Author Archives: Rick Montanez

HOMILY: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 17:5-10 2 October 2022 Fr. Ricky Montañez, AA I have a friend who seems to have defied all odds after having been diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. Napakahirap na panahon ito para sa kanya at sa lahat ng nagmamahal sa kanya. Just last year, she finishedContinue reading “Keeping the Faith”

HOMILY: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 16:19-31 25 September 2022 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Naranasan niyo na bang magutom? Mahirap na sitwasyon ito hindi ba? Mas masaklap kung, sa iyong pagkagutom, nakakakita ka ng mga taong nagpapakasasa sa pagkain at sa kalauna’y nagsasayang na rin ng pagkain. Sa bahay ng aking kaibigan, bawalContinue reading “Sensitive to Our Neighbours’ Needs”

HOMILY: Feast of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Priest Matthew 11:25-30 23 September 2022 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA None of us like people who are boastful. We may tolerate them, but we do not like them.  They get to be such noisy people, advertising excessively all the impressive things in their life. Look at whatContinue reading “Recommitting to a Life of Grace”

HOMILY: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 16:1-13 18 September 2022 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Sino sa atin dito ang di pa nakakaranas na matuksong gumawa ng mali? Maaaring natukso tayong magsinungaling upang protektahan ang kaibigan o kapamilya o katrabaho. Maaaring tayo ay napilitan na gumawa ng labag sa ating prinsipyo o pananampalataya paraContinue reading “Prudence in Matters of this World”

HOMILY: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 15:1-32 11 September 2022 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA On September 9th (September 8th in the UK), the world was saddened to hear of the passing of Queen Elizabeth, the 96-year-old monarch of the United Kingdom. Her son Charles is becoming King at age 73 whereas she wasContinue reading “Choosing to be Found”

HOMILY: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 14:25-33 4 September 2022 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Uso pa ba ngayon ang ligawan?  Dahil sa apps, parang puro “dating” na lang at wala nang “courting” na nagaganap. Meron pa ngang 3 dates lang, live in na pero no labels daw. Di daw mag boyfriend at lalong diContinue reading “The Great Cost of Being Christians”

HOMILY: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 14:1, 7-14 28 August 2022  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA “In my reading of the scripture, I felt an invite to let go of my previous limitations. It was seeing other people, who have sinned beyond anything I could ever conceptualise, also being found in Christ that madeContinue reading “Exalting God; Humbling Ourselves”

Homily: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time  Luke 13: 22-30 20 August 2022 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA  I saw this post claiming that Muhammad Ali used to say… “I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.” Malamang, kung hindi siya nagtiyaga,Continue reading “Entering through the “Narrow Gate””

HOMILY: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:49-53 14 August 2022 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Nabudol na ba kayo sa online shopping?  Habang tumitingin ka lang, may makikita kang jacket… Sabi mo… “Uyy, parang maganda ah”. Wala kang kabalak-balak bumili pero inadd-to-cart mo na at chineck out mo pa. Bahala na!  You wait withContinue reading “Holding our Ground in Faith”

HOMILY: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:32-48 7 August 2022  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Yesterday, I was shocked to have found out that Filipina actress par excellence Cherie Gil had passed away at only 59 years of age. She died “young” never even having reached the official age for a senior citizen. ItContinue reading “Vigilance: Living in Faith and Hope”