Word Alive

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 16:15:58 +0000

  THERE’S an amusing story about a young man who was constantly bedeviled by sensual thoughts. Feeling guilty, he consulted a priest-friend. “Don’t worry,” the priest assured him, “these thoughts popped out in our minds. They’re not sinful but only enticements. But the moment you start entertaining them, they become sinful. Did you entertain them?” […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 16:30:14 +0000

  A DOCTOR asked a patient: “Why did you slap the guy you were talking with?” The angry man replied: “Imagine, he saw me very nervous about the result of my nCoV test and he still said: ‘THINK POSITIVE!’” * * * Do you know what’s the hardest to cure and longest sickness is?  St. […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 16:28:19 +0000

  MILLIONS of people worldwide know of Kobe Bryant as one of the greatest athletes of all times. Very few, however, know about his exemplary life as a Catholic and how it helped him in his darkest moment. He started playing in the NBA at the age of 17 and eventually married Vanessa Laine in […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 16:30:48 +0000

  THE devastating Taal Volcano eruption and typhoons that left our country reeling show that there are terrible sufferings beyond our control. * * * This reminds me about an old lady who was riding on a plane seated beside a priest. The weather was stormy and the ride tur­bulent. The terrified wom­an said to […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 16:30:49 +0000

  A MAN prays: “Dear God, all I ask for the New Year is a FAT wallet and a THIN body. And please, don’t mix them up because last year, you gave me a thin wallet and a fat body!” * * * As we begin a brand New Year, let’s THANK the good Lord […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 16:45:48 +0000

  ONCE, I met a husband and wife whose marriage I solemnized. “How’s your marriage going?” I asked. The husband smiled and said: “Father, I’ve discovered there are three rings in marriage: the engage­ment ring, wedding ring, suffe-ring!” “There’s a fourth ring, Father,” the wife added. “Kung ang asawa ay may ‘tiri-ring’.” (If the spouse […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 16:45:57 +0000

  IN the gospel episode about the woman taken in adultery, Jesus said, “Let the person who is with­out sin among you cast the first stone” (John 8,7). The people fell silent, and then, all of a sudden a stone came flying from the top of a hill towards the condemned woman. Jesus looked up […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:30:10 +0000

  TODAY is the feast of Christ the King. When Jesus was cruci­fied, a crude, wooden sign (cara­tola) was nailed over his head with the inscription INRI, which in Latin means “Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iu­daeorum.” In English, “Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews.” By the way, among the people of Ilocos Norte, like me, […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 16:15:15 +0000

  THE Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) on its 41st Anniversary last November 13 presented “Serviam,” a special citation to the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) Central Province for various accomplishments in the field of print media, radio, and TV. * * * “7 LAST WORDS 2019” – a Good Friday presentation and entry […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 16:30:39 +0000

  A PRIEST-FRIEND related to me how he tried to grapple men­tally with a skeptical parishioner who had doubts about God’s exis­tence and the life hereafter. * * * “Life is short. Mag-enjoy na lang tayo dito sa lupa”, the pa­rishioner said. “Fr. kapag namatay ka, tapos na ang lahat”. In other words: “Eat and […]