Division, Death, Deliverance (March 28, 2026: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent)
My dear friends in Christ, if we look at the news today, or sometimes even inside our own families, we see a world fractured by conflict. To...
My dear friends in Christ, if we look at the news today, or sometimes even inside our own families, we see a world fractured by conflict. To...
Brothers and sisters, doing the right thing is rarely the easy thing. If you try to live an honest, upright, and faithful life, you will eve...
My dear friends, we Filipinos place a lot of value on our history, our families, and our roots. It gives us a sense of identity. But today’s...
My dear friends, today we pause the somber, penitential tone of Lent. We change our vestments, we sing the Gloria, and we celebrate a moment...
Brothers and sisters, it is human nature to complain. We complain about the weather, the traffic, our jobs, and sometimes, even the people w...
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, have you ever felt the stinging weight of someone else’s judgment? Have you ever been the one holdin...
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, have you ever sat in a hospital waiting room? It is one of the hardest places in the world to be. Th...
We end this week looking at the "Lamb"—the one who is innocent yet faces the fury of those who refuse to listen. Lamb. Jeremiah s...
As we draw closer to Holy Week, the atmosphere of the liturgy becomes more intense. We begin to see the shadow of the Cross falling over the...
Today we celebrate the "just man" whose faith made the Incarnation possible. The readings trace the promise made to David to its f...
How often do we feel that God is a distant judge, watching from a distance? Today’s readings shatter that image with a God who is intimately...
Friends, today we stand at the edge of a river of grace that refuses to stay stagnant. Flow. Ezekiel sees water flowing from the threshold ...
My dear brothers and sisters, we often look for signs and wonders to justify our faith, but today we are invited to a deeper, quieter confid...
My dear brothers and sisters, today is Laetare Sunday . If you look around, the priest is wearing rose, the mood is slightly lighter, and th...
As we close this third week of Lent, we are given a masterclass in prayer and posture. We look at three final words: Healing , Holocausts , ...
Friday is a day of deep covenant. It is the day where we are reminded that our relationship with God is not a contract, but a love story. Le...
As we progress through Lent, the tone of the scripture sharpens. It is a "wake-up call" for the soul. Today, we examine our lives ...
Today, the liturgy invites us to fall in love with the Law of God. For many, "law" sounds like a burden, but for the believer, it ...
In the heart of this Lenten journey, the Word of God addresses the currency of the Kingdom: Mercy. As we reflect on the prayer of Azariah an...
My dear brothers and sisters, we begin this week by standing between two waters: the muddy Jordan River and the familiar, yet hostile, synag...