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The way of the Lord Luke 11:15-26 The basic defect of one relying on the law is he thinks that salvation is possible by just following the law and now the person or God who is the real spirit of the law. When can we say that we are under the influence of the devil?  When we are heading for division and not unity, the second is when we belittle the true and absolute power of God over our lives; third, when the Holy Spirit is not moving in us but laws. Let us strengthen our resolve to cause the unity of people in God, believe in Jesus Christ Christ, and walk in the way of the Spirit.

Ask the right questions about God Luke 11:5-13 St. Paul in today's reading reprimanded the Galatians about the Jews imposing the law upon the Christians.  He posed the question, "Are we justified by the law or by faith?" This was the prevalent issue of that time.  But what is the prevalent issue in our time? Is the faith still relevant?  Is the faith relevant now or in the time of our death? For us going to Church, with faith, no explanation is necessary.  But for those who do not believe, no explanation is possible. But sometimes, people do not need explanations because they are not asking. Let us imagine a world without faith: first, life would have no meaning - love, respect, justice ... all these will not have any meaning; good or evil, things would not have any sense at all (morality) second, people would have no meaning - there will be no sense of community, (relationships, commitment to serve); or what a community of goodwill can do; third, sa...

Rosary and the Church Lk. 1: 36 - 48 From the first reading alone, one can have a glimpse of the deeper meaning of the rosary, when mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles: "they devoted themselves to one accord to prayer, together with Mary and the women." The seems to be a picture of a community of praying people bonded together by love.  This seems to be the image of the Church.  To reflect on the rosary is to reflect the living Church praying and bonded together by ties of God's pure love. In the Gospel, we hear the story of the Annunciation.  But so is the Opening prayer when we hear the prayer of the Angelus, "... that we to whom the incarnation of Christ your Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross, be brought to the glory of the resurrection.."  The rosary orients us to the life of Christ. Third, our being Catholics is a journey through life with an invitation to proclaim the Good News to everyone; the Good Ne...

Maria, halimbawa ng katapatan ng isang lingkod Luke 10:25-37  The true lay leader is a generous lay leader who offers time, talent and treasure to love the other whom God loves. a loyal leader is a neighbor in three forms: 1.  kapibahay - based on territory, a leader will exert effort to take care of his community.  He will involve himself to be an asset to his community; 2.  kapwa - a person in need of one's kindness; a leader will have the heart for his neighbor (Mary and Elizabeth); he will gear himself so that his community will be a living church in the midst; 3.  kapwa kalooban - intersubjectivity, when our hearts connect with one another and with God's heart.  Because of Mary's love for God, her only desire was to completely offer her life so we can love Jesus.  The leader is like Mary and Jesus in the manner by which we can offer our very own lives because of love for God and our neighbor. For its practical application, offering ...