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4/30/2017 Comments

Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer - Reflections on the Word of God (April 30, 2017)

"Was it Not Necessary that the Christ Should Suffer?"

Originally posted in Facebook by Fr. Michael Cheong, FMVD

As we journey into the Easter season, it is helpful to remember that we are meant not only to celebrate the fact of the Resurrection of Christ, but especially to remember the things that Jesus did and said in his own lifetime and to re-read it all in the light of the Resurrection; and to re-interpret our own lives according to the Lord's Risen life after his suffering. This happens on this Third Sunday of Easter in the walk to Emmaus, where the two disciples of Christ were actually disappointed with the death of Jesus, and the Lord Himself comes up and walks beside them to listen to them and to help them understand the need and purpose for the cross to have a full life.

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4/24/2017 Comments

Mission to Love - THOUGHTS FROM A DISCIPLE (Apr. 23, 2017)

Mission to Love

By Francis Jerome Santos

Mission, a very simple word with a deep meaning. All of us needs to have this to make us fully human. We are created in this world not only for ourselves but also for others. It feels great if we do something good for others. It will make us be inspired and happy.

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4/22/2017 Comments

Peace Be With You - Reflections on the Word of God (April 22, 2017)

"Peace be with you"

Originally posted in Facebook by Fr. Michael Cheong, FMVD

The Gospel of today shows the disciples gathered in the upper room with fear. Jesus enters in their midst and greets them with his peace, showing them his wounds. At the sight of this, the disciples are filled with joy. It is as if the wounds of Christ in his resurrected body were a sign of hope for all the wounds that are still found in the world. As Christians, we are called to contemplate these wounds like the disciples in order to find peace - peace not in the fact that there are no more problems and struggles in the world, but peace in the faith that Christ has assumed all these wounds in his own body and will bring them all to healing in his own time and ways.

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4/5/2017 Comments

Graduation Day - THOUGHTS FROM A DISCIPLE (MAR. 31, 2017)

Graduation DAy

By Francis Jerome Santos

Its graduation time once again. It’s the time of celebration for many of the students who are on their last year in elementary, high school and college. Graduation means going to the next level which means new dreams are being born.

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