Aug 28, 2026 Allowing Jesus to Change Us Last Sunday, we heard Peter make a beautiful profession of faith: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus praised Peter for this confe…
May 16, 2026 CHRIST ASCENDS SO THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT MAY DESCEND The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is not about Jesus abandoning the world, but about the fulfillment of salvation. Christ does not leave hum…
Mar 13, 2026 “Lord, I want to see.” Dear brothers and Sisters, in the Gospel, Jesus heals a man who was blind from birth. We might think that there is only one blind person in the story…
Jan 9, 2026 BAPTIZED TO BE SENT Brothers and sisters, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings the Christmas season to a close and serves as the opening stage of Jesus’ public mi…
Nov 21, 2025 The Crucified Jesus, the King Rule by Love Happy Christ the King of the Universe Sunday. The Church’s liturgical year concludes with this feast of Christ the King, instituted by Pope Pius XI i…
Sep 5, 2025 BEING DISCIPLES: RADICAL AND “COSTLY’ ‘If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple…
Jul 11, 2025 Go and do likewise Today, the Gospel presents one of the most powerful parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Good Samaritan. It begins with a question from a scholar of…
May 17, 2025 The Cross, the Absence, and the Commandment We find ourselves once again in the Easter season—this sacred time of joy, renewal, and reflection on the risen life of Christ. But today’s Gospel ta…
Mar 21, 2025 GOD IS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR OUR FRUITS Luke, the Evangelist, has made us, readers, wonder how the story of this parable might end. It seems this parable contains an unfinished and open-end…
Jan 18, 2025 Child Jesus in The Temple Viva Pit Senior! Happy Fiesta of Sto. Nino! St John Paul II, who initiated the so-called World Day of Families, said that the family was used by God…
Nov 9, 2024 Clean and Generous Heart to God According to Mark's Gospel, two related passages that we are reflecting upon for this Sunday bring us towards the end of Jesus’ public ministry and m…
Aug 24, 2024 “You have the words of eternal life” Over the last few weeks, we have read and reflected upon the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel, a lengthy discourse on Jesus’ Bread of Life Discour…
Jun 8, 2024 Family Membership of God Prior to today’s Gospel reading, Jesus went up to the mountain and called the disciples. (Mrk 3:13-19). Then, when Jesus came down from the mountain…
Mar 30, 2024 The Joy of Easter - By Believing We May Have Life Happy Easter. The entire Christian faith rests on: the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Easter, the Lord…
Jan 12, 2024 Come and See Today's Gospel passage from John 1:35-42 invites us to reflect on the profound and transformative nature of responding to God's call in our lives. Th…
Oct 28, 2023 The HOW of loving Today's Gospel is about the "HOW" of loving God and neighbor. Jesus says: "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul…
Jun 24, 2023 Fear Not “Fear no one.” “Be not afraid.” Jesus said these words to the apostles 2000 years ago, and so he says to each of us today. The message is as timely n…
May 21, 2023 I am with you always Today, we are celebrating the Solemnity of the Lord's Ascension. But our Gospel today does not mention anything about the Lord's ascension. The versi…
Mar 18, 2023 Lord, I want to See Today's subject of our readings is a realistic acceptance – the fact that there is darkness and that, like the man born blind, we all experience blin…
Dec 31, 2022 New Year Journeyed with Mary Happy New Year, everyone. Today, we are celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. The Gospel today presents Mary to us as a model o…
Oct 21, 2022 Choose HUMILITY Happy World Mission Sunday. The Gospel narrates that the Pharisee goes to the temple and recites a litany of his good deeds to God. While praying, he…
Jul 2, 2022 A Message for Being Lay Missionaries While Matthew’s Gospel has only one story of Jesus sending out the Disciples (The Twelve; 10:1-16), Luke’s Gospel has two stories of Jesus sending ou…
Apr 23, 2022 Thomas, He is Risen Happy Divine Mercy Sunday. After celebrating the Triduum – Maundy Thursday, Holy Friday, and Easter Vigil – the candles in the Church are lit up, and…
Feb 18, 2022 From beatitudes to be-attitudes: (to) love your enemy Today's gospel reading is a continuation of the teaching that began in last Sunday's gospel. We continue to hear Jesus' Sermon on the Plain-the Beati…
Dec 24, 2021 “And the Word Became Flesh and Made His Dwelling Among Us” Merry Christmas to All. Today’s gospel reading represents John’s version of the Christmas story. It may sound strange to hear it put this way. This r…
Oct 24, 2021 Hindi Paramihan Kundi Palaliman Let us recall the story on last Sunday’s Gospel about the two brothers James and John, the sons of Zebedee who asked for a “position” to sit at the l…
