October 24, 2021 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102421.cfm) “What is your heart’s desire?” Surely we know and are familiar with the words: Your heart’s desire. It somehow describes the steering and longings of our heart directed towards something in the future or yet-to come. Its fulfillment or completionContinue reading Heart’s Desire
October 17, 2021 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101721.cfm) “Great power comes with great responsibility”. Surely you have heard of these words before. These are the very words of Peter Parker alias “Spiderman” and the very message of the movie “Spiderman 1”. Perhaps you may have only heard theseContinue reading WANTED: Responsible Leaders
October 16, 2021 – Feast of St. Gerard Majella, Redemptorist Saint “Here the will of God is done, as God wills, as long as God wills.” These are St. Gerard’s words of wisdom to us, and to himself. Until now, on the door of his room in Deliceto, Italy where he was formed as RedemptoristContinue reading Here the will of God is done, as God wills, as long as God wills
October 10, 2021 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101021.cfm) In a recent Facebook post, a young man named Seth Adam Smith who, after being married for a year and a half, realized, and said: “Marriage is not for me.” Why…? After all these months of marriage, eventually he comesContinue reading THE STORY OF US
October 3, 2021 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100321.cfm) A wise man once said, “Each one of us are angels… But, with one wing. We can only fly by embracing each other.” Reflecting on these words, such wisdom somehow reflects our daily experience and journey of being human andContinue reading ANGELS WITH ONE WING
September 26, 2021 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092621.cfm) Once there was a madre who bought a box of munchkins from Dunkin Doughnut for pasalubong. While waiting for her flight at the pre-departure area, a family sat beside her. Giving in to her cravings, she took a munchkin fromContinue reading INCLUSIVE GRACE
September 19, 2021 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091921.cfm) In a village badly hit by drought, a woman decided to fetch water from the well. But before doing this, she had to find clean & available container to use. Unfortunately, almost every container she has, were already filled, andContinue reading BE Empty Enough to Receive
September 12, 2021 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091221.cfm) A boy once asked his mother: “Mom, I am a Christian, right?” “Yes”, the mom replied “by baptism, you are a Christian.” The boy continued, “Then, who is a Christian?” The mom responded, “A follower of Jesus Christ”. The boyContinue reading To be FOLLOWERS of Christ
September 5, 2021 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090521.cfm) In proclaiming us the Good News of God’s salvation, Jesus performed lots of healing miracles. Our gospel today is one of the greatest healing miracles ever told about Jesus. Here, Jesus cured a Gentile who have hearing and speech impediments.Continue reading Open to be Opened
August 29, 2021 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082921.cfm) What is more important: Conscience OR Reputations? The famous comic actor Charlie Chaplin once said: “Worry more about your conscience than your reputation, because your conscience is what you are, your reputation is what others think of you. And whatContinue reading CONSCIENCE OVER REPUTATIONS
