June 20, 2021 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062021.cfm) As a Redemptorist missionary, traveling is a big part and parcel of my life and work. As we all know, to journey around the Philippine islands would entail a lot of travel by land, sea or air. This would meanContinue reading Travel with Him
June 20, 2021 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time + Emmanuel T. Cabajar, C.Ss.R. D.D. Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062021.cfm) The bacteria that caused the bubonic plague in the middle ages claimed 25 million lives – about three-fourths of Europe’s population. The survivors wondered where God was in this disaster. “Where are you, Lord?Continue reading DO NOT BE AFRAID
June 19, 2021 – Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061921.cfm) “How often do I worry? How often do I find myself anxious of many things?” Our worries and anxieties is part of our life the moment we have become aware of ourselves and of the world. Parents would naturallyContinue reading MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU
June 18, 2021 – Friday 11th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061821.cfm) Where do you find yourself during the day? What keeps you occupied and busy? What are your major thoughts and concerns? And how do you end your day? These questions would somehow help us see the kind of lifeContinue reading WHERE DO I FIND MY HEART NOW?
June 17, 2021 – Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061721.cfm) Prayer is an essential dimension of our Christian life & spirituality. Our gospel today invites us to reflect upon our prayer life as followers of Christ & God’s beloved children. And, in teaching us the Lord’s prayer,Continue reading LAMBING
June 17, 2021 – Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061721.cfm) Why the need to ask when the Father knows what we need? There is a need for us to identify and recognize what we truly need. To be able to see our own realities will bring usContinue reading GOD KNOWS BEST
When the Parish Mission in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur was being planned, our major concern was not on security because it’s a Muslim majority community and not because of restrictions of the health protocols. These were given situations already and necessary measures were already conceptualized. The major concern was, who will be part of theContinue reading THE GIFTED YOUTH-MISSION VOLUNTEERS
June 16, 2021 – Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061621.cfm) As the national election is coming, we can even see now of tarpaulins, photos and videos of aspiring candidates posting their best quotes, achievements, and helping-hand photo opts. Are they doing these as sincere actions to serveContinue reading GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER
About mid-morning, our sub-team loaded our mission vehicle with 12 pieces of plywood to be delivered to Barrio Bakikis. This was a village in the Municipality of Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur but still part of the Parish of San Isidro Labrador in Balabagan. From the Parish Church, the Barrio was about 8 kilometers with aContinue reading KINDNESS FLOWING LIKE A RIVER
June 15, 2021 – Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061521.cfm) Why do people who tend to complain a lot, find life miserable? Why do people who love to keep things only for themselves always feel unsatisfied? When we tend to complain a lot then we only seeContinue reading THERE IS JOY EVEN IN OUR POVERTY
