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Easter
What happened after Jesus died? I heard a joke by someone saying that on Good Friday, as Jesus dies on the cross, it’s the best time to commit sin because God is not watching!…
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The Good God of Good Friday
This is a day unlike any other. This is the only day in the year called Good, Good Friday. What is so good in this Friday to merit such a description? It was certainly…
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Holy Thursday
Every year, we repeat this dramatic and emotional gesture of the washing of the feet, perfectly narrated in John’s gospel. It appears easy to wash the feet of others. If these people are children…
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Palm Sunday
PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION More than any other occasion in the Christian calendar, this Holy Week gives us a focused and intense gaze on the face of Jesus. Who is Jesus? He…
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5th Sunday of Lent B
5th Sunday of Lent B I recently came from a tiring but beautiful trip to Antique province to attend the ordination of a friend as a new deacon. Actually he is part of a…
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4th Sunday Lent
GOD GOES DOWN… 4th Sunday of Lent B There is only one direction most people want to go in their lives, and that is, upward. People want to be rich and famous and influential.…
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3rd Sunday Lent
Today’s gospel gives us a rare peek into an also rare but very human emotion of Our Lord Jesus Christ - anger. Surrounded by difficult, problematic people, Jesus never showed anger. He was not…
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2nd Sunday Lent
2nd Sunday of LentB The Transfiguration - what a showcase! Jesus was at the center stage of everything - resplendent, glorious, pure. Then appeared as supporting actors Moses and Elijah – long dead, but…
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First Sunday Lent
1st Sunday of LentB This Sunday’s gospel is very short. Its mission is to start us into thinking about the journey of Lent we just entered into. Mark describes Jesus driven by the Spirit…
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7th Sunday Ordinary
TRY SOMETHING NEWOrdinary - 7th Sunday When a person is so tied up to a particular mode of acting or style of life or attitude, that person loses the capacity to inspire others. It’s…
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6th Sunday Ordinary
Ordinary Time - 6 Often we meet the “taong grasa” in our streets. These are the poor, homeless people wandering our roads covered in grime and dirt, often naked and ever in search of…
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5th Sunday Lent
ALL WORK AND NO “PRAYER”? Ordinary Time - 5 We always aim for a balanced life. “All work and no play makes John a dull boy” is a famous proverb. It means that if…
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