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Showing posts with label Daily Reflections - September 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Reflections - September 2013. Show all posts
Monday, September 30, 2013

How do you remain a child to your Father? - Daily Reflections September 30,2013

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THE WARRIOR IS A CHILD   I am especially inspired every time I hear the song “The Warrior Is a Child,” especially the line that says...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

How do you follow in your life the principles of Pondo ng Pinoy? - Daily Reflections September 29,2013

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SHARE MORE   Today’s Gospel has become the basis of the Theology of Crumbs popularized by the Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Gaudenci...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

Are you willing and ready to offer your life to the Lord? - Daily Reflections September 28,2013

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MARTYRDOM, ANYONE?   We commemorate today the Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the  first canonized Filipino martyr-saint. Almost...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Who is Jesus to you? - Daily Reflections September 27,2013

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JESUS, HU U?   One chapter of The Catechism for Filipino Catholics reveals the three most popular images of Jesus, the third of wh...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Are you ready to welcome Jesus at any time of your life? - Daily Reflections September 26,2013

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PREPARING EARLY   Even if the Gospel seems to focus on Herod’s confusion over who Jesus is, its underlying message is about the p...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

How do you serve as an “extension” of Jesus to others? - Daily Reflections September 25,2013

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POOR BUT EMPOWERED   Priests have different charisms. We have priest healers in the country: Frs. Suarez, Corsie Legaspi, Diwane Caca...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Can you now consider yourself worthy of being called Jesus’ mother and brother? - Daily Reflections September 24,2013

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TITLES AND RECOGNITIONS   Do not cling to any entitlement. Once you do, you are bound to be disappointed because you will not be a...
Monday, September 23, 2013

How generous are you in sharing your talents and gifts with the Church and community? - Daily Reflections September 23,2013

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SHINING THROUGH   When Susan Boyle, a big, fat lady with “unkempt hair,” sashayed in the weirdest possible way on stage during on...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

How do you deal with money and how important is it to you? - Daily Reflections September 22,2013

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SINGLEHEARTED SERVICE   St. Francis, a privileged son of a wealthy merchant, Pietro Bernardone, was a happy-go-lucky young man who, ...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Who are the women in your life and how did they contribute to who you are now? - Daily Reflections September 20,2013

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WOMEN   It is not Mother’s Day, but I will dwell on mothers and women in general, of whom our Gospel speaks of highly today. After a...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

What one most precious thing would you be most willing to part with for the love of the Lord? - Daily Reflections September 19,2013

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GIVING UP SOMETHING PRECIOUS FOR A GREATER TREASURE IN JESUS   My father, Tatay to me and my parishioners before, was the epitome o...
Monday, September 16, 2013

How do you show your love and concern to the little servants under yo - Daily Reflections September 16,2013

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MODEL OF FAITH   Filipinos are fond of having idols. We either have a favorite movie actor or actress, a favorite writer, a favor...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

What keeps you from going back to God now? Try Him. He will not turn His back on you - Daily Reflections September 15,2013

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NOT GIVING UP ON THE ONE YOU LOVE   There was a competition among the angels in heaven. They were to look for  the most beautiful th...
Friday, September 13, 2013

What have you done to correct your own shortcomings, which in turn enabled you to correct others? - Daily Reflections September 13,2013

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TO SEE CLEARLY   This story is not about two blind men guiding each other. It’s about two priests who are both my housemates at C...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Have you totally forgiven yourself and others? - Daily Reflections September 12,2013

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FORGIVING ONE’S SELF   In the pursuit of our dreams, we inevitably commit mistakes and encounter defeat along the way. And more o...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Why do you consider yourself blessed? - Daily Reflections September 11,2013

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HAVING GOD — ONLY GOD   During my childhood, our poor family ate simple food. We would only experience a semblance of luxury when w...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

How closely and faithfully do you walk with the Lord? - Daily Reflections September 10,2013

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THE MYTHICAL TWELVE   I have been to the Holy Land many times, but as in anything, the first time is always most memorable. I was ...
Monday, September 9, 2013

How do you practice compassion and love as personified by Jesus? - Daily Reflections September 9,2013

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TO SAVE OR DESTROY LIFE?   Once, a Chinese man requested me to bless his car. But I reminded him that he was a Buddhist and not Cat...