The reoccurring cases of the abuse of minors have been one of the greatest evils befalling our Church and society in our epoch. Sadly, this horrendous and evil act has...
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Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (WEDNESDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 27, 2019
At the feet of the holy sage – Ben Sira (in the First Reading – Ecclesiasticus 4:12-22), we are presented with the theme of “Wisdom as Educator”. (Here...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (TUESDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 26, 2019
TUESDAY The Book of Ecclesiasticus (Wisdom of Sirach) by Ben Sira of Jerusalem is a deuterocanonical book written around 200 to 175 BCE). It is seen as a collection of...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (MONDAY) SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 25, 2019
In the Prophetic Tradition of the Old Testament, deafness, dumbness or blindness are figures of resistance to the message of God. This is because these illnesses impede...
Catholicism, Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER, FEBRUARY 22, 2019
(FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER) “Chair” as a concept, has been understood through the ages as the symbol of authority and power. The power of kings or top executive...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (THURSDAY) SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 21, 2019
The Noahic Covenant (i.e. God’s Covenant with Noah) as we read today in the First Reading (cf. Genesis 9:1-13) is the covenantal promise of God not to destroy the world...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (WEDNESDAY) SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Having been saved from the flood together with his family, Noah offered God a burnt sacrifice, and the Lord made a striking comment about the heart of man in relation to...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (TUESDAY) SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 19, 2019
(“You must remove the old yeast of sin so that you will be entirely pure. Then you will be like a new batch of dough without any yeast, as indeed I know you...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR (MONDAY) SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. FEBRUARY 18, 2019
MONDAY The evil act of Cain in today’s Frist Reading (cf. Gen. 4:1-15,25), depicts how sin rattles the relationship and bond between brothers. This is a kind of life...
Mass Reflections, Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
HOMILY/REFLECTION FOR SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C. FEBRUARY 17, 2019
The “Sermon on the Plain” in Today’s Gospel (6:17,20-26) is Luke’s version of the “Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew’s Gospel (5 – 7). In the Lukan account, it appears...
