August 1, 20210 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080121.cfm) To feel hungry is a basic human experience. Thus, I am sure each of us has experienced that feeling of being hungry since we were babies. Babies especially would always cry when they are hungry. A parent’s automatic response toContinue reading OUR DEEPEST HUNGER IN LIFE
August 1, 2021 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080121.cfm) It could happen that once in a while some wayward beggars would come to us & ask for some “bahaw” or left-over food to eat. Once I gave some enough food for a day to a beggar. As he receivedContinue reading Enough
July 25, 2021 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072521.cfm) The total population of the world is now at 7.9 billion and The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World estimated that there are about 811 million people in the world who went hungry in 2020.[1] Out ofContinue reading SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS MATTER
July 25, 2021 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072521.cfm) Our gospel today is surely something familiar and already known to us all. How could we miss one of the best stories of Jesus’ miracles ever told? All four gospel evangelists (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) have each own versionContinue reading THE POWER OF LESS
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 theContinue reading SHARING
July 18, 2021 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071821.cfm) A lady once went to visit a friend who is a public high school teacher. As they chatted at the school canteen, however, they were continually interrupted by students who came for his friend’s advice or opinion on something. EventuallyContinue reading UPGRADING INTERRUPTIONS
July 11, 2021 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071121.cfm) Let me tell you first about “Fr. Jo”. Fr. Jo is a Redemptorist Missionary from Germany who is now stationed and working in a Spanish-speaking Mexican community in United States. For years, he has lived with the Mexicans in theContinue reading Other Christs
July 11, 2021 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071121.cfm) Being rejected is a terrible experience. When someone you love, a friend or family member rejects you for being who you are and for what you have done, is painful. This experience creates emptiness in us and feelings of notContinue reading PROPHETS IN OUR MIDST
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 ventureContinue reading Trust in God
July 4, 2021 – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Click here for the readings (https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070421.cfm) The gospel we have just heard and proclaimed to us is the Good News of our Salvation. However, there is something disturbing about our gospel today that may make us wonder and even suspect whether it is really Good News. Continue reading Reluctant Prophets
