Category: Sunday Homily

Salt and Light

I read the news that Eric Lawson has died of lung cancer at 72 years old. He was the famous actor who portrayed the rugged

A Consecrated Life

Alexandrina da Costa was born on March 30, 1904 in Balasar, Portugal. When she was about 14 years of, three men wanted to abuse her

Hope of our People

A story is told about a Filipino boy whose family just migrated to the United States. While in class, the teacher gave them an assignment

Bowed but never Broken

Anderson Cooper is a veteran CNN journalist. He spent several days reporting onsite about the devastation brought about by typhoon Yolanda from disaster zones in

Be Ready

Typhoon Yoland was a monster storm. The promise of “zero casualty” is an irony in many areas especially in Tacloban where thousands have died and

Hope and Preparation

Happy New Year!  Welcome to the New Liturgical Year of the Church. It’s a new beginning; a new start. Last night, before our Salesian Community

Eternal Life

Today some people are skeptical of the after-life. “Is there heaven” some would ask. October 2012 last year, Newsweek magazine published a cover story “Heaven

All is Grace

Once a friend who is a lawyer asked me if there is a short version of the “Act of Contrition.” He complained that the traditional

Gratitude

Somebody said that there are two kinds of people in the world. Those who wake up in the morning and say “Good morning, Lord!” And