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O Come, o Come, Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod…
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Solemnity of Christ the King B
Solemn Feast of Christ the King This year, we said goodbye to a king – the king of pop, Michael Jackson. All over the world, tribute and high praises, public adulation and open fanaticism…
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33rd Sunday B
We keep wondering why all these calamities are happening to us at this time. Because of the trauma of super-typhoons and massive floods, the predicted volcanic activity and fear of tsunamis, we are reduced…
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32nd Sunday B
GIVING THAT TOUCHES GOD’S HEART32nd Sunday I came from a parish that is very responsible in giving. We did not do fund-raising for the usual needs of the parish, even for its repairs. It…
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31st Sunday – All Saints Day
WHEN MEMORY TURNS TO FESTIVITYFilipino Catholics will flock to churches, cemeteries and memorial parks November 1and 2 to celebrate monuments of faith. Both feasts point to life. Both feasts are rooted in memory. Both…
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30th Sunday B
when you need to shout 30th SundayIt is already giving us mental and emotional fatigue to follow up on current events. Calamity after calamity yielded sad stories on television and radio news and programs.…
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29th Sunday B
OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE29th Sunday Before the killer floods became headline, the news fed us with the scenario of politicians out to get each other’s throats. We have what we call “the quarrel…
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Transformation of the Rosary
By James A. Rurak (thanks to the National Catholic Reporter) My fishing buddy’s a Freemason. Who would have thought that he would transform my experience of the Rosary? One day he handed me a…
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28th Sunday B
WHAT'S YOUR CENTER?28th Sunday There are moments when we must answer the crucial questions about the core of our lives, the center our hearts, the thing we treasure the most. The recent disastrous typhoons,…
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27th Sunday B
27th Sunday We are still in the process of recovery from the devastating effects of the “killer typhoon” in Manila last week. After wreaking havoc in our country, the typhoon proceeded to disrupt the…
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Rosary
Celebrate October as the Month of the Holy Rosary. Believe in Mary's Powerful Intercession and Her Maternal Solicitude for All God's Children. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for US Sinners...
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