God gives us two gifts every day; the gift of CHOICE and the gift of CHANCE. The choice to live a good life and the chance to live it best. The choice to let go of yesterday’s hurts and regrets and the chance to have peace with others and oneself. The choice to recognize your
A scholar of the law asked Jesus about what to do to inherit eternal life. He asked just to test him. Jesus’ answer was a question whether he’s aware about the commandments. Masterfully, the scholar enumerated the commandments about love of God and love of neighbor. Theoretically, he passed the test but the Lord wants
This is the message that Jesus instructed his disciples to proclaim to people everywhere they met and to which ever place they went. Proclaiming peace is a duty we all must do in word and deed. The Lord’s message of peace stands for all times and for all seasons. Are you at peace with yourself
After returning from their mission the apostles told Jesus of what they did and the Lord planned to go to a private place so they can have quiet time by themselves. However, it was at this very moment that the crowd followed them. Seeing the multitude of people, the Lord changed his plan by ministering
Someone shared this story about a husband asking the doctor to do everything he could to save his wife who was fighting for life at the emergency room. He told him that she is only thirty 36 years old. Suddenly the monitor sounded, her face moved and she murmured saying that she is only 35.
There’s a story about a preacher whose sermons attracted people of all walks of life. In the church was an elderly who was silently praying the rosary at the back pew during his homily. The preacher thanked God for the gift of eloquence in preaching that changed people’s lives. He was very surprised when one
Someone shared the story of a wife asking her husband who was outside in the yard watering the plants to come inside for she wants to ask him about what she found in his cellphone. Up to now her husband is still in the yard watering the plants. The Lord told his disciples that
Do you easily get UPSET even over little things? If you do, it’s because you only think about yourself, your comfort and what pleases you, unmindful of others. You allow yourself to be SET UP by the evil one, you fall prey to pride and arrogance. Furthermore, people who get easily upset are immature, hard
Jesus revolutionized love from merely an emotional feeling of the heart to an Identity of Christian discipleship. All will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another. (Jn. 13: 31-35.) Love matters in relationships among spouses, family, career, people, friendship and work, for without love, everything we do is just
Mango is in season nowadays here in Guam as you see mango trees especially in the south bedecked with fruits ready for picking, in fact there was mango festival there. To bear fruit among other things means to be productive from what you’re engaged in, to deliver good results from your task, make good of