Inspirations at your Fingertips!

Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide John 6:16-21 This 14th day of Easter, the office of deacons was established so that the temporal needs of the poor members of the Church would be met while the apostles continue their ministry of proclaiming the Word. In the gospel, Jesus was seen walking on the waters. Easter is about the resurrection of the Lord, in body and spirit.  In our case we could experience the resurrection in the integration of human lives with a spirituality that comes from the power of God.  This is called secularity.  It may seem material, but we could recognize God's presence in the world and in way we conduct our temporal affairs - our work, the ways we handle our material possessions, and our preoccupation with day to day living. Each moment calls us to recognize the immense power of the Lord as the one who gives order to our lives.  He is the one walking above the waters; he is in control of all  created things. Second, each m...

Secularism vs. Secularity Luke 16:1-8  It's significant that the Lord will not make an accounting based solely on how we prayed and did our religious practices. We will have an accounting of our lives on how we've used all gifts given to us, whether spiritual or material. Too much preoccupation in material things is called materialism or secularism.  This ideology says that only material things matter. In the gospel, the lesson is not in the corruption of the corrupt steward; it's how effectively he used his expertise of transacting businesses. The Christian should also know how to deal with the world without being eaten by the affairs of this world.   This is called "secularity". Secularity is recognizing the good of this world, because they come from God. Secondly, the goods of this world are to be used for the good of peoples and not for selves.  We will always come to know that accumulation of things has no value in themselves.  They are wast...