How do you make your everyday Bible reading more meaningful and responsive? Are there techniques that can be used by ordinary BCBP members to improve their intake of the Word of God?
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Annie Salvador reflects on the parable of the sower and the seed. She asks herself: What kind of soil am I? Given whatever I knew about gardening and agriculture and myself too, I wanted to use and stretch the parable to really describe myself as seedbed for God’s word.
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Peter. One of Jesus’ “top” disciples. Yet, he wasn’t perfect. He knew what it meant to mess up. And he messed up a lot. But despite his flaws, Peter knew what a Christian should look like. He even gave us a checklist; you can find it in 2 Peter 1:3-11. Here are some ways you can live your faith.
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The family is the interpersonal relationship par excellence, inasmuch as it is a communion of persons. “It is possible for every person to find a place in the human family,” Pope Francis says.
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Every sacramental celebration is a New Pentecost where the Spirit and his gifts are poured out anew, all of the gifts for everyone. We just have to call upon Him to activate the gifts. That’s why the Christian Life is an adventure. There will always be new surprises of the Spirit!
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I am glad that there is a Father’s Day in the month of June. Way back when there was only a Mother’s Day in May, I always wondered what happened to the “fathers”? After all, we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for our fathers!
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‘Not only does the Holy Spirit make us capable of hoping, but also to be sowers of hope.’ Pope Francis says it is not enough to have hope in our hearts. We must also help others have the hope that the Holy Spirit provides.
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As BCBP Christians, we need to allow and assist the Holy Spirit to work in our lives. We share with you some of the ways for you to ponder on, then be sure to add more if you can.
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Do you remember the first time you ever attended the BCBP NAC? Two first timers from BCBP Taguig Chapter share their NAC37 impressions and what the gathering meant to them. They both realized that this community brings all its members joyfully closer to God.
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This interesting prayer was given several years ago in Kansas, USA, at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people. We share it with you for your reflection on how much it applies to our Philippine situation today.