The Water: Formation at the Wellspring. Today, the Church gazes at the Grotto of Lourdes, where Mary invited Bernadette to dig until Water ...

Today we celebrate Saints Cyril and Methodius , two brothers who are the "Apostles to the Slavs." They are famous for a specific r...

Today’s readings deal with the tragedy of not listening. In the first reading, we see the fulfillment of the warning given to Solomon. Becau...

Today’s readings give us a painful "before and after." In the first reading, we see the tragic Betrayal of King Solomon. The man ...

Today’s Gospel contains a challenging teaching from Jesus: "Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things...

In the Gospel today, Jesus confronts a group of Pharisees who are obsessed with the "tradition of the elders." They have created a...

Today’s liturgy presents a profound shift in where God dwells. In the first reading, King Solomon finally brings the Ark of the Covenant int...

Imagine the smell of salt, the dampness of the morning air, and the crushing weight of failure. Peter has been out all night. He is a profes...

There is a word we use in the Philippines when we’ve reached our limit: "Pagod." Not just tired, but soul-weary. Imagine Peter at...

In the First Reading (1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12): David gives his final charge to Solomon: " Be strong and show yourself a man ." He em...

The Ritual of Purity. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate a feast that is both ancient and deeply moving: The Presen...

After the intensity of their first mission, the Apostles return to Jesus, bursting with stories of what they had done. Jesus, the perfect Sh...

The Gospel today tells the story of the death of John the Baptist. It is a story of three characters: a king who is a slave to his reputatio...

In the Gospel, Jesus sends the Twelve out on their first mission, and His instructions are radical. He tells them to take nothing but a walk...

Today’s Gospel presents one of the most tragic sentences in the New Testament: "He was not able to perform any mighty deed there... He ...

In the first reading today, we encounter a king at his lowest point. David’s grief for his son Absalom is raw and gut-wrenching: "My so...

Mga kapatid, let’s be honest: We live in a very noisy country. Our mornings begin not with silence, but with the "tilaok" of the r...

In the small, cramped synagogue of Capernaum, a miracle happened that wasn't just about a demon being cast out; it was about a voice bei...

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today’s liturgy offers us a striking contrast between the royal public worship of the Old Covenant a...

"Today we celebrate two of St. Paul's closest companions, Timothy and Titus. They were the early bishops, the ones who had to keep ...