Setting A Prisoner Free
SETTING A PRISONER FREE If you’ve experienced the bitter sting of unforgiveness at some point in your life, you are not alone. Betrayal, harsh words and failed promises leave painful cavernous aches and indelible footprints on our soul. Even at our best attempts to forgive, past emotions trigger, causing us to squirm all over again, […]
For Such A Time As This
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS Reading the book of Esther is like watching a thriller. The plot is inundated with twists and turns, euphoria and enigma, setbacks and stunning returns. Every scene is satiated with strategically orchestrated drama and keeps you fixated as mystery and marvel unravels with artistic imagination. There are heroes and […]
Healing From Broken Friendships
HEALING FROM BROKEN FRIENDSHIPS It was the first Sunday of August and I remember shoving a bunch of colorful bands into my bag. Back when I used to attend Sunday school, it was almost customary to exchange friendship bands every year in commemoration of what we knew as ‘friendship day’. A small act of […]
Renewing Of Our Mind
RENEWING OF OUR MIND “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.” (Romans 12:2) If we’re honest, we will testify that it is challenging to always be under the pressure to think, believe and act in a certain way. Becoming like Christ, we can admit […]
Patris Corde
PATRIS CORDE – THE YEAR OF SAINT JOSEPH On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated on Dec. 8, 2020, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter, Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), to mark the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as patron of the universal Church. […]