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Second Sunday of Advent
Our Advent guide this Sunday is St. John the Baptist. And there are two pictures of St. John the Baptist that are familiar to our biblical and popular imagination. The first one shows John…
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First Sunday of Advent
Advent1 At a bookstore recently, I got bored waiting in line at the cashier. I scouted for another possible cashier and I hastily transferred to her section. But the line was even longer and…
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Solemnity of Christ the King C
Survival of the weakest There is no doubt, Manny Pacquiao is the king of boxing. The whole world has just seen Filipino sports power at its best in the latest Pacquiao – Margarito match.…
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32nd Sunday C
3 W’s About the End32nd Sunday We can make sense of the gospel message on this second to the last Sunday of the liturgical year with three words that start with the letter W.…
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32nd Sunday C
32nd Sunday Seven brothers were brought before the king. They were asked to deny their faith and to do something that according to Jewish religion is abominable in God’s sight. Each of the brothers…
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30th Sunday C
Whats wrong about pride? 30th Sunday Is it wrong to be happy about your good qualities? You are really beautiful or handsome or intelligent. Is it improper to boast of your achievements? Your hard…
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29th Sunday C
FAITH EMPOWERS PRAYER29th Sunday One of the most encouraging images to come out of television in a long time was the successful rescue of the Chilean miners buried under the ground for 70 days,…
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28th Sunday C
28th Sunday Some of you woke up this morning feeling sad. Some of you lived through the week depressed. Others, surely, trekked to the church today full or regrets. Why is it that many…
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27th Sunday C
FAITH…BIG or small 27th Sunday It is delightful to see that game shows in our country reveal the faith of the contestants, and even of the hosts. I remember a man in ‘Deal or…
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26th Sunday C
INDIFFERENCE: THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE 26th Sunday The gospel today speaks of two men – one is rich and the other is poor. But the gospel is not about money or riches at all.…
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
25th Sunday Do you want to become rich? Do you want wealth, prosperity and abundance? Most people today set their eyes on these things. And we are not lacking in books, counselors, preachers and…
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24th Sunday C
THE HEALING POWER OF “SORRY”24th Sunday It is so easy to hurt other people by what we do or say. In the story of the prodigal son, the young man, hurt his father deeply…
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