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I cannot do everything, but I can do something; what I can do, I ought to do; and with the grace of God, I will do it.

Hellen Keller

Flirting With Pain

…The problem with “mutual understanding” relationship is there is no accountability to whatever each one will do to the other. You can easily get out of the relationship because there’s no commitment. Relationship without commitment is like flying without wings, you will surely fall hard! When we go on a relationship whose boundary is not well defined, it will surely lead to confusion and hurts. Mutual understanding is flirting with pain because there is no clarity of purpose, purity of intention and integrity of words…

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Good Planning + Proper Execution = Excellent Result >click to read the entire blog

Our life here is not an accident and we are part and parcel of the greater plan of God. >click to read the entire blog

I am sure all of us have some “holding on” moments and stories to tell, and I do not mean holding on to sin, power, pleasures, or bad relationships. More than these, I know that many of us hold on to goodness, values, self-respect, and ideals. Please don’t let go of these. In time, these will bear fruit, if not in your lifetime, maybe in those that come after you. Just keep on planting good seeds. Someday these will bear fruit, and give you a reason to smile!

Father Jerry Orbos SVD

Temptation is strong in the desert. Anyone who goes through any “desert,” be it physical, emotional, financial, social, or spiritual, is often buffeted by waves of despair and hopelessness, and the temptation is to hold on to anything or to anyone that can remedy the difficult situation. Jesus reminds us today that often there is no quick fix or drive-through solution to problems that beset us. Like Jesus, we must learn not to escape from, but to stay in, the desert, and there find Him and remain in His loving embrace.

Father Jerry Orbos SVD

If you can find time for family, friends, and works, then, why not for God? >click to read the entire blog

There are people who go to mass every Sunday and then right after communion are racing already in going out of the church because they don’t want to catch the traffic in the parking area. This is a worst tragedy! Here you are trying to spend time with God an hour or so of your entire week and not finishing it. It’s like going into a movie house and not watching the last few scene of the movie. >click to read the entire blog

If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?

David Livingstone

God is a God of surprises. He loves to overwhelm us with blessings. You will just be ashamed of how good He can be despite of what we have done contrary to His will. >click to read the entire blog