ASKED which commandment in the law is the greatest, Jesus Christ replied: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." The increasing number of mall chapels, like many innovative reforms that are in the works in the Catholic Church today, is indicative of a ministry that tries to keep in touch with the times. However, the other somewhat dissenting commentary may also suggest signs that we are loving our God with half of our heart, a third of our soul and a fourth of our mind.

Two years ago, the Archdiocese of Manila launched a mission chapel at the Landmark department store, right in the heart of Makati's business district. At one Mass, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula told the chapel-goers:

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