Month: August 2022
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The Humble and the Arrogant
August 28, 2022 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082822.cfm) In the first reading from the Book of Sirach, the author advices us to be humble because humility pleases God and because humility is God’s attitude. It says, “My child, conduct yourselves with humility… humble yourselves the more, the greater […]
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OURS… not yours alone.
August 28, 2022 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082822.cfm) While waiting for her flight, once a very proper British lady went to the airport café. She sat at a table for two, ordered a mug of cappuccino and set herself to enjoy some fine biscuits she had in her […]
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The Narrow Gate is Wider than We Think
August 21, 2022 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082122.cfm) It is a standard procedure in airports that each passenger must go through metal detector devices and the luggage to x-ray machines. Each passenger will pass these, and the nearer we are at the gate, we have to pass through […]
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HOME
August 21, 2022 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082122.cfm) In a dream, once an old lady found herself at the heaven’s door. Confidently she knocks at the door and demands admittance. And she heard God’s loud voice asking, “who are you?” She then replied, “My Gosh, You don’t know […]
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Love
August 19, 2022 – Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081922.cfm) Surely, we are all familiar that the greatest commandment is to Love. But perhaps we may consider why is love the greatest commandment. Why do we have to love, then? However we experience it in life, ultimately […]
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RSVP
August 18, 2022 – Thursday of the 2oth Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081822.cfm) In the parable of wedding banquet today, Jesus describes to us the Kingdom of Heaven as a celebration party where everybody is invited to attend & participate. Imagine it is your special day – perhaps your debut […]
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Beyond Justice
August 17, 2022 – Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081722.cfm) It is once said that: “Justice is getting what you deserve. Grace is getting what you don’t deserve. Mercy is not getting what you deserve.” In our gospel today, all hired-laborers got justice from a just wage […]
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Not Peace but Fire and Division
August 14, 2022 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081422.cfm) It is confusing or even to some perhaps terrifying. We certainly want peace. We want unity. We want prosperity. Yet, Jesus asked us today, “Do you think that I have come to establish peace on earth? No, I tell you, […]
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Being WITH our LORD
August 14, 2022 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081422.cfm) “The Lord be with you” and we normally nowadays reply: “And also with your spirit”, – where decades ago we used to reply: “And also with you.” As Christians, we usually use these words of greetings as our recognition & […]
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Attentive To God’s Presence
August 7, 2020 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080722.cfm) Who among you here have dogs at home? Are you also aware on how your dogs would react whenever you come home? Once the dogs are left at home they can be anxious without the presence of their humans. Yet, […]
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