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…

26th Sunday of the Year – To enjoy life is to renounce the superfluous

Introduction There was a time when God seemed an ally of the rich. Well-being, luck, abundance…

25th Sunday of the Year – God our Saviour Desires All People to be Saved

The gem at the centre of the second reading could easily be missed in the flow…

25th Sunday of the Year – Being a Success

What cheaters! Those merchants that the prophet Amos spoke about in the first reading had a…