A brief reflection — It is so tempting to return evil for evil and to seek for justice in our own way. We think that once we overcome the evil we hate, we already win, but the truth is otherwise if we merely exchange one evil for another. The only way to overcome evil…

That painful point when tolerance ends — “relativism … in certain respects has become the real religion of modern man.” — Pope Benedict XVI Sometimes I feel that there is a bias in the world today. A kind of intolerance that came from what seemed to be tolerance, a prejudice from what seemed to be the acceptance…

Where are the writers for the Catholic Church? — For quite a long time after I had joined Medium, there was one thought that puzzled me: Why is it that Catholic publications don’t seem to last on Medium? I have seen several old publications that gained a good number of readers in the previous years only to discontinue at…

A brief reflection on the second sorrow of Mary — “Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, ‘Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.’” …

The journey towards your true calling — part 2 — After successfully fasting for forty days in the desert (“Why Do We Need a Desert Experience?), Jesus did not set out immediately to fulfill His calling. He was to be tempted by the devil first! What are these temptations and how would they keep us from our true calling? The…

Bible reading with reflection — “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” -Luke…

Bible reading for today with reflection — April 13, 2022 — Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you?” So they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver. From that time he sought opportunity to betray him. …

Bible reading for today with reflection — April 12, 2022 — Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.” Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life…

Do you need a clue to know your purpose in life? — “Your joy is your sorrow unmasked… The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was…