Category Archives: Discipleship
Dos and Don’ts
The law and its implementing rules are often expressed in terms of Don’ts and as a list of prohibitions. When Christ came to fulfill the law, he turned all these Don’ts in to Do’s and changed the prohibitions into affirmative … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing good, Justice, Service
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Just Another Ordinary Day?
When I am convinced that I am right, who can convince me that I am wrong? It is very difficult for me to hear what the other person is saying or to see what he is trying to tell me. … Continue reading
Repentance and Self-Knowing
God’s call to me during the season of Lent is for repentance, to turn away from my sinful ways and bear good fruits in the Lord. For often I know that what I am doing is displeasing in God’s sight … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Spirituality
Tagged Humility, Prayer, Repentance, Suffering, Wisdom
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Sede Vacante
(Photo courtesy of Fr. Daniel Huang, SJ) Yesterday was the last day in office of Pope Benedict XVI. The Chair of Peter is empty. The Church he left behind is roiled in turmoil – beset financial scandals, numerous incidents of … Continue reading
Discipleship and Discipline
God’s boundless love is so prodigious and abundant I sometimes take it for granted. It is totally unmerited I often think there is nothing I need to do to receive it. But I realize that I cannot come before the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Change, Choice, Discipline
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