6th Sunday of the year – Choose the Life of the Lord

            Back in the olden days, when I was in college, I was a religious brother…

6th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Those of us gathered for worship today are very diverse people, from different cultural backgrounds, countries…

6th Sunday of the year

Two sinners visited a holy man and asked his advice. “We have done wrong,” they said,…

6th Sunday of the year

THE FIRST CHRISTIANS were all Jews. In the beginning they continued to observe many of their…

6th Sunday of the year – They Keep the Commandments But Do Not Enter the Kingdom of Heaven

Introduction The Jews call the first five books of the Bible the Law. A surprising way…

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…