priest

I would like to share these tips from OSV Newsweekly  on how to make a good confession not only on this time of advent but for all seasons. Father Steve Schultz, parochial vicar of Our Lady of Angels Church in Woodbridge, Virginia, offers the following tips on going to confession: 1. Prayerfully prepare! It’s considerate to those who are waiting in line behind you, especially if they need to confess before Mass in order to receive. 2. Do this preparation with an examination of conscience. Many different kinds are available. There are ones based on the Ten Commandments; the Virtues; your particular vocation; for adults; for children; etc. Two general questions should lead to specifics: In what ways did I sin? In what way(s) did I fail to do the good I ought to have?  3. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you. Think about what you’ve made friends with that keeps you from a true friendship with God. We really do Greed? Pride? Selfishness? Being lukewarm? Lust? Fear...

An exegetical reflection on the Gospel of the Fourth Sunday of Lent B (John 3:14-21) March 18, 2012 By Msgr. Lope C. Robredillo, SThD WHEN a ship wanders off course in a stormy night, what gives life and hope to its passengers and crew is the lighthouse that beacons. If one is lost in the forest, he gains hope when he finds a footpath, and there is hope for him as long as he follows it. When one walks the boulevard at night, he is assured of safety as long as he does so along the lighted path. The more he wanders from it, the greater the danger of losing his life. In these instances, the image of the lighthouse, the footpath and the lighted path describes an opportunity which one must not miss or neglect if he is to be saved, if he is not to perish. In today’s Gospel, which is really a part of the dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus that turns to a monologue, John stresses a similar point. The image he uses for this purpose alludes to an event in the Old Testament in which a b...

I was been invited to bless in one of the subdivision in Tranca, bay, laguna. Next time I have to write down the names or at least, I will bring my mp3 recorder because, I could no longer recall their name. I think I forgot them because the supposed blessing was schedule at 10:00 and they arrived to fetched me at 10:30 in the morning. The two women besides me are the owners, both from Anos, Los Banos, Laguna. These are cousins, they came to talk about the policy concerning the catholic cemetery. I discussed with them the existing arrangements which has been previously been acknowledged by the previous parish priest. I am just carrying it out. Bro. Raymond Sadian is a second year theologian of Divine Word Seminary, I told him to make a reflection on lent. This is what he finished. Lenten Reflection "Repent and Believe", this is the invitation and message of Lent for all of us. Repent means conversion, conversion means a radical and total change of heart. It means to turn b...

(Sa abo ka nagmula sa abo ka magbabalik) From the dust you came from the dust you shall return (Magsisi at talikdan ang iyong mga kasalanan at maniwala sa mabuting Ebanghelio) Repent and believe in the Gospel