SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES

   My mother used to always say, "Love begets love." Today's 1st reading somehow tells us that it could also be true for evil? The consequences of our wrongdoings can certainly go a long, long way. The curse is transferred to his descendants, and the worst of it all to his son. Thus, evil begets evil and come to think of it, if we only try to analyze things very closely we'll find that if we replace the word "evil" in the passage quoted below with words such as good, noble things, right, what is just, worthy of praise and the like then we'll make this world a much better place to live. Amen. Hallelujah! 1 Kings 21:17-29 “Because you have given yourself up to doing evil in the LORD’S sight, 21 I am bringing evil upon you. I will destroy you and will cut off every male in Ahab's line, whether slave or freeman, in Israel ...27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth over his bare flesh. He fasted, slept in sackcloth, and w...

    In today's 1st reading Ahab took possession of the vineyard that did not belong to him in a very sinister way. This should make us aware that gradually we're starting to get accustomed to seeing corruption in our daily encounter with what's happening around the world. Let us also admit that we sometimes fall prey to our own selfishness and greed. Let us keep watch of this tendency lurking in the dark sides of ourselves. Especially at times when evil plans and schemes seemed to have succeeded and defeated goodness just like what happened in today's 1st reading when Jezebel carried out her plot to kill Naboth. We are sometimes faced with the grim reality that evil and terror reigns everywhere. Let us not be deceived because this is true only up to a certain point and extent because the God of goodness never rests and continues the work He began because He is faithful and victorious. Amen. Hallelujah! 1 Kings 21:1-16 ...This is what she wrote in the letters “Proclaim a...

  How we live our life in each passing day is a testimony of how we follow the will of God in our lives. There is a need to constantly and regularly connect to God everything that we do. If we make a conscious effort to do this everyday then we'll surely find it easier to obey the things that God wants us to do and be more sensitive in knowing the will of God in our lives. If we will just honestly and sincerely seek God then we will surely find Him. As we do this we will eventually discover a lot of things that we need to know in order to live our faith in accordance to God's will and be able to overcome all trials and difficulties that come our way.    It is really important that we know and follow the instructions of God as in today's 1st reading when God rained down bread from heaven and tested whether the Israelites will follow or not. In the same way when we, like the Israelites believe after witnessing in our lives God's Almighty Power to provide for our need but ...

  "Where your treasure is, there your heart is." this can somehow contain the essence of the readings for today. Elisha, the son of Shaphat, a wealthy landowner in Abelmeholah, grew up on the farm until he, though not one of the "sons of the Prophets," was summoned from the plow by Elijah. Thereupon, after kissing his father and mother, and making a sacrificial feast of his oxen for the people, he followed Elijah, his "master" and "father," upon whose hands he poured water as a servant. During that time, farming was their source of income and way of earning a living. Elisha chose to follow Elijah and he chose well. Let us set our hearts on the real treasures that neither insect nor moth can destroy. We may have made decisions that led us not to accept a very tempting offer even if it's very clear that we will benefit from it. God constantly woos, courts and entreats us to win our love and reside in our hearts once we've answered “Yes” to ...

  Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and it should remind us of the love that God has for us since time immemorial. It goes as far back to our salvation history or covenant history from the time of Adam& Eve and Noah and dates way back to 1800 BC during the time of Abraham, Moses (1200), David (means the favored one,1000), Exodus (600) to the birth of our Lord Jesus. From this time line we can see significant events that happened from the time of Creation when God created man who fell into sin and became unfaithful and how God continuously called us back to Him by showing us who He really is throughout the length of time. Like the period (721) when Hosea started to prophesy for God and ministered. There are dramatic events like the entrance of the Israelites to the promised land and the pockets of rebellion as they took over the 12 tribes. They settled into a life of monarchy (kings) from their 1st king (Saul) to King David and King Solomon. The time of David i...