I Thirst (John 19:28) with Father Khoi

When the body is in pain, our immune system naturally tries to eject and defend itself from harmful viral or bacterial invasion. When we are psychologically or emotionally hurting, we…

One day, a few years back, after a cold November morning run, I went over to check the Blessing Box at St. Jude Thaddeus parish in Burkburnett (as part of…

In almost all of the Lord Jesus Christ's parables, the listeners are invited to be attentive to the theocentric reality of each lesson and put into practice what is taught…

I would like to ask for your understanding if you find too many abstract and philosophical thoughts in this reflection, but I think it is an important subject matter that…

One of the more slow-paced and enjoyable series for me to watch is The Crown on Netflix. It tries to portray the different dynamics and struggles that we oftentimes missed,…

As a Catholic priest and spiritual director, I listened to a lot of people's genuine desires to better themselves in Christ Jesus. Many of them want to grow and deepen…

Throughout the Church's history, there were numerous incidents and conflicts happened between the papacy and kingly powers. Secular powers always seem to like to assert their control in the life…

I -- like many other parish priests -- often receive emails, messages, voicemails, and other means of communication telling me how to run the parish(es). When there is an election…

In a very secularized society, many of us do not want to be publicly identified as religious people. In a very judgmental world, those who like to call and identify…

In recent times, a brother priest and I talked about the divisiveness and vocality that are becoming more disturbing within our nation. It was a good conversation, and I think…