Perfectionism vs Perfection
A Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time It is too small a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as...
Category: Reflection
The lamb and the Lamb
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. –Mt. 10, 29 To understand suffering, is to understand life. A radical statement – perhaps the more so,...
Disarming Our Hearts: The Vocation of Peace Making
Note: This article was first featured January 8, 2026 on Radio Veritas Asia. If 2025 left us worried, 2026 does not yet give much reason for comfort. The Jubilee Year of Hope came with good intentions, but it was marked...
The Holy Family: A Model for Families in a Troubled World
The Christmas season is a time of joy, reflection, and celebration. It is when families gather to share in the love and warmth of the season, despite the busyness and distractions that often come with it. Among the many feast...
The Need for Care Becomes Divine
Earlier this week, Pope Leo was asked about the passing of “Deb’s Law” in Illinois. Signed into law earlier this month by Governor JB Pritzker, this law legalizes medically assisted killing in the pope’s home state. Leo said he was...
The Mystery of a Place Called Nazareth
One of the handful of facts that Sunday school students seem to retain about the life of Christ is that he was born in Bethlehem and grew up in the city of Nazareth. Anyone who has observed a nativity set...
“Sweet Singing in the Choir”
This December I have been struck by the ways that celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace can sow such discord among His followers. I challenge you to Google “Is it permissible for Catholics to decorate for Christmas and...
How do I bear witness to my faith?
Pope Leo’s new Apostolic Letter for the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, In Unitate Fidei, presents a compelling vision of evangelization. Pope Leo poses the question: “What does God mean to me and how do I bear witness...
The Servant King: Living a Life of Agape in the Digital Age
Every generation must decide whom it will follow. In our time, the kings we serve are often unseen—algorithms, trends, and screens that subtly shape what we value. In a world where social media defines so much of our identity, it...
God meets us where we are — We must do the same for one another
Losing your balance and falling down can happen at any age, though it is more common among the very young and the very old. I recently saw a little girl, no more than two years old, following her mother on...
The Beatitudes: The Path to Sainthood
You are called by God to be a saint—and that all-important calling from the Lord is not just to be seriously considered on All Saints’ Day, but every day. It is no coincidence that the Catholic Church proclaims the Gospel...
Respect life – every life, everywhere, no exceptions!
Life is not respected when we allow our nation to kill its enemies – including mostly innocent civilians – in war, ignore genocide being committed in real time, live with an attitude of indifference toward unborn babies brutalized by abortion,...
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