“My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.” — Isaiah 55:8
Today’s Gospel reminds us that God does not measure us according to our calculations. We often compare: Who worked more? Who deserved more? Why did someone else receive the same blessing?
But God’s grace is not a salary—it is a gift.
Continue readingWe are all, in one way or another, bookkeepers of our own suffering. We keep mental ledgers of who hurt us, who disappointed us, who owes us an apology, and what they deserve because of what they did.
Continue readingToday’s Gospel reminds us that Christian love is more than simply being nice or avoiding conflict. Sometimes love requires us to speak; sometimes love requires us to listen.
Jesus tells us: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.”
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The Sacred Heart Formation House in Cagayan de Oro City welcomed its benefactors for the celebration of the First Friday of September on September 4. The gathering began with Holy Mass, presided over by Fr. Patrick L. Gutib, SCJ, followed by a simple evening of fellowship and gratitude.
Continue readingThis Sunday, Jesus gives us a challenging message:
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
Peter wanted Jesus to be a Messiah of victory without suffering. He wanted the crown without the cross. Jesus reminds him: “You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
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