One of the principal activities that Jesus exercised in His Public Life was that of Healer! Jesus, the Healer, the Divine Physician of our lives came into a wounded, suffering, broken world.

RECOGNITION.  There is no way any one us can be healed unless we first recognize that we are wounded and in dire need of healing. The Hispanics have a saying: No hay peor ciego que no que ver; no hay peor sordo, que aquel que no quiere oir. Translation: There is no worse blind man than the one who does not want to see; no worse deaf man … Read more

One of the principal reasons why we commit sin is because we do not really understand the love that God has for each and every one of us. Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen defines love in these simple but profound words: Sin is hurting the one you love. This is a very personal definition. That is to say that sin is hurting and damaging your relationship with God, and maybe even rupturing it to the point of severing the relationship. The primary question that each of us should ask ourselves in the depths of our hearts is this: do you … Read more

Healthy organic foods, physical health centers, taking various vitamin pills, exotic vacation resort getaways, and many others are all attempts to maintain good bodily health. No doubt, all of this can be good for this simple reason: our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we should be responsible guardians and custodians of this gift of our body that God has in His generosity given to us.

BODY OVER SOUL.  However, there often exists this error: we place the needs of the body over those of the soul and this is a wrong hierarchy of values. The words … Read more

Whether we like it or not, suffering is our lot. We all inherited this from our first parents, Adam and Eve. Suffering can make us either better or bitter! It all depends upon one thing: learning to offer it up or failing to offer it up.

The only religion that really gives a positive value to the reality of human suffering is Catholicism. Suffering in and of itself is neither good nor bad; it is neutral! It all depends on what we do with the suffering that God allows to knock at our door.

WASTED SUFFERING.  As a priest … Read more