Category: Weekly Message

Burnout. Recent studies suggest that roughly two-thirds of doctors and nurses have signs of it. You probably know what burnout is: long-term stress leading to emotional exhaustion and a lack of a sense of personal accomplishment. Burnout can threaten anyone who tries to seriously serve and love others. How does our faith inform this challenging experience, and how do we …

The Ordinary Time in the liturgical calendar of the Church refers to the ordered life of the Church in watchfulness and joyful expectation of the Second Coming of Christ.  Ordinary comes from the Latin word, ordinalis which means numbers in a series. It also comes from the Latin word, ordo which means order. The weeks in the ordinary time are …

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ reveals God’s total self-giving love. When God loves, He loves to the end. When He gives, He gives all. Jesus said, “There is no greater love than this: laying down one’s life for his friends.” He revealed God’s extravagant love on the Cross. He is the New Passover Lamb …

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of our Christian faith and life. It is a mystery because it is beyond our understanding and imagination. It is also a reality because God involves, engages in our human affairs and intervenes in our human story. His self-revelation is His initiative and is rooted in salvation history. We believe …

Pentecost is a Greek word which means fiftieth day. It is the fiftieth day after Easter and Resurrection of Jesus. It signals the end of the Easter Season and ushers the Ordinary Time. It is also the Solemnity of the Coming of the Holy Spirit, the birthday of the Church. It is the Holy Spirit that gives birth to the …

The Ascension of Jesus signals the successful completion of the work of Jesus on earth. It also ushers the time of the Church not abandoned but empowered by the presence and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Ascension is not departure, goodbyes, endings but new beginnings because of the new and eternal presence of Jesus in the Church. Jesus is taken …

Jesus said: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you” (John 15: 12). This is a command, not a request, not an option nor a recommendation. It is a command because God is love and we are His children. God’s love brings healing, complete joy, fullness of life and empowers us to become His friends. When we …

Jesus said: “I am the vine and you are the brances!” (John 15:5) He reveals that He is the source of life and fruitfulness. Our best interest is at the heart of Jesus. He wants the best version of ourselves. The vine grower is God, the Father who cares for the well-being and fruitfulness of the vine through pruning. We …

Jesus said: “I am the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11). He lays down His life for the sheep. This is one of the seven I am sayings in the gospel of John. I am the bread of life. I am the light of the world. I am the gate. I am the resurrection and the life. I am the way, the …

The celebration of the Divine Mercy reveals God’s boundless, infinite and overflowing mercy and love towards His people. It is His initiative to approach us and reveal Himself to us. When Thomas said that he will only believe unless he sees and touches for himself the side and hands of Jesus, he wants a first hand experience of the Risen …