27th Sunday of the Year – Prayer: Recognizing God in our history

Introduction The Bible never says that Abraham entered into a shrine to pray, and yet he…

December 27, Monday

JOHN, Evangelist, Feast   Close to our Lord, obsessed by love. This may well be the…

December 26, Sunday

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY In the House of the Father It may come as a…

26th Sunday of the Year

Background:      The familiar image of Lazarus and the rich man might seem to be a…

26th Sunday of the Year

When I was a young and very pious religious our days were compartmentalized, that is, they…

26th Sunday of the Year – The Church’s Mission to the Poor

The Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of God’s compassion, the Gospel of the lowly being raised…

26th Sunday of the Year – The Responsible Catholic

“Woe to the complacent in Zion, who enjoy a luxurious life but do nothing about the…

26th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Dear Preachers: Don t you appreciate when someone is trying to make a point, or explain…

26th Sunday of the Year

There was a story of a man who was a ‘relihiyoso’ (religious) and ’diosnon’  (godly). After he…

26th Sunday of the Year

TO SOME PEOPLE the story in today’s Gospel may seem quite unfair. A successful man, indicated…