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2026-01-14T08:55:08+08:00

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Can a Loving God Suffer?

Last updated on: January 14, 2026 at 8:55 am By Jocelyn Soriano

How do we understand the nature of God when it comes to suffering? As a Catholic, I have often heard and read about the importance of suffering in the light of love. The saints, after all, almost always seem to talk about suffering: “If you really want to love Jesus, first learn to suffer, because suffering teaches you to love.” – St. Gemma Galgani “He who wishes to love God does not truly love Him if he has not an... Read more

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Education and Religion

2025-12-30T14:41:30+08:00

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A Joy No One Can Take Away: Christian Hope Even in Grief

Last updated on: December 30, 2025 at 2:41 pm By Jocelyn Soriano

Just for today, allow yourself to be happy. Even if you feel that your grief is too deep or your pain is too much, I pray that you allow yourself to be joyful in hope. There are already too many days of sadness, too many hours of weeping until our tears were no more. Today, let us offer to God our joy. Joy for all of God’s blessings in your life. Joy for His goodness. And joy for all the... Read more

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2025-12-31T09:23:00+08:00

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A New Year, A New Direction In Life

Last updated on: December 31, 2025 at 9:23 am By Jocelyn Soriano

The year will soon be over and another one will come. As we try to welcome the new year with hope, we can also reflect on the new path we may want to take in life. What goals can we set for this coming year? What changes do we want to see in our lives? And how do we start taking the very first steps towards achieving our resolutions? Here are some things we can consider as we start our... Read more

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2025-11-14T17:01:35+08:00

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Do Reborn Babies Reveal Our Longing for the Baby Jesus?

Last updated on: November 14, 2025 at 5:01 pm By Jocelyn Soriano

When I first heard about reborn babies, I thought they were real infants who had been changed in one way or another. Little did I know that they refer to hyper-realistic dolls meticulously crafted to be so lifelike that they resemble human babies. If you search for “reborn babies” on social media, you will find various accounts showing their many uses. In addition to therapeutic purposes, they are collected as artistic items, sold as DIY kits for hobbyists and treated... Read more

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Women in Religion

2025-11-13T17:22:51+08:00

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Why Some People Refuse To Believe in Forever

Last updated on: November 13, 2025 at 5:22 pm By Jocelyn Soriano

Do you believe in forever? Do you know some people who don’t? I’m not talking about romantic love that lasts for a lifetime, although it may foreshadow the kind of forever that we Christians believe in. I’m referring to eternity, the life after this one, and the one that God meant for us to have from the very beginning. But why do some people refuse to believe in it? When I first watched people on YouTube saying that even if... Read more

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Education and Religion

2025-11-12T11:57:54+08:00

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Can Religion Help You Find the Meaning of Life?

Last updated on: November 12, 2025 at 11:57 am By Jocelyn Soriano

I feel sad whenever I hear young people treat religion nonchalantly, as though it is not a big deal. It’s as though it has nothing to do with their lives and could do nothing in their lives to make it meaningful. To some, it has become more like a myth, a story that may be interesting to learn but has no relationship whatsoever to real life. Meanwhile, they search for many things in all the wrong places. Just like every... Read more

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2025-11-03T13:41:08+08:00

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Does God Still Love Sinners?

Last updated on: November 3, 2025 at 1:41 pm By Jocelyn Soriano

Is God a vengeful God? Or is He a forgiving God? Does He love us only when we’re good? Or does He love us unconditionally? These are just some of the questions we grapple with when it comes to the love of God. While we may all agree that God is love, we may struggle to believe that God can still love the worst sinners. How can a good God love what is evil? Or what has light anything to... Read more

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2025-10-30T12:37:29+08:00

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What Religion Gives Us a God Who Suffers With Us?

Last updated on: October 30, 2025 at 12:37 pm By Jocelyn Soriano

Why is there suffering? What can we do about suffering? Will there ever be an end to all the suffering in the world? Suffering forces us to face what we think about life. It propels us to search for the meaning behind our pain and the remedy that can alleviate our agony. Some spiritual beliefs may see suffering as the consequence of defying the rules of the universe. Others may see it as a test given by God. Still others... Read more

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2025-10-16T14:27:05+08:00

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Why Self-Pity Is Not the Same as Self-Love

Last updated on: October 16, 2025 at 2:27 pm By Jocelyn Soriano

Many inspirational slogans today seem to focus on loving oneself. They urge us to take care of our needs, spend some quiet time recharging our energy and do the things that we love. On the other hand, there are some Christian reactions that point to the risks of allowing these messages to divert us from the true message of the Gospel. After all, God’s commandments are about loving God and one’s neighbors. It is said that nowhere can we find... Read more

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2025-10-16T14:27:20+08:00

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Why Love Is Still the Only Secret to Happiness

Last updated on: October 16, 2025 at 2:27 pm By Jocelyn Soriano

Love is the key to happiness. Love for others and for ourselves. Even in times when we think we are sacrificing our own happiness for the sake of our loved ones, we are still choosing happiness because we are choosing love. We know that we could never be truly happy otherwise. That said, it follows that there is a right way to love. If we love right, we choose the ultimate kind of happiness. But if we love wrong, we... Read more

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