Jesus is the Master and we are His disciples. Nothing will ever change the fundamentals of this relationship. Yes, Jesus will call us His friends but that will not change the fact that He is the lead and we are to follow wherever He goes. There seems to be something in the vast majority of […]

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Peter gives the leaders of the people the benefit of the doubt when he acknowledges that they probably did not realize what they were doing when they handed over Jesus to the Roman authorities. Likewise, we should be willing to give people the benefit of the doubt when we think they have wronged us. It […]

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I received this wonderful mail in my inbox from a dear friend and former classmate in high school and college last September 2010. While cleaning my inbox, because I have over a thousand mails in it with more than four hundred mails being unread, I decided to post it here before I will delete it. […]

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Jesus challenges those who condemn the woman caught in adultery to examine their own lives for sin. Who are we to condemn a person to death? Are we the ones responsible for the gift of life? No! Only God determines the times of life and death. It is not a light thing to pass judgment […]

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Justice in the world can at times be blinded to the truth. I am sure that there have been many wrong judgments. In the ones that are deliberately corrupted, those who conspire against justice will have to pay a very heavy price when they come before God. Those that are honest mistakes we have to […]

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I received this prayer and would like to share it to everyone. Let us continue to pray for the people of Japan and other places and countries that are hit by natural calamities and war. Peace to all! God bless us all! THIS WONDERFUL PRAYER WAS PASSED ON TO US SO WE ARE PASSING IT […]

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Queen Esther is a great example to us of integrity at work in faith. She is inspired to do what she knows she has to do to be faithful to her conscience. Even though she knows that to seek an audience with the king could mean her death, she does so for the sake of […]

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Trust is important in discipleship. Without entrusting our lives to the goodness and love of God it is impossible for us to be His disciple and to grow in holiness. The Jews cry out to God to look after them and assure that their interests are not neglected on the world stage. We, too, need […]

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Self-promotion may be an important means of moving ahead in the world but it is anathema in the Kingdom of God. The heart of the life of a disciple of Jesus is humility. Until we are able to lose our self-interest, it is not possible to progress in holiness. It is no mistake that this […]

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One of the key ways in which humanity reflects the image of God is in our capacity to choose well. We are the only moral beings in Creation. Our capacity to reflect upon the meaning of life is what sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. Let us be sure to put […]

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