The feast of St. Justin the Martyr invites us to reflect upon the life and legacy of this remarkable saint, who boldly proclaimed the truth of the...
Category - Feasts/Memorials of Saints
REFLECTION – “JOSEPH, MINISTER OF SALVATION”
In his Litany, St. Joseph is invoked as “Minister of Salvation,” a newly introduced title just before “Head of the Holy Family.” Wait a minute! Was...
TWELVE FACTS ON SAINT AUGUSTINE WHICH YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW
1. St. Augustine was an African – He was born in A.D. 354 in Thagaste, Numidia (modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria) into an upper-class family, and Latin...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT AGATHA, YEAR B
THERE ARE STILL MANY “AGATHAS” AND “JOHN THE BAPTIST” TODAY, BEING VICTIMIZED THROUGH THE IRRESPONSIBLE USE OF POWER. First Reading: Hebrews 13:1-8...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
OPEN THE GATES OF YOUR HEARTS THAT THE LORD, THE MIGHTY, THE VALIANT MAY ENTER First Reading: Malachi 3:1-4 Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 23(24):7-10...
A LECTURE ON THE DOGMA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Many a time, we (Catholics) often invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary as “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” While it...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF SAINT ANDREW, APOSTLE; YEAR B
HE FOLLOWED CHRIST AND HIS VOICE WENT OUT THROUGH ALL THE EARTH; HIS MESSAGE, TO THE UTMOST BOUNDS OF THE WORLD… First Reading: Romans 10:9-18...
SUNDAY HOMILY/REFLECTION: SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS
-Who are the saints? -Our vocation to sainthood and the beatitude-challenge. -Why honour the saints and ask for their intercession? -Can they really...
AN EXPOSITION OF THE ANGELIC WORLD –THE EXPULSION OF LUCIFER FROM ‘HEAVEN’ AND HOW MICHAEL BECAME THE PRINCE OF THE HEAVENLY HOST
INTRODUCTION A lot of Christians already know of the existence of the good and bad angels, and many are quite aware that the bad angels were once...
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS, YEAR II
A CALL TO SHARE IN JESUS’ PASSION LIKE HIS BLESSED MOTHER First Reading: Hebrews 5:7-9 Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 30(31):2-6,15-16,20 Gospel Reading:...