Some people get the impression that God is like a policeman, just waiting to catch us and punish us for doing or committing the smallest sin. Others tend to think that God is an unforgiving God who keeps track of our sins. Some think that God is like a fierce and fiery volcano, always angry
Some of us think that we need to do a lot of things to win favour from God. Others think that they must behave in a certain way to gain God’s blessings. Sometimes in our efforts to stay in good relationship with God, we may be neglecting our relationship with others. We think that our
What is strength? What is weakness? We sometimes equate strength or weakness with the amount of energy or muscle we have. Some of us think that strength means being able to hold your own, to avoid losing face, being able to deal with a situation effectively to our advantage. Some people think that one needs
For your easy reference, the following is a list of weeks and years with their corresponding date: 13 July 2014 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A14 July 2014 – Monday of Week 15 Year 215 July 2014 – Tuesday of Week 15 Year 216 July 2014 – Wednesday of Week 15 Year 217
Some people can go to extremes in their behaviour and attitude, especially when it comes to the sabbath. For some, sabbath is a time where absolutely no work is done. In some hotels, it seems that during the sabbath, the lift to the rooms is programmed so that it would stop at each floor. Seems
What do we look for when we feel burdened or worn out? Some people resort to substances to calm them down and may risk the danger of abusing such substances and becoming addicted. Some may resort to certain forms of entertainment which may be harmful to our health. Some may feel depressed and may despair,
When a person is quite highly educated, there is sometimes the temptation to show how great one is or how smart or accomplished one is. Pride and arrogance may begin to manifest. The same situation also could happen when a person has achieved a high position or status, or a person has been successful in
Throughout the centuries, God has assured us over and over again that He will be there for us and will not let us fall away. Ultimately, it is us who choose to hide from God or avoid Him, and it is us who choose to fall away. Today’s reading reminds us that God is there
There are times in life where our relationship with God and our relationship with our family members and loved ones may come into conflict. We hope that we would be able to continue loving God and loving our family and loved ones in harmony, but when we are faced with a difficult situation where we
How important is the Word of God to us? Some of us treat the Word of God with such great importance, but we do so only for show or for decoration by putting the bible on a fancy stand and perhaps place the bible at the family altar, probably only to slowly collect dust. Some
