Through the Vicissitudes

Calamities. War. Corruption. Crashes. Abortion. Euthanasia. Same-sex marriage. Illegal migration. "Restore man to the center".

With a world seemingly headed for self-destruction, how could one feel comfortable and happy in this world we live in. There are three essentials of life that make things life worth living: faith, family, and friends.



FAITH

We focus on the Holy Trinity and with the intercession of our Blessed Mother, the Holy Angels, and the saints, we can keep our faith alive. The Sacraments may not be accessible always to us but through prayers, we keep our spiritual communion.

There may be so many negative elements in the Church, but the deposit of faith can give us a solid foundation. A lifetime will not be enough to exhaust it. We have the faith of the "little one", the way of humility to keep the flame of Truth burning to guide us.

FAMILY

Often neglected in our consumer and production oriented world, it is important to make a home. A home that may be reduced to its bare essentials.
Let not our homes be mere boarding house to sleep on or a storage building for our material collections.
Keeping our homes back to its essential where relationships can be healed and nurtured. A home where there is a breathing space for creativity and self-growth. A home which is a domestic church where one can guide each other towards God who is Truth, Life, and Love.
A place where a child can be a child, a parent can be a parent, a sick person can be a sick person, an old person can be an old person, a man can be a man, a woman can be a woman... a time and place to fulfill God's purpose and Divine Plan for each one.

FRIENDS

Friendship, though, often without a sense of permanence, can be enduring. It keeps our hearts and minds open and not self-contained. Friendships remind us the value of trust - to choose who we trust and to be trustworthy. Friendships allow us to keep our sense of duty towards our neighbor beyond the extension of our self.



With faith, family, and friends, there is beauty amidst the rubbles. They are like seedlings finding its way from the ground. They are like blossoms that spread their fragrance, no matter what the conditions of the surroundings may be.
Through the vicissitude of life, it is faith, family, friends that will get us through without becoming unreal and yet faithful to the pursuit of Truth. With God's mercy and grace, we will make it to our eternal home.