SOME years ago, I was asked by a wife to hear the confessions of her husband. Both were advanced in years, and the wife confided to me that her husband was hard of hearing. “Almost deaf,” she said. When we started, I was surprised that he was not deaf at all! His hearing was normal.
In today’s Gospel (Mk. 1, 29-39) we hear of Jesus’ tremendous healing power, and how many who were ill or possessed by demons came to Him in droves. We all have illnesses, addictions and vices. The Greatest Healer invites us today to seek Him, come to Him, and ask for His mercy and healing.
THE story is told about a minister in Florida who lamented that it was difficult to get his message across to his congregation. When asked why, his response was: “It is so beautiful here in the winter, that heaven does not interest them, and it is so hot here in the summer that hell doesn’t scare them.”
THE story is told about a young boy who was not doing good in school. His parents tried to help and motivate him, but nothing worked. They put him out of public school and enrolled him in a Catholic school.
SOME years ago I boarded an air-conditioned Baguio City-bound bus in Urdaneta, Pangasinan. Imagine my surprise when I saw all the people at the back straining their necks looking at me as I walked down the aisle.
