Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
When a priest or a bishop is newly ordained, there is for him a solemn Thanksgiving Mass during which he is [Read More]
Dear friends, brothers and sisters in Christ,
1. Today’s feast celebrates the manifestation of Christ the Lord as the Light of revelation to all the world and the fulfillment of every human desire and aspiration. Some of the principal characters of today’s feast of manifestation presented to us in the Gospel text are [Read More]
I. Listening to the plea of an endangered humanity
1. At the dawn of this New Year given to us by our heavenly Father, a year of Jubilee in the spirit of hope, I offer heartfelt good wishes of peace to every man and woman. I think especially of those who [Read More]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. Today, the universal Church celebrates Holy Family Sunday. This celebration is within the context of the Holy Family of Nazareth as the ideal Family with all it takes for all other [Read More}
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. Today we are celebrating the Birthday of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. This is the birthday of all birthdays because we are [Read More]
Dear brothers and sisters,
1. This is the night that was made by the Lord, we rejoice and are glad. For a Light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overpower it. This world in which we live, as it were, was swallowed up in the [Read More]
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. Today is the 3rd Sunday of Advent Year C. The central theme that runs across the readings today is that we should [Read More]
Readings: Baruch 5:1-9, Phil. 1:4-6,8-11, and Lk. 3:1-6.
“Prepare the Road for the Master.”
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. One of the things that marvels me in this country is the road network. The designs of the road network, the machines used, the technical know-how, and the driving lights to create order and smoothness in driving. It even puzzles me the more when I observed [Read More]
Beloved Brothers and Sisters,
1. Today, the entire Catholic world celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King, King of the Universe. He is God; He established an everlasting Kingdom here on earth and in heaven, Paradise. This Solemnity is not too old in the Church. It was instituted by Pope Pius XI with the rise of Communism, Fascism and Nazism in the1920s. These ideologies ruled the people, and the Pope said [Read More]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. The Israelites prior to their settlement in the land of Canaan, were nomads, settling periodically from place to place before and during the Exodus Experience. They came to [Read More]
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. The first days in the Major Seminary were very striking as we all arrived ready to pursue formation into the Sacred Priesthood. One of the most striking events was [Read More]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. While in the Seminary, a formator told us of a Religious Sister who surprised her community several years back when she requested a [Read More]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. God created us out of love and for love, providing us with the necessary relationships and community. In our first reading God created animals for Adam, but none [Read More]
“Who shall be Admitted into the Lord’s Presence?”
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. I recalled having been in a Parish as a Seminarian on Apostolic Work. I was opportune to witness the send-off [Read More}