SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES

   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. Ha...

   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 We don’t need science to prove our faith but to those who tend to say that our faith is outdated and antiquated then they are wrong about that.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 a...

  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 l...

     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 w...

  One of the difficulties we encounter as a Christian is how to tame our tongues. We are sometimes very quick to say things without much thought that we end up hurting other people's feelings. Well, we may have all been there and done that. We can think of all kinds of justification for our action but it still doesn't change the fact that we've offended someone. The words that we speak are one of the things that we can never take back once it has been said. Relationships suffer a lot because of this and it will always be for the best if we think hard and twice before we say anything at all. We should always consider the rule of using words only when necessary. Amen. Hallelujah! Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5 ...On their lips no deceit has been found; they are unblemished. We can't claim to be this kind of person, a Christian but conduct ourselves in a very unlikely way. Let us no longer be deceived by the false and misleading truths and principles that this world presents to u...

 Having the chance to observe an aviary for months made me realize how simply fascinating it is to see how these birds relate with each other. I guess, everybody is aware of the fact that mother birds as all other mothers are very protective of their brood from the moment they lay their eggs until they hatch and while still unable to feed and care for themselves. Well, I guess this is a universal truth for most parents and could be observed well in all animal species especially the human race. There is really a truth in this saying, "Birds of the same feathers flock together." Not just that, I discovered that the brood that were hatched together flock closer and more often than the rest of the same feathered birds. They are so cute to look at that even when they are finally out of the nest and could fly, they still stick close to each other always sit side by side and all huddled up. It is very heart warming to see such a display of love and care. This kind of affection is so...