Spreading Joy

One day a man from a nearby village called out at the monastery gates, and  handed the…

Christmas – God has Revealed His Justice

Introduction From the beginning mankind’s history—the Bible tells us—is a series of sins. In Genesis Chapter…

Christmas – The Nativity of the Divine Light

Christmas Eve, sometimes called Holy Night, celebrates the ageless story of the birth of Christ. As…

Christmas – the Mystery of God’s Love

Let us adore baby Jesus in the manger. A baby easily wins the heart and love…

Christmas – From “Joy to the World” to “Joy in My Heart”

– Midnight Mass Isaiah 9:2-4,6-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-16   Christmas is finally here. All four…

Christmas – Midnight Christmas

-Midnight Christmas Is 9:1-6; Ti 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 In his Parable of the Birds, Louis Cassels…

Homilies for Christmas

THE MAGNIFICENT PASSAGE you have just heard is from the opening of John’s Gospel. There is…

Christmas – Light for Those Who Live in Darkness

Introduction The darkness covered the abyss, when “God said, Let there be light” (Gen 1:2-3). Light is the…

You’re Not Forgotten

During the Second World War the US Army was forced to retreat from the Philippines. Some…

4th Advent of Sunday – The Visitation (Fr. Joseph Pellegrino,)

As our world is bursting with excitement these last days before Christmas, the Church presents us…