If you had an opportunity to do some good for another person, would you do it? Some of you may say: “I would, but depending on the context and situation.” That seems a fair statement, but saying it is one thing, doing it is another. It is easy to say “I would,” but some of
Do you believe that there is life after death? As Christians, we believe that there is life after death, but we sometimes come across people who seem to think that this life is all that matters. They rather spend more time and effort to accumulate titles, wealth, fame, and recognition, with the intention of winning
Are you happy with the gifts and talents that God has given you? Some of us say that we are happy, while others may wish that they had certain gifts and talents that others have. But the thing is, God makes each and every one of us different. The gifts and talents of each and
When we are invited to dine with the sultan or with the king or with some VIP (Very Important Person), would we go straight to the food and eat to our hearts content? Surely we would wait until certain protocols and customs have been observed, then only when the time has come to eat, we
In life, some of us take on a task for a variety of reasons. Some do so because they like a challenge and want to diplay their capabilities. Some do so because they expect some sort of reward, having a “what’s in it for me” attitude. Some do so because they are being forced into
Some of us may have heard of the words: “don’t go looking for trouble.” What these words basically mean is whatever we do and whatever state of life we may be in or we may be thinking of getting into, we should consider the consequences and weigh the costs. In other words, we should not
As Christians, we sometimes come into conflict with a fellow brother or sister. Sometimes the conflict could be a small matter. Other times, it could be a serious matter. But whatever the matter may be, we should settle issues among ourselves, within our community. However, some of us are still stubborn and insisting that we
我觉得很有趣的是观察守斋如何成为了一个商业机会，或所谓一些虔诚者的一场表演。 你可能会说：这是什么意思？举个例子，在斋戒日里，我们开始看到电视或收音机有大量的广告，邀请和吸引人们到餐馆或酒店开斋，细细品味一个巨大的自助餐与精致的菜式 。我也看见有些人在美食店或饭馆，准备好了全部的食物，如饥似渴地的等待着开斋， 一到开斋时间， 好像很久没进食似的狮子，凶猛地攻击食物。守斋是人们在开斋时大肆吃的借口吗？我们是否该感谢主给我们特权和机会守斋，抑或一些人觉得守斋是酷刑或麻烦的事，等不及要快点开斋？那为什么这些人要守斋呢？ 在今天的读经中，我们看到有一些人把守斋当作是做戏 今天的读经告诉我们：“为什么我们守斋而你看不见，我们刻苦而你不理会呢？”看哪！你们在守斋日仍然苦心经营，勒索你们所有的工人; 看哪！你们一面守斋，一面争吵，打架，以恶拳打人；你们不必再如今天一样守斋了，免得你们的嘈杂在高处可听到。难道这就是我所中意的斋戒吗？难道这就是人们克己的日子吗？难道低头如芦苇，以苦衣和灰尘铺床，你就称为斋戒，称为上主悦纳的日子吗？”当我们守斋只是为了做一场戏，对别人刻薄或讨厌时，我们是否在真正的守斋？我们的守斋是否帮助我们成长，更接近天主，爱天主和邻居，还是通过我们的行动和行为，把守斋当成玩笑或嘲弄？愿我们在守斋时，不掉入虚伪的陷阱，不自我或满足自己，而是将荣耀归于天主。
Yeast is a helpful ingredient when making bread. You need just a bit of yeast to make the bread rise. However, when you put too much yeast, the bread becomes spoiled and can no longer be used. That is why, when it comes to baking bread, one needs to know the proper technique and the
每过一段时间，我们都会面临许多的选择。有时我们被给予的选择是直截了当和明确的，很容易就能作出选择。有时候，被给予的选择可能是相当困难的，选择一个，可能会导致我们失去另一个，反之亦然。例如：有些人可能面临困难的情况，那就是可以选择聆听或服从父母，但这样做，我们可能会违背天主的诫命;但如果我们听从天主的诫命，我们可能会冒着失去我们的父母风险（可能选择的结果会让您的父母六亲不认 ）如果我们都面临着这样的选择，没有中间地带或第三个选项，你会怎样选择呢？ 在今天的读经中，以色列人分别被给予选择：“选择生命，你就会生活就会备受祝福;选择死亡，你肯定会灭亡。”没有中间地带或替代;仅一个或另一个。在福音中，耶稣为我们提供了一个选择：“谁若愿意救自己的性命，必要丧失性命；但谁若为我的缘故丧失自己的性命，这人必能得救性命。人纵然赚了全世界，却丧失了自己，或赔上自己，为他有什么益处呢？”如果我们现在就要选择，我们会选择什么？我们会选择读经上的：生命命，还是选择福音中里的：为耶稣的缘故而丧失性命？又或者，我们会选择其他方式？请记住，没有中间地带，那是一个或另一个。愿我们能做出明智的选择，因为那是没有回头或替代。
