THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT–B (Genesis 22: 1-2, 9, 10-13, 5-18 Romans 8: 31-34 Mark 9: 2-10) The spirit of Lent may be seen as unnatural and unnecessarily burdensome if we see it as an imposition. But if it is viewed as a means to strengthen our relationship with God, which has severely been damaged...
ALL SOULS (Wisdom 3: 1-9 Romans 5: 5-1 Matthew 5: 1-12) Today, we celebrate the commemoration of the souls of all the faithful departed in purgatory. It is also a way to conclude the celebrations of our belief in the Communion of Saints. There are three categories of the Church or Saints. Those of us...
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Exodus 19: 2-6 Romans 5: 6-11 Matthew 9: 36—10: 8) God chose the Israelites not because they were the most important people on the planet; rather He chose them as a beacon of His presence in our world. In a similar way, Christians are not the most important...
TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Hosea 6: 3-6 Romans 4: 18-25 Matthew 9: 9-13) Religion is our ascent through faith to that which is beyond our beings. Faith is a gift we all have. It is through this ascent, guided by the elements of God’s revelation that we come to believe in God. God is...
THE NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—A (Deuteronomy 11: 18, 26-28, 32 Romans 3: 21-25, 28 Matthew 7: 21-27) The Ordinary Time after Pentecost is designed to spell out how we must live as Christians. This is wrought through the Scriptural thematic development, as it is contained in the Sunday and Weekday...
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT—A (Isaiah 2: 1-5 Romans 13: 11-14 Matthew 24: 37-44) Today begins a new day, a new year, and a new step on our pilgrimage from here on earth to the new and everlasting kingdom of God. As a new day, we are given, once more, the opportunity to amend our lives. As a new year...