Monthly Archives: January 2024

Homily: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mark 1:21-28 January 28, 2024 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Social media influencers hold tremendous influence on today’s youth. They are the ones most listened to when it comes to advice and guidance in life.  It’s funny because some of these influencers are very young, barely out of their teens!Continue reading “Living a Life of Integrity”

Homily: Feast of the Santo Niño (Proper Feast in the Philippines)  Mark 10:13-16 21 January 2024  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Someone once said “Children are the means by which we take hold of heaven.”  The usual interpretation is that we should be child-like to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. However, I think it also remindsContinue reading “Leading Our Children to God”

Homily: Second Sunday in Ordinary Tim John 1:35-42  14 January 2024  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez Sometimes, when we meet new people we ask veiled questions to get to know them better. When we ask: ”Where are you coming from?” (“Ano ang pinanggalingan mo?”), we are not simply asking what their hometown is but rather weContinue reading “Remaining in Jesus”

HOMILY: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Matthew 2:1-12 7 January 2024  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez  Happy Second Christmas! It may sound strange to our ears but for the Eastern Christians this is when they hold their Christmas feasting! The celebration of Epiphany, meaning “manifestation”, is traditionally referred to as “second” Christmas. (So yungContinue reading “In Our Search for God”

Homily: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Luke 2:16-21 1 January 2024  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez I have a friend who is known for throwing parties for her mom.  When her mom turned 80, she decided that all succeeding birthday celebrations of her mom would be extra special. They always had a program where relativesContinue reading “Reflective Openness for the New Year”