humility

Young people, we continue to renew our lives each day with the many wonderful opportunities that come our way. One such opportunity is the lesson of this Sunday's Gospel from Mark 9.30-37. It's about greatness, and I believe all of us have that secret ambition to be great some day. We are being challenged today to examine our own lives and ask ourselves, "who have been the important persons in our lives?" Just take a moment and bring to mind those that have been the most important persons in your life. They are our loving parents, family and teachers. Very much so!
But I think I cannot fail here to mention those who teach us how to love God, who transmit the Gospel values to you, who mentor you by their example of good Christian living, who nurture you in the life of our Church and the Sacraments. I'm talking about our wonderful Catechists! They teach us how to proclaim the Word of God with our simple lives: kind words, good actions, little help, kind correction and many more you can think of. They are, in a word, your servants, placing themselves before you on life's banquet table the necessary food for your soul.
The meaning of greatness then, truly is service. That is why Jesus places a little child, the most vulnerable and the most dependent of us all, before our eyes. The true test of your life and mine is how we deal with those who are weaker than we are, more dependent than we are, more vulnerable than we are. We can ignore them, or we can devote our lives to caring for them.
Dear young people, that is the choice Jesus gave his followers(disciples), and that is the choice Jesus puts in front of you and me today. Our greatness lies in placing ourselves at the service of others. So this week let's reflect on how best we can be of service at school and wherever we find ourselves. Let's renew our lives by our humble service to others. God loves you.! Stay in touch and hope to catch you again.

September 2009

We are back to school young people. I am sure you had a wonderful summer where ever you were. I also had a nice time in Rome as I mentioned earlier in my postings. To be back in school is a great feeling because once again we will have the chance to meet new friends, wonderful teachers and most of all continue shaping our future with what we study in class. So you see being in school is very crucial for the life that awaits us in the future. Education as we all know is that powerful key we need to unlock the good promise of our future. That is why we have to sieze this rare opportunity to do all we can to study very hard and prepare ourselves for what tomorrow awaits us. Think of the sacrafices Mom and Dad had to make to get your stuff ready for school. I am sure you all got what you wanted, the nice sneakers and all. It means a lot, they want you to be ready. They feel proud that you are back to school and they want you to study and study hard to fullfill their dreams for you and your future. Remember, our parents always share in our dreams and we make then proud when we stay on course to fullfill those dreams. So young people, lets work hard as school gets underway and lets stay focused. Let's try to be of help to all people. Let's show respect, humility and dedication in all we do. Stay in touch and remember life is a gift, let's renew it every day.