Efren Tomas

Today’s Gospel passage from the beginning of the fifth chapter of Matthew opens a reading of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Chapter 5-7) that will continue for the next several Sundays in Ordinary Time.

Celebrating the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord, invites us to rediscover the true meaning of Baptism. The Christian believers of today are beginning to underestimate its wort

When the wise men reached Bethlehem, they were overjoyed. Now they could say that their mission was accomplished. They could not have found happiness in Herod’s palace, for it was a den of hunger for power, fear, deception and murder.

Today we celebrate the Holy Family of Nazareth into which Jesus was born. When He accepted to become one of us, He also agreed to grow up in a human setting.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed reminds us that the sacrament of baptism has not only given us a new identity but also a new destiny.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed reminds us that the sacrament of baptism has not only given us a new identity but also a new destiny.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed reminds us that the sacrament of baptism has not only given us a new identity but also a new destiny.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed reminds us that the sacrament of baptism has not only given us a new identity but also a new destiny.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed reminds us that the sacrament of baptism has not only given us a new identity but also a new destiny.

Jesus does not deny that his chosen ones who cry day and night have at times to wait long before their prayer is answered. If there is a delay, it is not because God does not care.