Homilies and Lectio Divina

Mk 9:41-50 Today we are strongly warned.

“You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the hell will never conquer it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.” -Mt 16:18-19 Saying this, Jesus renamed Simon into Peter (Rock) and made him first Pope of His Church. Today is the Feast…

Forty days after Jesus’ birth, Mary and Joseph presented Him at the Temple in obedience to Jewish law. It is the consecration of the first born male to the Lord. The original idea was the firstborn belonged to the Lord and would spend his life serving the Lord. Today we celebrate this event as the…

Today we celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul. Jesus converted Saul, persecutor of Christians, into Paul, Champion of Christianity. The 1st Reading tells the dramatic conversion, how he was struck down by a great light and heard Jesus speak to him. Similarly it can take a tragedy or illness to strike us off our high…

2Tm 1:1-8 LK 10:1-9 After the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, today we honor the heroic work of 2 of his disciples, Sts. Timothy and Titus. Paul, the Church builder, ordained them bishops of the churches in Ephesus and Crete where they taught what they learned and passed on the faith amidst great trials.…

01/27/17 Heb 10:32-39 Mk 4:26-34 It’s hard to understand the laws of nature like math, physics & chemistry, but we know they are true and valid, we have “faith” in them since we see they produce plants, animals and other good things that keep us alive (Gospel). It’s also hard to understand God’s laws of…

“Whoever does the will of God is my brother, sister and mother.” -Mk 3:35 Jesus undid the disobedience of Adam, and by God’s super-grace, His mother Mary undid that of Eve. Adam and Eve, desiring to be gods, ate the forbidden fruit that brought death into paradise. Jesus obeyed His Father’s will, gave up being…

God created man in His own image. He gave us His own nature, planting in us a tendency to be holy, so we may desire to be with Him in heaven forever. But we are easily misled by Satan. So the Father sent us His Son to teach us the way to holiness, and die…

Midnight Mass Christmas Barely a number of hours and the most awaited event of the year comes. Beyond the thrills of the season, I wonder what significance Christmas has in our hearts. At this very moment, it is then vital to ask ourselves: “Who do we await this Christmas?             If we analyze and observe people…

Advent means waiting, thus during this season of advent, we prepare for the coming of someone On this first Sunday of advent, I think it is very vital to ask ourselves these questions: “Who is coming?” Who do we await on Christmas?” If we observe and analyze people during this season, we will be surprised…