SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES

  "Don't wanna close my eyes, don't wanna fall asleep... I don't wanna miss a thing..."If we are so focused on what God has in store for us then I am sure that we will not dare lift a finger, wink an eye nor turn our heads so as not to miss a single tiniest detail when we are to receive and take hold of that one great blessing presented right before us. If there is anything that we should really work hard for, first and foremost then that is to enrich ourselves spiritually then every other gift will follow. Amen. Hallelujah! Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 ...Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, with the mountains quaking before you, while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for, such as they had not heard of from of old. No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but you doing such deeds for those who wait for him... As we continue to be confronted with the mystery of our everyday living, may it gives us a better view and understanding o...

 We may have known a lot of things already about the Lord God but the limited capacity of our mind or brain to hold and process this information is only able to do this much. We need to totally surrender our will, mind and memory, all for the greater glory of God. Only then can we acquire knowledge which unfolds before us every step of the way. It reminded me of a time when for quite sometime we had been planning to go on a trip but just couldn't get our number right. At first there were 5 of us then it appeared that 2 people would be joining us but it didn't work out then we were back to 5 but one of us backed out and then we were only 4. A few days after, the 4th person begged off and requested for another date. After so much talking and deliberation we finally got our number right or so we thought.Before we could finalize there had been some developments and what was planned ahead of time was still subject to change. This incident made me think of the song, "...how I lo...

    As I read on today's readings I have this feeling that the message being conveyed is about the end times or judgment day. It speaks of a sickle. Somehow death comes to mind since death is often depicted as a scary black creature holding a sharp sickle. We should all know that time will come when we will all have to face that day when we die and be judged according to what we have done. There is no cause for alarm or to be afraid because it is not meant to frighten us as what it seems to appear whenever we encounter such things. It is simply a reminder that we are just passing by and nothing is permanent in this world and should learn to detach from it. We ought to look further and beyond for what we see at the present moment will all come to pass and what's left of it will only be the ones who can stand firm on God's word and promise by knowing them, not doubting a single thing about it and acting on them. This should not scare us knowing that we have a Perfect God who ...

  There are times when we may not be able to give a logical explanation for everything that happens to us but the truth remains that what the Lord said in today's 1st reading is true. No matter what our situations are we can always be assured that God looks after our welfare more than we ever know. There should be an abounding joy in our heart in the knowledge that God can never be wrong. We can always rely on His instincts and judgment to do the right thing for us. Somewhere along the way we've experienced the feeling of being lost and not knowing what to do and where to go but the 1st reading today gives us renewed hope in the God who is the Good Shepherd. Amen. Hallelujah! Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep 12 As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. ...I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord GOD. 16 The lost I will seek o...

 There is really nothing to be worried about. All we have to do is follow the path that God is showing us. This reflection sharing from Didache is an example of one of those scenarios when we are torn between 2 decisions. We are often faced with such dilemmas in life that we have to really come up with a wise and sound decision. Whether it is based on the standard of the world or of the Lord is something that we should set for ourselves. Here's the story: HER WORD, HER BOND She was praying for a job. The Lord granted her two options. After much discernment and waiting, she went with the first offer, the one that replied sooner. She knew the other school would’ve probably given her a higher salary, but she was at peace with this decision. So she signed up with them. One week later, the other school called her, offering twice the salary she would be getting from the one she had just signed up with. She didn’t expect it to be that big a difference! She could’ve backed out. It had only...

  If there is something as certain as life then it is death. As sure as the life we are holding on today, is the undeniable truth that someday we will all die.    The existence of these things can never be denied. Living life to the full, valuing it as we ought to do and getting ourselves ready for the final day when we are judged make all the big difference. This should all be our prayer Lord, remember to write my name in the Book of Life. Amen. Hallelujah! Revelation 20:1-4, 11-21:2 All the dead were judged according to their deeds. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire. (This pool of fire is the second death.) Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the pool of fire. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Have you...

  According to Catholic therapist, Monica Breaux there are strategies in order for us to move to wholeness especially those people with certain addictions. Let’s take sexual addiction as an example. We may think that “anything goes” but our body does not think that everything goes. Some behaviors can cause physical and mental health problems. The blessing of our church is that we have such good wisdom when it comes to guidance around sexuality and that wisdom is validated by scientific evidence. We don’t need science to prove our faith but to those who tend to say that our faith is outdated and antiquated then they are wrong about that. Science is absolutely on the Church’s side. There is great wisdom in the faith about sexuality and good guidance. Sometimes people don’t know what the church teaches. What the church teaches is acceptable in marriage and for those who think otherwise it is perhaps caused by the cultural idea that “anything goes.” They are wrong, whether they accept ...