HOW GRATEFUL ARE WE?

HOMILY FOR TWENTY-EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C. Readings: 2Kings 5:14-17;Psalm 98; 2Timothy 2:8-13 and Luke 17:11-19. Some of us often recount our pains, challenges, difficulties, disappointments, setbacks and often forget the goods we have received from God. With today’s liturgy, we recall the outbreak of Ebola disease in Nigeria sometime in July 2014 […]

Manipulation Untangled

At some point, you’ve been manipulated by someone, or worse, you’ve likely been manipulated by someone you love. Because we want to please those we care about, we may mistakenly allow ourselves to be manipulated (which isn’t love). Someone once referred to a relationship with a manipulator as being in an emotional black hole. Maybe […]

Dealing with Illness? Head to Church

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of the phone call from the doctor or held hands with a loved one who was told scary health news, you know illness is one of life’s most devastating storms. Based on statistics, it’s likely you have some experience in this area. According to the Center for […]
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The Path from ADD to Focused Mind

Whether you or your child has been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, you have likely faced your share of challenges, and there may be struggles at school, work, or church. The inability to focus or pay attention gets in the way, and it makes simple things difficult. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. According […]

REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS

HOMILY FOR THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR C. Readings: Exodus 3:1-8.13-15; Psalm 103; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6.10-12 and Luke 13:1-9. The season of Lent invites us to a personal encounter with God. This season calls us to return to God. When we return to God with a repentant heart, we will certainly experience His boundless grace, […]

THE VOICE OF PRAYER IN THE UPPER ROOM

HOMILY FOR SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A. Readings: Act 1:12-14; Psalm 67; 1 Pet 4:13-16 and Jn 17:1-11. Traditionally, after the Solemnity of Ascension of the Lord, we celebrate World Communication Sunday as Christ communicates with his Father in prayer, in fulfilment of the promise of the Holy Spirit. For pastoral reasons, the Solemnity […]

FOR WE CANNOT BUT SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD.

Readings: Isaiah 56:1-6; Psalm 96; Roman 10:9-18 and Mark 16:15-20.  Today the Holy Mother Church celebrates World Mission Sunday, as was decreed by Pope Pius XI in 1926, for every Church/institution/parish. In the year 2019, we had the central theme: “Baptized and sent,” which was aimed at rekindling the missionary spirit in the life of […]

THE CONTROVERSY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES.

HOMILY FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY, YEAR C. Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; Romans 8:8-17; John: 14:15-16.23-26. Today’s celebration of Pentecost Sunday officially ends the season of Easter and tomorrow we shall continue with the ordinary season. The liturgy presents two accounts of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles, which marks the beginning […]

THE INCARNATION: AUTO-REVELATION OF GOD

HOMILY FOR THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS DAY – MASS DURING THE DAY), YEAR A/B/C. Readings: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrew 1:1-6 and John 1:1-18. No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known (Jn 1:18). Today we celebrate the […]

The Path from a Dead Marriage to a Healthy Marriage

No marriage is perfect. This really shouldn’t come as a surprise since marriages are made up of two imperfect sinners who fall short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). But it is easy to believe the grass is greener on the other side when we scroll through social media and see photos of seemingly happy married […]

MARY, MODEL OF ALL MOTHERS

HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD: Readings: Numbers: 6:22-27; Psalm 67; Galatians 4:4-7 and Luke 2:16-21. The 2012 publication of the Roman Daily Missal gives a beautiful summary of today’s Liturgy. First, we celebrate the first day of the year; then we think of the circumcision of Jesus, that took place eight […]

CONSPIRACY AND FIGHT AGAINST EVIL

HOMILY FOR TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C. Readings: Jeremiah 38:4-6.8-10; Psalm 40; Hebrew 12:1-4 and Luke 12:49-53. During my seminary days, one of my classmates, constantly said, “No matter what, I will continue to say the truth till I die” and jokingly we add, “na truth go kill us.” Standing for the truth […]