Have you ever felt guilty whenever you encounter a beggar or a homeless person? What do you usually do? Some people may be so used to seeing beggars in the streets that they simply look away. For some, their hesitation to help comes from the idea that homeless people are usually drug addicts or alcoholics who would only use the money to buy harmful substances for themselves. Others say that since they already pay taxes, it is the government’s responsibility... Read more
Fear is a word that seems incompatible with faith. When you have faith, you focus on the One you trust. And when you trust Him, is there still room for fear? But faith and fear seems to exist at the same time for some Christians. And fear sometimes disguises itself as fervent faith. How can it be? How can the opposite thing exist underneath a virtue? Let us try to see what’s happening in the world today. In our world,... Read more
Have you ever experienced those days when you just wanted to hear Jesus talk? You may have felt so lonely that you just wanted to hear His voice. You just wanted to know if He were truly there and that He wasn’t just a myth or a fictional character you’ve read in books. You recall how He talked to the prophets and the saints. You read how He spoke to those He healed. And you wanted Him to heal you,... Read more
“To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe While a martyr is technically a saint who died for one’s faith, it can also refer to a person who suffers for a greater good. Are you a married person who suffers from so many challenges in your family life? Are you a religious beset... Read more
Why has there been such a steep decline in the number of religious sisters for the past 50 years? According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, there has been a 72% decline in the number of religious sisters in the United States for a period of 50 years since 1965. From a peak number of 181,421, the number of religious sisters dropped to only 49,883 in 2014. Meanwhile, projected data released by the United States Conference of... Read more
Sometimes, a good intention may not be enough when trying to evangelize people. You have to be prepared. And you have to be humble enough to recognize your weaknesses so you could do better the next time. Every person has a blind spot. And while we can all improve from the feedback of people around us, such may not always be the case. This is especially true if you are a well-respected priest or pastor. People may fear offending you... Read more
What Does The Catholic Church Believe About Money? Does the Church teach that money is bad and is the root of all evils? Why then is the Church so concerned about raising funds and asking donations from people? What is the Church’s real stance about money and worldly riches? Money as the Root of All Evils Following are some of the Bible verses that stand out when it comes to the point of view that money is evil in itself:... Read more
Why are billionaires building luxurious underground bunkers? Built to survive earthquakes, pandemics and even a nuclear winter, can these withstand the apocalypse? In 2023, the technology website WIRED published an investigation about Mark Zuckerberg’s Hawaiian Compound. The information gathered seems to point to a luxurious underground bunker being built with an estimated cost of $270 million. Other billionaires were also busy securing their own luxurious shelters with prices ranging from $1.5 million for a unit in the Survival Condo in... Read more
Who were the people considered to be outcasts during the time of Jesus? Who are the outcasts today? If we encounter them in the streets, how would we recognize them? The Outcasts in the Past We can find it easier to accept the outcasts in the past because we do not know them. They never harmed us or our loved ones. Consider the tax collectors shunned during the time of Jesus. We can easily forgive them because they did not... Read more
Who can live without hope? We need it each day to give us the strength to go on. We hold on to it during our most painful struggles. It is hope alone that carries us through when even faith seems to grow dim. What happens then when we lose all hope? In our modern secular world, perhaps euthanasia can make us see the outcome. Where despair once seemed like a vague shadow, euthanasia steps in and concretizes it. Where it... Read more
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