by Fr. Bembol Hiteroza | Oct 7, 2018 | Fr. Bembol, Reflections
We can hope that Jonah learned what the Lord wanted him to learn and that he repented of his attitude and actions. This is something we all need to be careful of, not to let our own wants and desires blind us to what is truly important. For some time I’ve been mulling...
by Fr. Bembol Hiteroza | Sep 16, 2018 | Fr. Bembol, Reflections
The story of the birth of Jesus is shocking, because the main character, the man to act as Jesus’ earthly father, abandoned his principles thus “compromising” himself. His fellow Jews might well have asked “what kind of a man would do such an...
by Fr. Bembol Hiteroza | Sep 16, 2018 | Fr. Bembol, Reflections
My Lord, with every granting of Thy grace I lift up towards Thee both arms and face. Undeserving as I am of these Thy gift They yet provide my yearned for uplift. As a mere child at the receiving end Of benefactions that Thou dost extend, I must now grope for...
by Fr. Bembol Hiteroza | Sep 16, 2018 | Fr. Bembol, Reflections
As Confucius agreeably says, defining one’s terms should prevent wasteful misdirections and misunderstandings. In the instance of stewardship as “a way of life,” I propose that for MODUS VIVENDI we might come nearer to its real meaning with a “way of...
by Fr. Bembol Hiteroza | Sep 15, 2018 | Fr. Bembol, Reflections
Time and again, as a Catholic priest, I have been approached by my friends and parishioners – particularly the distaff side – and asked to recommend to them what (and in what order) I deemed the most absorbing, or interesting, or exciting, or “relevant” (as if...
by Fr. Bembol Hiteroza | Sep 15, 2018 | Fr. Bembol, Reflections
Basking under Philippine skies For more than three centuries How must our Lady of Aranzazu Have found Pinoys MUY SIMPATICO! To have graced these hospitable shores Where Marian devotion’s in full force, She gives us the prospect of continued Love and respect,...
