Let us stay alert (1 Thes 5, 6) Jesus keeps urging us, “Do not be afraid.” He does not want our hearts to be troubled or frightened. But without doubt we give away, not infrequently, … Read More
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (José Antonio Pagola)
What is our religion like? The story of Jesus’ intervention in the Jerusalem temple is recorded in all four gospels. It is John who describes his reaction in the most graphic way: with a whip, … Read More
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Do you not know that you are the temple of God? (1 Cor 3, 16) Christ loves the Church, handing himself over for her. He cleanses her with the bath of water with the word. … Read More
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (José Antonio Pagola)
In God’s hands We men and woman of today do not know what to do with death. Sometimes the only thing that comes into our mind is to ignore it and not to talk about … Read More
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
If we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him (Rom 6, 8) Whether at death I rest eternally in God or my heart stays restless will depend on whether … Read More
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
To believe in love Not a few people find Christian religion to be a religious system that is difficult to understand, and above all, a framework of laws that is too complicated for someone to … Read More
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the Holy Spirit (1 Thes 1, 6) It is easy to recite the two inseparable commandments on which the whole law and the prophets depend. What … Read More
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
The poor are God’s Behind Jesus’ back, the Pharisees reach an agreement to prepare a decisive trap for him. They do not come themselves to meet him. They send some of their disciples, along with … Read More
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Not in word alone, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit (1 Thes 1, 5) God speaks to us. But do we really understand him? Who guarantees us the truth? He speaks to … Read More
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
Invitation Jesus knew very well how the rural folks of Galilee enjoyed themselves at the weddings that were celebrated in the villages. Without a doubt, he himself took part in more than one. What experience … Read More