Word Alive FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD One night, a stormy rain stranded a couple on a remote country road. Unable to go any farther, they got out of their car and walked toward a dimly lit farmhouse. When they reached the house, an elderly couple, carrying a kerosene lamp, met them at the door....
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Somebody once said, “There are two things we cannot escape in this life — paying taxes and dying.” The first is certainly not true because we know too well that there are tax evaders. But with death, that’s a 100-per-cent certainty. No wonder, one funeral...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis Once a priest was complaining why his bishop was naming “monsignors” again. “That’s no longer practiced,” he said. And the bishop said to a friend, “You know, sometimes I wonder why when I give the purple attire to some priests, the faces of other priests...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis How hard it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God” (Mk 10:25). * * * The words of Jesus are very disturbing and threatening for the rich. What does the...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis Once a husband was examining his and wife’s marriage certificate. He looked at the back, trying to find something. Seeing what he was doing, the wife blurted, “What are you doing? You have been scrutinizing that marriage certificate for a long time already.” The...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD There’s a story about a Jewish rabbi (teacher) who was in prison. The rabbi used his small daily ration of water not for drinking, but for religious ritual of hand washing before eating. Because of his determination to obey the rules of ritual cleanliness, the...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD The Jews had been very much impressed by Jesus' teachings and actions. They had gone to great lengths to seek him out wherever he went, the gospel for this 21 st Sunday relates. But when he started talking about "eating his body and drinking his blood as food for...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD A famous artist once held an exhibit of all his choice paintings. One painting which showed the face of a woman was extraordinarily beautiful. "Who's this?" spectators ask. "Is she your girlfriend?" "Why's this work so different from all...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD An elderly woman, accompanied by a young doctor, was being wheeled into a room in preparation for surgery. Visibly nervous, she blurted out, “Doc, doctor, please be gentle with me. This is my first time to be operated on.” * * * The youthful surgeon glanced at...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Once a pious woman who was bringing a bunch of novena-booklets to church met the parish priest. He asked, "Who is your favorite saint?" "Of course, I like the Blessed Virgin Mary best! But I also like her sister!" "Her sister? Who is she?" asked...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Once an archbishop was discussing Christianity with a learned Japanese writer. The writer told the archbishop, "I can understand God the Father and God the Son, but I can never understand the significance of the Honorable Bird." * * * Today is the feast of the Holy...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD There’s a saying: “A face that only a mother can love.” But with God, He loves even faces that a mother cannot love. * * * According to a Jewish legend, when God was about to create man, he consulted the angels that stood about his throne. "Create him...
