importance for Jesus’ followers. According to Mark’s version, people try to bring to Jesus some children who are there running … Read More
Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
He is not ashamed to call them brothers (Heb 2, 11) Jesus remains faithful even if we are unfaithful, for he cannot deny himself. He cannot be other than the faithful Witness of the irrevocability … Read More