Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.4, n9 | issn 2599-5030 | 3 t0 9 March 2019
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young mother was worried for her hyperactive three year-old child since he would usually wake up everyone in the house with his cry. She went to Mahatma Gandhi to seek advise. After listening closely to the problem of the woman, Gandhi adviced her to come back after 15 days. The woman returned to her house and started making the countdown of the days left before the appointed time with the guru came. After 15 days she went back to see Gandhi but was surprised how plain his advice was. “Your child”, he told her, “consumes a lot of sugar. For this, he is hyperactive and restless. Kindly take away all the sweets from his diet and he will soon be quiet and calm. He will not only make you sleep soundly each night but he will also rest peacefully.” The woman started to complain after hearing his advice. “Why did you ask me to return after 15 days instead of simply telling me the problem before?” “Because”, Gandhi quickly replied, “fifteen days ago, I too was eating a lot of sweets. I had to stop first before I could give you this advice Eye Doctor, to ask Him to check our vision. If we would like to help someone in her As we get into the Word, as we pray, He journey towards unity with God, we should corrects our sight, and He shows us what to first live out what we are teaching. Jesus in watch out for. It is vitally important that we our Gospel this Sunday admonishes each of have this regular “eye exam,” because we are us that in order to lead a blind not alone in the car. There are people who person, one must be sighted; in trust us to lead them to safety. It order to teach, one must be SUNDAY knowledgeable; otherwise the REFLECTION may be our children, or our spouse. It may be a friend. It blind person and the student will may be people in the Church or community be lost. The sight and the who are following where we lead. If we lead knowledge specified here are the insights that come through Faith and the Holy Spirit, them off a cliff because of poor vision, God will hold us accountable. and the knowledge that comes from a In a now-famous appearance on a podcast Faith-filled relationship with the Lord. Jesus show, psychologist Jordan B. Peterson calls hypocrites, those who notice a tiny pointed out how strange it is that many sprinter in others but are blind to the plank politically-engaged young people are in them. They are unaware of their preoccupied with reorganizing society and shortcomings while they decry others’ faults. the economic system when they can’t even This is why it is so important to go in organize their own bedrooms. Many are for regular “eye exams.” Every day, TIDY UP / next page Christians should go to God, our spiritual
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akong sa tinapay sana nabubuhay an tawo.” An enot na tentasyon sa tawo iyo an dapit sa gutom kan tulak. Huli kan matinding gutom, napipiritan an tawong isakripisyo an Dyos asin an saiyang sadiri. Napipiritan syang LECTIO ipabakal an saiyang DIVINA dignidad sa maraot na trabaho, pati pagpabakal kan saiyang boto para sa mga mararaot na mga kandidato. Kan panahon ni Moises, nadaog an tawo sa sugot huli sa gutom sa disyerto. Sa parehong disyerto, si Jesus man sinugutan. Kasuarin ako nagmisyon dawa gutom?
“Sambahon mo an Kagurangnan mong Dyos asin sya sana an saimong paglingkudan.” An ikaduwang tentasyon iyo an poder. Huli sa poder, may barakalan boto kan mga political dynasties tanganing magdanay sinda sa pwesto. Kun kita may personal na interes sainda, mahihirasan man kita kan poder. Kaya, dawa Katoliko, pag-abot kan eleksyon, nalilingaw ki Kristo asin nagdudukot sa mga kandidato. Isinasakripisyo an puturo karibay kan poder hali sa mga pulitiko. Ano an tugon sako ni Jesus ngunyan na karampanyahan?
“Dai mo pagsugutan an Kagurangnan mong Dyos.” An ikatulong sugot iyo an pagsugot sa Dyos mismo. Ginamit kan demonyo an banal na bibliya tanganing gamiton sa fake news. Si kulang an pagkasabot kan bibliya madadara kan platika kan demonyo. Napapagayon kan demonyo an bagay na makanos asin maraot. Kaya an paggadan nin tawo sinasabi nyang war on drugs, asin an paggadan nin mga aki inaapod nyang collateral damage. Huli kaini, may benta sa tawo an fake news na gibo nanggad kan demonyo. Pàno ko aatubangon an fake news? 4