You will be welcomed into eternal dwellings
Perhaps the most puzzling and controversial teaching of Jesus is the Parable of the Dishonest Steward in the Gospel of Luke 16:1 -13.
Pray always without becoming weary
For about two decades now, we have been praying for a special favor, but God does not seem to hear our supplications.
Distribute it to the poor
The Synoptic gospels all report about a rich man who approached Jesus to ask him how he could inherit eternal life.
Mary and her sister Martha
Martha and Mary are mentioned three times in the Gospels: in Luke 10:38-42, John 11:1-44, and John 12:1-8. While Luke does not name the village where they live, we know from John that they live in Bethany together with their brother, Lazarus.
That I may proclaim your wondrous deeds
This 15 October 2025 I am 80 years old. It is 13 years more than the 67 average life expectancy of Filipino males according to the World Bank
It is I, do not be afraid
VOLUME 22 ISSUE 2 / FEBRUARY 2025 It is I, do not be afraid Mt 14:27 The Gospels tell us of two separate and distinct events during which the disciples were in a boat being tossed about by the waves. In the first event, there was a violent storm, but Jesus was asleep in the […]
You will be welcomed into Eternal dwellings
Perhaps the most puzzling and controversial teaching of Jesus is the Parable of the Dishonest Steward in the Gospel of Luke 16:1 -13. This parable leads us to wonder whether Jesus, through the master ’s commendation of the dishonest steward, endorses or accepts dishonesty.
You did for me
VOLUME 22 ISSUE 3 / MARCH 2025 You did for me Mt 25:40 On 27 April 2025, we plan to resume our annual gift giving to the poor in the small barrio called San Roque where Jun was born in 1945 in an isolated tiny nipa hut under the coconut trees. It was also there […]
Whom the Lord loves He reproves
VOLUME 22 ISSUE 4 / APRIL 2025 Whom the Lord loves He reproves Wis 3:12 I first met Joe Tale in 1993. I was then the Director for Functional Cooperation at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia and Joe came to see me at my office. I thought it was an official call of a […]
Go to Galilee
VOLUME 22 ISSUE 1 / JANUARY 2025 Perhaps many are not aware that during the Theme Discernment Weekend, the CFC International Council agreed to two sets of verses from which to draw the 2025 Theme. The main verses are: The secondary verse is: At first glance, these two sets of verses appear to be unrelated. […]
