June 6, 2023

Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time   A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH                        …

5th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The gospel of Matthew has been our focus during this liturgical year. We began hearing passages…

5th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Dear Preachers: Salt has gotten a bad rap in recent years. It’s linked to high blood…

5th Sunday of the year

Two children, a boy a girl, were playing bahay-bahayan. The neighbor heard that they were fighting and…

5th Sunday of the year

TODAY’S GOSPEL follows immediately after the Beatitudes.  And the readings are saying that the Beatitudes must…

5th Sunday of the year – How could one become salt and light?

Introduction “Today, there is no more faith. Once there was so much.” How do you measure…

4th Sunday of the year – Blessed are those who mourn, for we shall be comforted.

If there is any truth to the stereotype of an Old Testament prophet as someone going…

4th Sunday of the year – Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Today’s Gospel presents the Beatitudes.  I want to hone in on one of these: Blessed are…

4th Sunday of the year

It is told that when Mother Theresa was once cleaning the wounds of a leper, a…

4th Sunday of the year

TODAY WE BEGIN the Sermon on the Mount.  In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus is presented as the…