Category: Bishop Manny Cabajar, CSsR, DD
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SHARING
July 25, 2021 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time + Emmanuel T. Cabajar, C.Ss.R. D.D. Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072521.cfm) A boy gets his lunch left-over boxed up to take home. As he leaves the restaurant he ignores an old man begging. Feeling a sudden guilt, he gives him some coins. “How about the…
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HAIN KA NA IGSOON: REMEMBERING FR. RUDY ROMANO, CSsR
+ Emmanuel T. Cabajar, C.Ss.R. D.D. Fr. Rudy Romano was abducted by the military in the outskirts of Cebu City. He became a ‘desaparecido’ victim among so many in the country during the Martial Law regime. After fruitless years of struggle to find him, it was felt that, for the sake of his agonizing relatives…
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Trust in God
July 11, 2021 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time + Emmanuel T. Cabajar, C.Ss.R. D.D. Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071121.cfm) Jesus sends his disciples to announce the Good News of God’s Kingdom and cast out demons and heal the sick. With a great deal of trust and courage they obey Jesus and venture…
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DO NOT BE AFRAID
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?…
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Mustard Seed
June 13, 2021 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time + Manny Cabajar, C.Ss.R. D.D. Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061321.cfm) A grieving mother, unable to bear the burden of sadness due to her son’s death, goes to a wise hermit who tells her, “What you need is a special kind of mustard seed. Find a…
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Feast of Gratitude
May 23, 2021 – Pentecost Sunday + Manny Cabajar, C.Ss.R. D.D. Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052321-Day.cfm) Pentecost is a big Jewish feast of gratitude for the harvest. Jesus comes to sow God’s Spirit. We see this Spirit working wonders among the blind, the sick, the lame and hungry. Jesus is condemned but returns to…
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PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS
May 16, 2021 – Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord + Manny Cabajar, C.Ss.R., D.D. Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051621-Ascension.cfm) As He returns to heaven Jesus wants us to be His voice, His hands and His feet. He wants us to continue His work in the world. Often we are half-hearted, doing just…
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CALLED TO BE SHEPHERD
April 25, 2021 – Fourth Sunday of Easter; Good Shepherd Sunday + Manny Cabajar, C.Ss.R., D.D. Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/Bible/readings/042521.cfm) What is the value of the priesthood in our life? St. John Vianney says, “Without the priest, the passion and death of our Lord would be of no avail. It is the priest…
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FAITH SHARING
April 18, 2021 – Third Sunday of Easter Bishop Manny Cabajar, C.Ss.R., D.D. (Bishop-Emeritus of Pagadian) Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041821.cfm) If last Sunday’s gospel was on experiencing the risen Lord, today’s gospel is on sharing our faith with others. Christ wants us to be his witnesses which means that we are called first…
A DOSE OF GOD TODAY 