30 Jun – First Martyrs of the Church of Rome EASTER It was Wednesday of Holy Week in the last year of the Second World War. I saw her kneeling before Our Lady’s statue, tears running down her face. I whispered, “What’s the trouble?” She sniffled, plunged her hand into her black pocketbook and pulled [...]
29 Jun – Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul EIGHT GIFTS THAT DON’T COST A CENT 1. THE GIFT OF LISTENING… But, you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listening. 2. THE GIFT OF AFFECTION… Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these [...]
28 Jun – Memorial for St. Irenaeus, bishop, martyr GOSSIP One day someone ran up to the wise man Socrates and whispered, “Socrates, listen to this bit of gossip about your friend.” “Wait!” quickly answered Socrates. “Have you fist passed it through the three sieves?” “What three sieves?” “Yes, my friend, three sieves. Now let’s [...]
27 Jun – Memorial for St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop, doctor FALSE RESPECT FOR BIBLE I was once at a Bible translation session when the head of one of our churches pulled me aside to go over his version of his church’s favourite Old Testament book “Daniel”. As I went through the text, I came [...]
26 Jun Nick Chui is away for two more weeks. In his place, Nicholas Chia (not the archbishop) has volunteered to share for us. Peace, Dan __________________ INFLATION AND PLANNERS The farmer raised two chickens and sold them to a city man, and with the proceeds bought two shirts. The city man now had two [...]
25 Jun – Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Lord of the Storm Just to know that Christ is with us amid all the turbulence of life is a great cause for celebration and thanksgiving. With Christ the turbulence can become the birth pangs of a new creation. – the Sunday Missal _____________________ GOD'S VIEW [...]
24 Jun – Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist GOLDEN RULE The golden rule which Jesus gave to us that bids us to do to others as we would have them do to us actually exists in may other creeds and famous minds, but always in a negative form. Hillel, one of [...]
23 Jun – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus CONVERSION BEGINS WITH ONE PERSON Telemachus was a hermit in the desert, but something told him – the call of God – that he must go to Rome. He went. Rome was nominally Christian, but even then the gladiatorial games went on, in which men [...]
21 Jun – Memorial for St. Aloysius Gonzaga PAY FOR WORK A veteran supervisor for a building firm was getting more and more irate about building mansions for the rich. So on this particular job, he cut a lot of corners, intending by slipshod work to embarrass the owner of the house, as one thing [...]
20 Jun COOPERATION WITHIN THE BODY All the parts of the body work together and help each other. My eye sees something. I like what I see, and I want to get it. So my feet bring me to where it is. Another time my ear hears a dog barking, and I get afraid. So [...]
