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 13, 2021 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061321.cfm) Have you ever witnessed the actual growing of a seed, or any plant or of a person? We could have claimed that we have witnessed it just as parents looked closely as their child grows, or just as a farmerContinue reading GROWTH AND FRUITFULNESS
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 aContinue reading Mustard Seed
June 13, 2021 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061321.cfm) A newly-graduated but non-working young millennial, while hanging-out at home and playing with his X-Box video games, was once asked by his mom to buy some fruits for meals. Though he prefers to go to a mall for convenient–sake, hesitantlyContinue reading Me & We: Seed for the Kingdom
June 11, 2021 – Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061121.cfm) In the Book of Prophet Hosea, we have been presented with an image of God as a parent and as a healer. Hosea beautifully captures these images of God who only fills with love His child, Israel.Continue reading LOVE IS THE FULLNESS OF GOD
June 6, 2021 – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060621.cfm) In almost every Filipino homes there is a picture of Last Supper near the dining table. Have you ever wondered why in all places such picture of the Lord’s last supper is hanged near theContinue reading Bonded by the Lord’s meal
May 30, 2021 – Trinity Sunday Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/053021.cfm#subscribe) Once a team of mountain climbers were stranded almost near at the highest peak. As the air grew thin and weather got colder – that made them cold and weak, one of them made a fire. So, together they gather around the fireContinue reading Three-fold ONE
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 toContinue reading Feast of Gratitude
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 justContinue reading PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS
