I don’t envy families and their numerous tasks especially in nurturing and training the youth towards maturity and responsible citizenry. In working hard to realize the aforementioned goals, many factors have been thwarting the efforts made by families, the Church and government. Today, the major problems with youthfulness is lack of meaning, purpose and direction.…

Trauma is the Greek word for “wound.” It is wound in the heart that is overwhelming due to intense shock, fear, anxiety, helplessness or horror (Ps. 109:22). God made us to be resilient but there comes an event that overwhelms us and because we must survive, the limbic system (the feeling mechanism of the brain)…

Self-Mastery means many things to many people and schools of thought. Many people pay huge amount of money especially to esoteric schools of thought in order to gain self-mastery as they claim. Self-mastery, as an idea, is simple. It is the ability to control our impulses and subject them to rational and intentional decision‑making. Self-mastery…

Perfection in the Christian life is not negotiable. Jesus says, “Be perfect as you heavenly Father” (Matt. 5:48). This is not just an ethical demand from the Lord but a secret for a successful living. It calls for a good sense of governance of our thoughts, a discipline of the will and our ability to…

The Holy Rosary is very relevant for men and women of all walks of life. Children and their growth and development especially in the Catholic faith and their spiritual life are not left out. The Block Rosary Crusade has remained a formidable structure that can help to train children through the instrument of the Holy…

All human beings are wired to long for God. This deep-seated yearning for God is sometimes misdirected or not given maximum attention and it leads to repression and displacement. The commonest hijacker of the human longing for God is addiction. Addictions are the current social malady that are bedeviling our children, youth and adults of…

Dearest in Christ through Mary I greet you in the name of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. One of our very important task of love of God and neighbour is the concern for emptying purgatory. Like the Holy Rosary that is being neglected and abandoned by many Catholics, souls in purgatory also suffer the…

In the history of the Church, the saints have lived and promoted the Holy Rosary as a special method of prayer. We cannot name a saint that has no relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary and especially her Rosary. Today the Church through Pope Francis has officially recognized Pope Paul VI, Oscar Romero, Vincent Romano,…

Our age is full of crises! Crises that are rocking the foundations of our human life and joy. A noticeable crisis at hand is the sexual revolution that is ruling our human societies. Sexual revolution has promised us sex without responsibility and consequences. It says that instincts rule as against reason and faith. It has…

The Fifteen Promises of Mary to Christians Who Recite the Rosary I. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the rosary, shall receive signal graces. II. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the rosary. III. The rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell,…