Point Loma, San Diego, CA
Point Loma, San Diego, CA
The Risen Christ is the fountain of endless and infinite mercy. He is the King of Divine Mercy. He alone is our peace and joy. His love is everlasting. The Divine Mercy is God’s initiative. It reveals God’s extravagant, excessive and steadfast love. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. No one can frustrate God’s plan to save …
The Resurrection of Jesus calls us to celebrate victory forever. He is victorious over death, never to die again. He defeated the power of the ultimate enemy which is death. It is triumph over death. Love and life now triumph. He defeated death by the power of God’s love, the only true power. His Resurrection reveals a love that will …
St Paul says that, if Christ is not risen, then all our believing is in vain. Our Christian faith is deeply rooted and finds its real meaning in the Resurrection of Jesus. He defeated sin, evil and death forever by His passion, death and resurrection. He came out victorious by the power of God’s love. His enemies thought that by …
In the Gospel of John, signs are indicators of the power of God. They point to Him and can be seen only through the eyes of faith. The raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-45) is the greatest of the signs performed by Jesus. It reveals that He is the Lord of life. He has authority over life and death. It also …
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is called Laetare Sunday which means rejoice. We are called to rejoice because Easter is just around the corner. It is the celebration of the victory of Jesus, His resurrection, never to die again. He defeats evil, sin and death forever. It reveals that God’s love will ultimately prevail. Jesus is the light of the …
In the Gospel of John (4:5-42), Jesus reveals Himself as the font of living water that becomes spring of water within us welling up to eternal life. The living water is the divine love that empowers us to participate in the life of God. He alone can satisfy the hunger and thirst of our hearts. He alone is our peace …
The Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1-9) is theophany which means a revelation of His true identity. He is the New Moses but greater than Moses. He is the Beloved Son of God. The transfiguration is the glimpse of His glory. It is the divine endorsement of His mission. He will experience eternal glory only through the Cross because the path …
The word Lent comes from the old English word, lencten, which means spring, the lengthening of daylight and hours. It comes from the Latin word, lente, which means to go slowly because haste makes waste. It is the past tense of the verb lend which means everything we have, is borrowed from God and what we borrowed we return to …
The Sermon on the Mount of Jesus (Matthew 5:17-37) is His vision of life in the Kingdom of Heaven. It includes His major teachings. It is the path of Christian perfection. Jesus said, “You must be perfect as your Father is perfect!” (Mt 5:48) The perfection of God is His love. Love is the fullness of the law. God is …
In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13-16), Jesus calls His disciples to be the salt of the earth. It is a metaphor to describe the role and demands of Christian discipleship. Salt adds flavor to food. It also preserves, transforms and sustains life. There was no refrigeration during that time of Jesus. Hence salt was precious and expensive in …