As a Catholic who believes that life begins at conception, I can’t help but be concerned about the millions of babies who die from abortion each year. According to data presented by the World Health Organization and the Guttmacher Institute, around 73 million babies are aborted yearly. Even if we reduce the number to around 50 million, that would already be one billion lives in twenty years’ time. One billion lives that have never even been born. If we truly... Read more
“…the mercy of God is not an abstract idea, but a concrete reality with which he reveals his love as of that of a father or a mother, moved to the very depths out of love for their child.” – Pope Francis, Misericordiae Vultus A Legacy of Mercy He was the very first Pope to have chosen Francis as his papal name. Just two years after, he declared an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. He has opened wide the doors... Read more
What happens when you ask an AI like ChatGPT how it can possibly pose a threat to the Catholic faith? I tried to ask two AIs and their answers were both interesting and alarming. “What are the Ways AIs Can Threaten the Catholic Faith?” ChatGPT: As an AI language model, it is not within my programming to take a position that AI can threaten any religion, including the Catholic faith. The Catholic faith is based on belief in God and... Read more
If you look at the declining number of Catholics in the Western world, you’d realize how our world is quickly turning into a godless one. The word “secular” no longer seems to be enough to describe how the future could look like. It could very well be like living in Babylon where proclaiming your faith risks being thrown into the lion’s den! How do you live your faith in a world that doesn’t believe in God? How do you raise... Read more
If you are one of those people who is seriously thinking about leaving the Church, I pray that you may still find a reason to stay. I do not know the many reasons why you’re leaving. You may have thought about this for a long time. You may feel so hurt right now that you just want to quit. But if you could delay this action yet again, you may find yourself thankful later on that you didn’t leave the... Read more
“Is anything too hard for the Lord?” – Genesis 18:14 (GNT) Have you ever prayed for something less than what you truly desire? By this, I’m not referring to desires that are bad. We certainly shouldn’t pray for something that will cause us or other people to sin. I’m also not referring to those things that are merely for pleasure. I’m not saying we should pray for an excessive amount of money or other temporal goods. But what I mean... Read more
The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in 2023 is a catastrophe that would shake every human being and remind us of our mortality. More than a week after it claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people as of the The New York Times update, rescuers say that voices are still being heard coming from possible survivors trapped under the rubble. For those people who are still looking for their loved ones, such voices are like beacons of... Read more
I was discussing consecrated virginity to my sister one morning when she suddenly asked me these questions: “Why do you want to go through the process of being a consecrated single? Would you not go to heaven if you didn’t do that?” I was surprised by the simplicity and the depth of those questions. Indeed, I may have acted as though my salvation depended on having a vocation! It’s as though single people are not considered good enough for heaven.... Read more
Whenever disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and other calamities happen, people can’t help but ask the following questions: “How could God ever allow this to happen?” “Where was He when we needed Him the most?” “Is there even a God?” “If God is loving, how could He allow so much suffering?” And the temptation here is to quickly come to our own conclusions before we could think more clearly. Our emotions are so strong that we may not even want to... Read more
Catholics used to celebrate the feast day of St. Valentine on February 14. He is after all the patron saint of lovers. It is thanks to him that the whole world now celebrates Valentine’s Day. However, after his feast was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969, Catholics are left in doubt about whether we should still celebrate this festive occasion. Should Christians still celebrate Valentine’s Day? History of Valentine’s Day The feast day of St. Valentine was first... Read more
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