To Be Transfigured

28 February 2010 2nd Sunday of LentGenesis 15, 5-18; Psalm 27; Phil 3,17 – 4,1; Luke 9, 28-36Was there a point in your life when you were about to take the greatest plunge in your entire existence but then you wanted to be assured that the people whom you loved most understood what you were

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A Celebration of Simplicity

8 December 2009 Solemnity of the Immaculate ConceptionGen 3, 9-15,20; Psalm 98; Eph 1, 3-12; Luke 1, 26-38 Note: Filipino homily in previous post. The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is indeed an extraordinary event. It tells us that God has ordained that Mary, who would be the Mother of Jesus, would be

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Ang Mga Handog ng Hari ng Sansinukob

ika-22 ng Nobyembre 2009 Maringal na Kapistahan ng Kristong HariDaniel 7, 13-14; Psalm 93; Rev 1, 5-8; John 18, 33-37 Note: This article appears in Sambuhay in Filipino today. Sambuhay is a publication of the Society of St. Paul. Taon-taon, inaabangan ng bawat Pilipino sa telebisyon ang mga pagalingan sa pagkanta at pagsayaw. Nagiging “idolo”

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Why Do We Come to the Cemetery?

1 & 2 November 2009All Saints and All Souls Day The Gospel today speaks about practicing what we preach. But there are things which we practice but do not know why we preach it. For example, we come to Sunday mass but we totally do not understand what the mass really means. The same applies

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The Covenant Relationship

14 June 2009. Solemnity of the Body and Blood of ChristExodus 24, 3-8; Psalm 116; Heb 9, 11-15; Mark 14, 12-16, 22-26 One comment from Youtube said that Catholics are cannibals because of what we believe about receiving the Body and Blood of Christ. But it is not the first time I heard this comment;

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Do You Feel Unworthy to Serve?

11 June 2009. Memorial of St. Barnabas, ApostleActs 11: 21-26, 13: 1-3; Psalm 98; Matthew 5, 20-26 Have you ever wanted — or at least the idea crossed your mind — of being at the service of God in whatever capacity you have (and not necessarily religious life), but felt unworthy of the call? The

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Christ the King

23 November 2008 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the KingEzekiel 34, 11-17; Psalm 23, 1-6; 1 Cor 15, 20-28; Matthew 25, 31-36 The Solemnity of Christ the King is celebrated at the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year. In the past, it was celebrated with pomp and pageantry. But today, many churches celebrate this

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The Ability to See

6 January 2007 The Epiphany of our LordIsaiah 60, 1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3, 2-6; Matthew 2, 1-12 We used to call the feast today as the Feast of the Three Kings; but I agree when this was changed to the “Epiphany” meaning “manifestation of God” — when we are enabled to see with our

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Putting on Skin

25 December 2007 Christmas DayThe Incarnation Today we celebrate an article of faith found in the Creed. In fact, when we recite this part, “who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary” we kneel in reverence. This article is the reason for the holidays, the rationale behind the

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All Saints & All Souls

1 & 2 November 2007. Solemnity of All Saints/All Souls Note: In the Philippines, people flock to cemeteries to remember the dead on November 1. So this can be a homily for both events. In the Creed, we profess belief in the “Communion of Saints”. This belief is the basis for the Solemnity of All

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Doulos

15 October 2007. St. Teresa of AvilaRomans 1, 1-7, Psalm 98, Luke 11, 29-32 In the first reading, Paul introduces himself as the slave of Christ to a Roman Christian community he didn’t know personally. In Greek, a slave is ‘doulos’. It means two things: first, doulos commands a definitive love and loyalty from a

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Embarking on a Journey with Francis of Assisi

4 October 2007 Thursday of the 26th Week in Ordinary TimeNehemiah 8, 1-12, Psalm 19, Luke 10, 1-12: St. Francis of Assisi All spiritual journeys begin with a crisis. In the first reading, the temple of Jerusalem was in ruins and Nehemiah was determined to rebuild it. His request was granted by the king, and

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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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Redemptive Suffering

14 September 2007 Exaltation of the CrossNumbers 21, 4b-9; Philippians 2, 6-11; John 3, 13-17 Today, we celebrate the exaltation of the cross. How can the cross — a symbol of suffering and death — be a source of adoration? Let us look first into the symbol of the cross. When one looks at the

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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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