Word Alive

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:53:34 +0000

  A SMALL boy praying in church said loudly: “Lord, bigyan ako…cheeseburger, French fries, apple pie, strawberry shake, diet coke…” Priest passing by, said: “Iho, nanalangin ka ba sa Diyos o nag-oorder?” (Son, are you pray­ing to God or ordering?) When we pray, we don’t order God. As the saying goes: “Man proposes; God disposes.” […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:32:58 +0000

  IN the gospel of this 16th Sun­day, we can discern two forms of spirituality as symbolized by the two sisters Martha and Mary. The busybody Martha sym­bolizes action or work, while Mary represents contemplation or prayer. Martha is the “activ­ist,” Mary the “contemplative” and their brother Lazarus? Well, he died and was raised to […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:30:30 +0000

  WOMAN was badly injured in an accident. A man came to the scene but had difficulty getting answers to his questions about her condition. The Good Samaritan called up an ambulance on his cell phone, saying, “A woman has been in­jured. She’s about 38 and ap­pears to be in pain.” Whereupon the woman looked […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 17:07:55 +0000

  THE gospel message for this Sunday recalls the Lord choosing his twelve apostles. He says, “The harvest is great but the laborers are few.” Someone confided to me that there will always be “few labor­ers” if the Catholic Church does not abolish it’s rule of celibacy. To which I replied: “But there’s already a […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:10:40 +0000

  THERE is a story in the book of Elizabeth Brenner, entitled Winning by Letting Go. Brenner explains how people in India catch monkeys – and catch them alive. They cut a small hole in a box. Then they put a tasty nut in the box. The hole is just large enough for the monkey […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:30:49 +0000

  ONCE a pious woman who was bringing a bunch of novena-booklets to church met the parish priest. He asked, “Who is your favorite saint?” “Of course, I like the Blessed Virgin Mary best! But I also like her sister!” “Sister? Who is she?” asked the priest. “Santa Trinidad.” Of course, the Virgin Mary had […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 19:20:28 +0000

  A SOLDIER and his wife were preparing for the baptismal party of their baby girl when the chaplain arrived for the baptism. Taking the father aside, the priest asked, “Are you prepared for this solemn event?” “I guess so, Father,” replied the soldier. “I’ve got a litson, pickles, cake, cookies…” “No, no!” interrupted the […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 16:20:17 +0000

  ONCE a Jew was arguing with a Christian. “Your whole religion is based on ours,” the Jew said. “Why, you even took the 10 Commandments from us.” * * * “We may have taken them,” said the Christian, “but you certainly can’t say we’ve kept them.” In this 6th Easter Sunday, Christ teaches that […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 16:20:38 +0000

  “DITO sa Pilipinas,” someone remarked, “walang natatalo; nadadaya lamang” (In the Philippines, nobody loses but only cheated). Is it a defence mechanism to save one’s face instead of accepting defeat? * * * A losing candidate may file a formal protest before the Comelec if he believes he was cheated. Obviously, that’s not easy […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 16:20:15 +0000

  A FATHER wanted to know what profession his four kids would pursue. So in a small room, on a table, he placed a stethoscope, a book in civil law and a Bible. He then called his kids one after the other and made them pick what they wanted. One took the stethoscope. “He wants […]