Author Archives: Rick Montanez

HOMILY: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 21:28-32 1 October 2023  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA I have been learning to drive since 2019 but I have yet to graduate to driving on my own. Fr. Steve jokes that I already have a master’s degree in driving. I am not motivated to get behind the wheelContinue reading “Becoming Persons of Integrity”

HOMILY: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 20:1-16 24 September 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Time flies so fast. Parents caring for their new-born are told to cherish each moment because before they know it, their kid is no longer a baby. Lovers, feel there just aren’t enough hours in a day to spendContinue reading “Kingdom-bound… Everyone?”

HOMILY: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 18:21-35 17 September 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Sometimes, when I do marriage counselling, I would ask couples if there was any marital problem that could completely destroy their marriage beyond repair. They say infidelity. It is after all, such a painful betrayal of trust. And yet,Continue reading “Entrusting Justice to God”

HOMILY: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 18:15-20 10 September 2023  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA I am sure you have all seen the video of the drag queen dressed as Jesus Christ head-banging to an adulteration of the Our Father. That video irritates me no end. They call it a drag performance. It isContinue reading “Correcting with Love”

HOMILY: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 16:21-27 3 September 2023  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Had your house ever been on fire? Had you ever experienced being robbed? Had you ever had business failure, broken heart, loss of a loved one? These are just a few of the painful experiences of life. The effectsContinue reading “Trusting in God’s Wisdom”

HOMILY: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 16:13-20 27 August 2023  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Who is Jesus for us? Who do we say Christ is for us? What kind of relationship do we have with Jesus? In the past, children were taught about God, by introducing to… “PAPA JESUS”. “Pray to Papa Jesus.” “Say,Continue reading “God’s Power at Work in Us”

HOMILY: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 15:21-28 August 20, 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA One time a priest friend and I were travelling together to attend a meeting in Manila from Quezon City. The traffic was so bad since it was a Fright-Day, Flight-Day. On a street where traffic was almost at aContinue reading “A Love without Borders”

HOMILY: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 14:22-33 13 August 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA We recently had a painting workshop for the children in the parish. Over 100 children completed the two-week workshop that taught them the basics of painting. The first session had the theme: “The Church on a Journey” (Ang SimbahangContinue reading “Stronger than Any Storm”

HOMILY: Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Matthew 17:1-9 6 August 2023  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Back in my early formation years as a religious, I was sent to Mexico for exposure and language learning. The Mexican priests of our community were assigned to say the morning mass every Wednesday at a nearbyContinue reading “Divinity Breaking Through Humanity”

HOMILY: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 13:44-52 30 July 2023 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez I was amazed at what I found on Instagram recently.  Lee Wilkins posted a reel that declared: “You work 8 hours to live 4. You work 6 days to enjoy 1. You work 8 hours to eat in 15 minutes. YouContinue reading “The Incomparable Treasure”