Will We Always Have Second Chances? (3rd Sunday of Lent)
Does this mean that God’s mercy has its limits? Does this mean that while our God is a God of second chances and maybe third chances, he is not... Read more
A Dose of Astonishment (2nd Sunday of Lent)
We know that his love has broken every record. All we need to do is gaze at His son on the cross to know the astonishing truth–that God has... Read more
Words (8th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
In truth, the Word made flesh, the Word of God, flows out of what fills the very heart of God. When God speaks, God speaks from the heart. So... Read more
When Is It Enough? (Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time)
There are many ways to read the Word of God. A dangerous way would be to read Scripture literally. “From the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold... Read more
Burnout (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
So today, when I read about Simon Peter’s half-hearted protest when our Lord asks him to go out fishing again after an entire night of hard work out at... Read more
Depth (4th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
In truth, God does not leave us. On the cross, love stays. Love may be crushed but love does not vanish. Love “bears all things, believes all things, hopes... Read more
What Oppresses You? (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The words spoken by Jesus in our Gospel today are not just for those rotting away in jail cells and not just for those who have lost their eyesight... Read more
Holy Night (Christmas Homily)
Only appreciating this darkness do we appreciate the light: John the Evangelist proclaims light: God does not respond to the darkness in condemnation. He responds... Read more
The 3 Hungers of the Filipino Youth
2019 has been declared by the CBCP as the “Year of the Youth.” In gospel, after hearing John the Baptist’s call to repentance the crowd asked John the critical... Read more