WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD A man died and went to heaven. At the Pearly Gate, St. Peter welcomed him, then gave him a tour. As they were entering a big hall, the man recoiled with fear, seeing so many tongues hanging inside. “St. Peter, how weird this place is! Why are there so many tongues...
In this file photo taken on March 13, 2019, Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (right) celebrates with Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez after scoring during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais at the Camp...
In this file photo taken on October 02, 2019, Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Barcelona and Inter Milan at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) Atletico...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel R. San Luis, SVD In a dream a man saw himself walking on a beach with the Lord, carrying someone in His arms. He was envious. Jesus felt his envious tone when he asked: "Lord, why are You carrying him and not me?" Jesus replied: "It’s because he has arthritis and you have...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD One woman told another: "My neighbor is always criticizing her husband. But look at me. My husband is irresponsible, lazy, and a drunkard; but have I ever said anything bad about him?" (Look who’s talking!). In the gospel of this 23 rd Sunday, Jesus says, "If your...
Lionel Messi (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) Lionel Messi missed his coronavirus test at Barcelona's training ground on Sunday morning, club sources have confirmed to AFP, raising the possibility he will boycott pre-season to force a transfer. Without passing a coronavirus test, Messi will be unable to...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD One morning, a husband had a bitter quarrel with his wife. To cool off, the husband went to attend Mass. On returning, he saw his wife cooking. He went to her quietly and from behind suddenly lifted her. Startled, the wife yelled, “Hey, why did you do that?...
Luis Manzano and Jessy Mendiola The recent "heart-to-heart" talk between celebrity couple Jessy Mendiola and Luis Manzano revealed some of their thoughts on the years-long relationship they have. In the vlog, Luis asked Jessy if there's anything he said in the past that she doubted. "Na papakasalan...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD There’s an old saying which goes, "If at first you don't succeed, try and try again." (By the way, this doesn't apply to committing suicide!). That was just what the Canaanite woman did in the gospel of this 20th Sunday. She kept on pestering the Lord to the point...
WORD ALIVE The gospel story for this 19th Sunday relates about our Lord walking on water. Somebody joked that he did this because he could not afford the exorbitant fare charged by the profiteering boat owners! * * * When Jesus was walking on the Sea of Galilee at about three o'clock before dawn,...
WORD ALIVE There’s an amusing story about two parish priests discussing about how they share the Sunday collection with their assistant priests. "That's easy," the younger priest said. "I simply draw a big...
WORD ALIVE Nanding B. was making good as a high-ranking executive of a giant beverage company in Makati. After many years of service, his friends and office mates were astounded when he quit his high-paying job to work fulltime in the charismatic renewal apostolate he was serving. * * * He needed...
