Category: Liturgical Year A
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OUR FAITH IN THE MESSIAH
December 4, 2022 – Second Sunday of Advent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120422.cfm) Have you ever encountered a leader who is filled with vanity and only thinks of himself or herself? A leader in a group or in an organization, or in a company or community or in a nation who has become pretentious…
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CHANCE
December 4, 2022 – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120422.cfm) “Repent and Believe the Gospel”, sounds familiar? When was the last time we heard those words? We usually hear those familiar words during Ash Wednesday, when we receive the ashes to mark the beginning of our Lenten observance. This call…
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LONGING AND HOPING IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE
November 27, 2022 – First Sunday of Advent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfm) Have you been so overwhelmed by your issues and enormous problems at the moment? Or by the tragedies and traumas in your life? Or are you simply so caught up with the demands of work, family life, studies and in reaching…
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Already yet Still
November 27, 2022 – First Sunday of Advent Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfm) A mother once knocks at his son’s door and have this following this exchange of words. Mother: “Son, wake up.” But the son said: “Mom, I don’t want to get up.” Mom continued: “Son, Get up now. You have to go…
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God is faithful because his words remain
November 27, 2020 – Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112720.cfm) Homily Each of us, hopes for a life that is secured. For this reason, we do our best to invest in our studies, professions, business and even relationships. Indeed, we want security. We want to be secured…
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King for us & with us.
November 22, 2020 – Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus, King of the Universe Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112220.cfm) Homily If you google the word: “Cristo Roto or Broken Christ” in the net, you will be led into a place in Aguascalientes, Mexico where there stood a massive 25 meters bronze statue of Christ above…
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A King Among Us, Broken and Wounded
November 22, 2020 – Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus, King of the Universe Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112220.cfm) Homily How would you imagine a king? Being influenced by fairy tales, anime and movies, I would imagine a king who wears a golden crown, covered in a golden robe, sitting on a golden throne and…
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Where your heart is and should be.
November 15, 2020 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111520.cfm) Homily As we are about to end the year and prepare for another year ahead, during these coming weeks, it is opportune time for us to review the year has been & about to end – especially as we are…
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A Paralyzing Fear
November 15, 2020 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111520.cfm) Homily I had a conversation among students and we were talking about self-confidence and talents. There was a good number among them who expressed that they were struggling because of low self-esteem. Most of them too tended to compare themselves…
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Ready? Handa ka naba?
November 8, 2020 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110820.cfm) Homily “Last two minutes”. Usually in a basketball game, the last two minutes is scheduled as “Time-out” for both teams. At that moment, the game is paused for a minute break to allow both teams to assess their situation in…
A DOSE OF GOD TODAY 