Circumstances are the accidental moral conditions that contribute to increase or diminish the moral goodness or evil of an already existing action.
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God, the only source and summit of pure love
That utopia, the promise of paradise, is a hope, propelled by faith, beyond this material world. It is the goal that makes us persist in our search for God. For only in him can we find our true nature and the ultimate essence of love.
The greatest commandment: LOVE DIVINE!
Life is meaningless without true love, and true love can only be imbued in us through God, who is the source of all charity. Finally, at life’s end, a soul’s judgement will be based upon his capacity to love.
The Paraclete: Bearer of the Gifts of Understanding and Forgiveness
Let this Pentecost remind us that the outpouring of God’s Spirit is essential to humans understanding each other with the mind of God. The breath of the Paraclete is crucial to true contrition and the forgiveness that must follow.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (179): Do good intentions suffice to make an action morally good?
The intention or end is the motive for doing the action. Aside from asking, “What did I do?”, we also have to ask “Why did I do it?”.
“Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit!”- The spirituality of breathing
As Christians, we believe that we owe our being to God, who breathes life into us. This breath of life, the Holy Spirit, is integral to our existence and the essence of our prayer life and spiritual growth.
An insatiable desire for an infinite God
As close as we may seem to get to God, the more he seems to mystify us, making our journey toward him indeterminable. Only surrendering to hope and arriving at true charity, that is desiring God for his own sake, can we hope to attain happiness in its fullness.
Flores de Mayo: Mary, Flowers and Filipino Camaraderie
Mary’s special month was even more so with the celebration of Flores de Mayo after the span of the pandemic. It was a beautiful occasion honouring Our Lady and facilitating the bonding of Filipinos.
Cor Iesu: Devotion to the Sacred Heart, the most hallowed symbol of God’s love
Devotion to the Sacred Heart is a strong tradition that we must safeguard and promote for the spiritual edification of our future generations.
Ascending from the Mundane to the Divine
We tend to lose ourselves in the trivialities of life, which is the way of the world. But God calls us away from the superficiality of the world to ascend to him. In verity, we exist for God, ergo, our sole aim in life must be to dwell with him in eternity.