Are You Tired of Your Life?

26 November 2010 Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary TimeRev 20: 1-4, 11 – 21:2; Psalm 84; Luke 21: 29-33 There are times when our life’s journey becomes tiresome. The weariness is often caused by a realization that we are not going anywhere like walking on a treadmill. We think that we are not

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There is an End to Evil

27 November 2008 Thursday of the 34th Week in Ordinary TimeRevelations 18, 1-9; Psalm 100; Luke 21, 20-28 The readings of the day announced the fall of two great cities: the Fall of Babylon and the Fall of Jerusalem. The Gospel of Luke announced the fall of Jerusalem — Though Luke was writing after it

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Preaching In Contemporary Time

21 November 2008 Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MaryRevelation 10, 8-11; Luke 19, 45-48 Teaching In the Gospel, Jesus now arrives in Jerusalem and cleanses the Temple. All four Gospels mentioned this incident: Jesus drove out “those who were selling things.” If we take some of the stories of the four Gospels, many of the

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The Meaning of the Book of Revelation

20 November 2008 Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary TimeRevelation 5, 1-10; Psalm 149; Luke 19, 41-44 We continue our reflection on Revelation, the first reading. In yesterday’s reading (Rev 4, 6-11), we’ve seen how symbols are used in the book of Revelation. Put together, the message was the praise and glory of God.

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The Zodiac and Revelations

19 November 2008 Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary TimeRevelations 4, 1-11; Psalm 150; Luke 19, 11-28 Many of us find signs and symbols like horoscopes amusing. We don’t put our faith in it, but we enjoy the ‘classification’ because it somehow gives us a certain handle in understanding people. Many do find some

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Being Lukewarm

18 November 2008 Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary TimeRev 3, 1-22; Psalm 15; Luke 19, 1-10 Being Lukewarm In the first reading from Revelation, two cities are mentioned: Sardis and Laodicea. Both of these cities were in the earthquake belt. Sardis had been rebuilt after it was devastated by an earthquake in 17

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Angels are Presences of God

29 September 2007. Feast of the Archangels Rafael, Michael and GabrielDaniel 7, 9-14; Revelations 12, 7-12; John 1, 47-51 We are fascinated by angels. One of fastest growing businesses today is the angel industry: specialty stores that sells pictures, statues and cross-stitch patterns of angels. In the last few years until the present, we also

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Understanding the Queenship of Mary

22 August 2007 Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time The Memorial of the Queenship of Mary I think it would be more helpful for us to think of “Queenship” in this feast of the Queenship of Mary in terms of the Queen Mother of the present day. The Queen Mother is the mother

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Assumption of Mary

15 August 2007 Solemnity of the Assumption of MaryRevelations 11:19, 12:1-6, 10ab; 1 Cor 15, 20-27; Luke 1, 39-56 Let me first explain the celebration today. For Catholics, the Assumption of Mary flows immediately from the belief in her Immaculate Conception. First of all, we believe that death is the consequence of our sins. In

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Our Dignity, Our Priesthood and Our Hope

26 November 2006: Christ the KingRevelations 1, 5-8: Our Dignity, Our Priesthood and Our Hope Many of us are crazy about everything ‘Idol’. We watched the four episodes of American Idol, and now, we watch our very own Philippine Idol on Channel 5. Even in the Ateneo, there is a contest called, “Ateneo Idol.” In

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Eating the Scroll

24 November 2006: Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary TimeRevelations 10, 8-11: Andrew Dung-Lac and companions The first reading from the book of Revelation tells us that the visionary was told twice by God to take the scroll from the angel’s hands. It is not handed to him, even when he asks the angel

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The Lamb of God

23 November 2006: Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary TimeRevelation 5, 1-10: The Lamb of God In the book of Revelation, Jesus has been always called twenty-nine times as the Lamb. He was heard John the Baptism call him as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (John 1,

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The Four Living Creatures

22 November 2006: Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary TimeRevelation 4, 1-11: The Four Living Creatures I have always been fascinated by Church art. In many churches with paintings on its roof or dome, we see the four evangelists being represented by four creatures: Matthew the Lion; Mark the Man; Luke the Ox; and

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