On The Feast of the Divine Mercy
Concerning the Feast of Mercy Jesus said: "Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment." (Diary 300) "I want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may...
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Lenten Reflection on Heaven
by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSPIf today there are Christians who do not take their faith that seriously, one reason could be that not much thought is given to heaven. There is even a box office hit movie which is entitled, “Heaven Can Wait.” For many, heaven is some distant reality worth thinking about...
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Lenten Reflection on Death
by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSPDeath is always painful when it comes because it means that a person is cut off from the world of the living. It means that between the dead and the living there comes a distance much farther than the farthest point on this earth. When a person lives, one can always hope he...
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Lenten Reflection on Pain
by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSPPain is one of those things that remind us always that all men are equal. The young and the old suffer pain. The rich and the poor are visited by it. The great and the humble are not spared by pain. The great can rationalize over it but the humble know how to bear it. Indeed,...
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Lenten Reflection on Loneliness
by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSPIn its most severe form, loneliness can drive a person to real panic and even to insanity or suicide. In its milder form, loneliness can be felt as nothing more than the vague feeling of being unloved and unwanted, the feeling of not belonging. In both cases, loneliness is something...
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Lenten Reflection on Giving
by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSPA giant tree in an uninhabited jungle, a saying goes, doesn’t make any noise when it falls. The giant tree makes no noise because there is no one who hears it fall.A man who lives by and for himself alone would be like that giant tree in the jungle. When he dies who would...
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Lenten Reflection on Meaning
by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSPWhat differentiates man from animals is the ability to look forward to tomorrow and to look beyond the externals. While man can see beauty in a flower and think of either God or a loved person and even of love itself, a beast will stop short at seeing the flower as something...
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Lenten Reflection on Life
by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSPLife is, indeed, so short. And, oddly enough, it is much shorter for those who find their lives meaningful, while it is too long for those who find their lives meaningless.Couldn’t it be that life is what meaning we put into it?Now and then, I also ask what meaning has my...
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Lenten Reflections 2010
For Holy Week 2010 I will be posting a series of mini-Lenten reflections on major life themes starting Holy Monday until Easter Sunday. These reflections were written by Fr. A. R. Arboleda, SSP, for the busy person to read and consider prayerfully with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The themes are...
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Take Up Your Cross
This Lent let us examine each of these pictures and reflect. Am I like this guy who is only after his own comfort or do I strive to embrace my cross with patience and love? You alone can answer that.Reflections:Lord, sometimes I am like that guy above. I complain about extra responsibilities. I find...
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