We recite in the Credo that we believe in the Communion of Saints. What does this mean? Communion of saints refers to the community of all those who are baptized in Christ and are united in the Holy Spirit as the children of God. This community includes not only those Read more
This week I want to deviate from my sharing on the Credo and share, instead, about an important event that Pope Francis wants to hold in October 2023. The event is a Synod, which is an assembly of Bishops from the entire world. The Pope thinks that the Catholic Church Read more
We learn from the Bible that God created Adam and Eve in his own image and likeness and kept them in a state of holiness and justice. In this way, he offered them the grace of truly sharing in his divine life (Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church No.375). In Read more
After a short pause during the Christmas holiday season, I would like to resume my sharing about the doctrines of our faith, that we proclaim, so that you may be enlightened about what we believe. I am now going to share with you about the Nature of God and how Read more
It is always exiting when a New Year begins as a page upon which we will write the history of our life. The past year has been a difficult year for all of us, as we struggled with the pandemic that has taken the lives of so many people across Read more
Mere intellectual reason is not enough to accept and believe in the truth revealed by God. The virtue of Faith is essentially required to accept the revelations. What is, then, the virtue of faith? The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that faith is the adequate response to the revelations Read more
St. Paul, in his Letter to the Ephesians, speaking about the blessings, we have received in Christ, states: “He has made known(revealed) to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness Read more
Last week I shared briefly the five ways of St. Thomas Aquinas to prove the existence of God. We must know that these arguments do not by themselves produce faith in God. They just show that having faith in the existence of God is reasonable. A Theist is the one Read more
In the coming weeks I would like to share with the doctrines of our faith, which we recite in the Creed, in order that we may profess with better understanding. The first of the doctrines is our belief in the existence of God. St. Thomas Aquinas has written five volumes Read more
The Pastoral Constitution of the “Church in the Modern World” from the Second Vatican Council teaches in No.36: “Without the creator, the creature would disappear”. This means, if one would forget God, then the consequence would be leading to one’s own disaster. If God is ignored, then the human mind Read more