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Showing posts with label Daily Reflections - June 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Reflections - June 2012. Show all posts
Monday, July 2, 2012

Daily Reflections- June 29, 2012

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ROCKBILT   Part of my growing up years was in San Pedro, Poblacion, Makati, where the Church’s patron saints are Sts. Peter and Paul. Du...

Daily Reflections- June 30, 2012

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GET UP AND BEGIN SERVING   The First Reading from the Book of Lamentations reminds me of a line of the song, “Cry Me a River.” I googled...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Daily Reflections- June 28, 2012

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WHAT WISE MEN SAY   That sounds like the beginning line of an old, old song, “Wise men say, only fools rush in...” Wise men utter wise ap...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Daily Reflections- June 27, 2012

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A FRUIT DOES NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE   I have been doing counseling and therapy for a while now. I was introduced to it as a young se...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Daily Reflections- June 26, 2012

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BY THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED   I am old enough to remember what Avenida Rizal meant to many people back then. In the 60s, it was the place ...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Daily Reflections- June 25, 2012

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BELIEVING AND BELONGING   I know I have written a reflection on these twin words either in this publication or in one of my blogs. I all...

Daily Reflections- June 24, 2012

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Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist   FAITH MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD   John the Baptist clearly had nothing much in terms of ear...

Daily Reflections- June 23, 2012

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SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD   Today’s Gospel reminds us to seek first the kingdom of God and to trust that everything else, in its own...

Daily Reflections- June 22, 2012

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WHERE IS YOUR LIFE FOCUSED On?   In life, we usually concentrate our commitments and resources to that which we are focused on. In today...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Daily Reflections- June 19, 2012

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THE GOAL OF OUR LIVES   The final line of today’s Gospel is, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” How realistic is this exho...

Daily Reflections- June 18, 2012

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A RADICAL CALLING   There is no doubt that to follow Jesus faithfully requires us to make many radical decisions in our lives. The Sermon...

Daily Reflections- June 17, 2012

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SPEAKING OF POTENTIAL   To illustrate the Kingdom of God, Jesus uses images that speak to us of our potential to be active members in it...

Daily Reflections- June 16, 2012

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HEART TO HEART   When I was young, my mother used to dictate to me the answer to the perennial question: What do you want to be when you...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Daily Reflections- June 15, 2012

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BECAUSE...   The Gospel today can very well answer the four W s: What happened? The crucifixion. Who are involved? Jesus and the two crimi...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Daily Reflections - June 14, 2012

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ANGER management   Jesus devoted a part of His teaching on anger. He saw it as an essential part of the sin of killing. He wanted t...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Daily Reflections - June 13, 2012

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Still At Work   Jesus stresses the importance and strength of the commandments of God in this Gospel. If we want to be great in His...

Daily Reflections - June 12, 2012

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USE TO PRODUCE   No doubt this teaching was meant to encourage the Apostles to go and persevere in their mission. Jesus knew the ch...

Daily Reflections - June 11, 2012

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WHERE TO?   Before we are finally ordained for the priesthood, we need to pass a comprehensive examination that includes all the th...

Daily Reflections - June 10, 2012

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GOD IS WITH US IN THE EUCHARIST   As Catholics, we believe that the bread and wine in the Eucharist becomes the Body and Blood of o...

Daily Reflections - June 9, 2012

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GAINING IN AUTHENTIC GIVING   “It’s the thought that counts!” We have heard this many times. In the Gospel scene, we see rich peop...