FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT—C (Micah 5: 1-4 Hebrews 10: 5-10 Luke 1: 39-45) All over the world, preparations are underway to celebrate Christmas. Friends and families will be gathering to share old and nostalgic memories. Others will buy and share gifts with their loved ones. In some cases, good hot...
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—B (Daniel 12: 1-3 Hebrews 10: 11-14, 18 Luke 13: 24-32) Next week will be the last week on the Liturgical Calendar. The last week has a theme of the End Time or the Parousia and the Eschatological realities. It will be about the Judgment Day, when each one of...
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—B (Genesis 2: 18-24 Hebrew 2: 9-11 Mark 10: 2-16) Today, we consider the very act that totally and tangibly demonstrates our total unity and commitment to God. This is marriage, a term which literally and originally meant “to be attached to a husband”...
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT—B (Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Hebrews 5: 7-9 John 12: 20-33) The tone for the Holy Week is already set forth today. To save the whole of creation, God has to show us a life of obedience and sacrifice. This is seen in the life of Jesus Christ, who was obedient to the Father, even...