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“Being Salt and Light: We are sent into the World”, Mt 5:13:16, by Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM

The Lord is the source of strength, power and inspiration, transcending anything, which we can see and understand. Do you still remember the communion veil? The tall wall of most convents? Women’s veil everytime they go to church? These are expressions of how the church saw herself prior to Vatican II. In 1870, Vatican IContinue reading ““Being Salt and Light: We are sent into the World”, Mt 5:13:16, by Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM”

“3rd Sunday of Advent: Rejoice, the God is Near”, by Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM

Real joy is no longer linked with possession of some object. Rather it is God coming in history that is the reason for rejoicing. Nothing can tarnish this joy; not even suffering and trial. Introduction The latest count is around 6 thousand dead, some 1700 missing and 20,000 families still in evacuation centers. The wholeContinue reading ““3rd Sunday of Advent: Rejoice, the God is Near”, by Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM”

“Persistence in Prayer” by Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM

The efficacy of our prayer does not come from its form. What matters is the faith that accompanies the forms of prayer; the filial trust and confidence that we are children of God who is a Father. In this age of charismatic renewal in the Church, a new prayer form has emerged. It is spontaneous,Continue reading ““Persistence in Prayer” by Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM”