Dear Family of God,

“The Love of God is poured forth into our hearts by the Holy Spirit” (Romans 5:5).

The Holy Spirit is poured forth into our hearts to help us live as Children of God and be free from sin. How do we know that we have experienced this kind of love? There is peace and joy that we cannot explain; it changes us; to become a person that God created us to be.

Dear Family of God,

Here in our Diocese, we move Ascension into the Seventh Sunday of Easter, instead of Thursday. So, we don’t usually hear these readings, but today I want to share a reflection for that day.

“So that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.” (John 17:21)

Dear Family of God,

This weekend we will hear Jesus teaching us that “WHOEVER LOVES ME WILL KEEP MY WORD, AND MY FATHER WILL LOVE HIM, AND WE WILL COME TO HIM AND MAKE OUR DWELLING WITH HIM.” (JOHN 14:23)

“The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself.

Dear Family of God,

Why and how do we evangelize? Why is evangelization so important?

Jesus loved us to the end, to the point of great suffering and dying on the cross. This is our model on how to love others. Jesus commanded us: “I give you a new commandment: love one another. AS I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (John 13:34).

Dear Family of God,

What are the Characteristics of a Good Shepherd? Do you know that we are called to imitate Jesus Our Good Shepherd?

A Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. He is ready to make sacrifices for those whom he is responsible for. He values his sheep more than his own life; they are precious to him—that is why he is ready to sacrifice for them.

Dear Family of God,

While in this world, we cannot but make a choice, for God or against God. The apostles chose God saying: “We must obey God rather than men... they left rejoicing that they had been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.” (Acts 5:29,41).

When we decided to follow God and not the prince of this world, there are two things that happens to us: