Homily: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Jeremiah 20:7-9 • Romans 12:1-2 • Matthew 16:21-27 30 August 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA I once met a single woman who shared something very moving with me. As the last of her siblings to be unmarried, she remained in their family home with her parents.Continue reading “The Cross Is Not A Detour”
Monthly Archives: August 2026
From Roadblocks to Rocks
Homily: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Isaiah 22:19-23 / Romans 11:33-36 / Matthew 16:13-20 23 August 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Imagine waiting in line for 20 minutes. Then, when you are almost at the counter, someone casually cuts right in front of you, as if his or her time mattered moreContinue reading “From Roadblocks to Rocks”
God Has No Outsiders
Homily: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Isaiah 56:1, 6–7 • Romans 11:13–15, 29–32 • Matthew 15:21–28 16 August 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA A few years ago, I was standing in a long queue to leave a plane after a delayed flight. Everyone was tired, frustrated, and anxious to get home. NoContinue reading “God Has No Outsiders”
When Fear Becomes the Narrator
Homily – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 1 Kings 19:9a, 11–13a • Romans 9:1–5 • Matthew 14:22–33 9 August 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA A few years ago, a close friend’s mother went in for a routine check-up. When she was told, “We need to run a few more tests.”, fear immediatelyContinue reading “When Fear Becomes the Narrator”
Before There Was Enough
Homily – Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Isaiah 55:1–3 • Romans 8:35, 37–39 • Matthew 14:13–21 2 August 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Many years ago, while I was pursuing my postgraduate studies in London, I spent three months as chaplain in a hospice, temporarily filling in for a Jesuit priest whoContinue reading “Before There Was Enough”
Sunday Gospel Reflections 