Balance in Everyday Life

26 August 2008 Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time2 Thessalonions 2, 1-3, 14-17 Balancing our Acts The letters of Paul to the Thessalonians were written because there was a need to explain and clarify what he had said. Paul sent Timothy to the Thessalonians when he was in Athens because of several issues.

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Developing a Personal Faith

24 August 2008. 21st Sunday in Ordinary TimeMatthew 16, 13-20 Who do you say that I am? In the Gospel, Jesus asks his disciples what people think about Him. They come up with different answers, but in the end, He would ask each one who He is to them personally. The two questions can correspond

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A New Heart and Spirit

21 August 2008 Memorial of St. Pius XEzekiel 36, 23-28; Psalm 51, 12-19; Matthew 22, 1-14 People ridiculed God. And so God said to the prophet Ezekiel in first reading: “I will prove the holiness of my great name.” What respect can be given to a god who cannot even protect His people on His

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Without Rewards

20 August 2008 Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 20, 1-16 Love Without Rewards The Gospel is in contrast with our notion of justice. Salaries are paid to according to the labor rendered, and the time we spent at work. In the parable, the vineyard owner hires laborers— idle men chosen from the

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So We Can Give More

19 August 2008 Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 19, 23-30 Jesus tells us that a rich person will find it hard to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Riches pose spiritual dangers because crime is sometimes involved in gaining them. And once possessed, riches can distract one from God, cut us off from

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Giving All, Not Just Some

18 August 2008. Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary TimeEzekiel 24, 15-23; Deuteronomy 32; Matthew 19, 16-22 The readings today reminds us to put God first in our lives. It is all summarized by the Responsorial Psalm from the book of Deuteronomy: “You have forgotten God who gave you birth.” In the first reading,

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Faith: Fruit of Persistent Love

17 August 2008. 20th Sunday in Ordinary TimeMatthew 15, 21-28 Faith: The Fruit of Persistent Love Note: This homily appears at this Sunday’s Sambuhay of the Society of St. Paul. (Sorry for posting this earlier, August 10.) At the end of the Gospel, Jesus tells the woman, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it

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Feedback when It is Needed

13 August 2008 Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 18, 15-20 Feedback-giving Have you ever wanted to tell a family-member, a friend or a co-worker about a behavior or an attitude that makes you angry? You thought that giving it might hurt your friendship, or another person’s feelings, so you would rather not

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A Wonderful World

12 August 2008. Tuesday of 19th Week in Ordinary TimeEzekiel 2,8 – 3,4; Psalm 119; Matthew 18, 1-14 There is a little story found in tradition — thus it is unverified — that the child Jesus took in the Gospel today was Ignatius of Antioch. He became a great figure in the Church, a theologian,

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Faith: Fruit of Persistent Love

10 August 2008. 20th Sunday in Ordinary TimeMatthew 15, 21-28 Faith: The Fruit of Persistent Love Note: This homily appears at this Sunday’s Sambuhay of the Society of St. Paul. At the end of the Gospel, Jesus tells the woman, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”

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