Author Archives: Rick Montanez

HOMILY: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) John 6:60-69  22 August 2021 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA Are you happy to be Catholic? I know of someone who says that if he were not born in a predominantly Catholic country he would probably have been Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, or Buddhist.  He often says this whenContinue reading “Holding on to our Faith in Christ”

HOMILY: Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Luke 1:39-56 15 August 2021 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA Three years ago, I received a token from a wedding I officiated in Iloilo of an old boy (an alumnus) and an old girl (an alumna) of Assumption Iloilo. The groom, who loves to sketch,Continue reading “Like Mary, Sharing the Fulness of God’s Promise”

Homily: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) John 6:41-51 8 August 2021  Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA “ECQ na naman!” “Back to square one!” “Wala na namang trabaho!” “Saan na naman tayo kukuha ng papakain natin sa ating mga pamilya?” “Kelan kaya matatapos ito?”  How many of us have heaved these sighs of frustration nowContinue reading “Fighting! Stepping out of Despair”

HOMILY: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) John 6:24-35 1 August 2021  Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA So, many triumphant photos of our national pride Hidilyn Diaz have been circulating online. She is depicted as someone victorious holding the Olympic gold medal that has remained elusive to us Filipinos for the longest time. It tookContinue reading “Hungering for the Spiritual”

HOMILY: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) John 6:1-15 25 July 2021  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Just when I thought things were finally getting better, we are again beset with so much fear and anxiety over the news of the highly transmissible Delta variant possibly triggering another surge of COVID cases in the country.Continue reading “When the SCANT becomes PLENTY”

HOMILY: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Mark 6:30-34 18 July 2021  Fr. Ricky Canet Montanez, AA After reading through the comments of netizens on the results of a local singing contest, my friend tweeted… “Sana ganyan din tayo kabusisi mamili ng ihahalal nating pinuno. Ang daming marunong ha?” They say most Filipinos are hardContinue reading “JESUS: In Choosing and Being Good Shepherds”

Homily: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 11 July 2021 Mark 6:7-13  Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA It has been a month since I moved here to San Roque and my experience has been fulfilling thus far. I strongly believe God has been affirming my new mission as evidenced by the outpouring of His graceContinue reading “A Shared Mission”

Homily: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6:1-6 4 July 2021 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA “We see things not as they are, but as we are.” I shall say it again…“We see things not as they are, but as we are.” That’s by British writer Henry Major Tomlinson.  I agree with him! You see,Continue reading “God’s Misunderstood Messengers”

Homily: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 27 June 2021 Mark 5:21-43  Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Throughout the past year, I have witnessed numerous outreach projects spearheaded by parishes, barangays, LGUs, private entities, and individuals. So many people wanted to help soothe the wounds of a world suffering from the scourge of the pandemic. ManyContinue reading “Helping that Heals”

Homily: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 4:35-41 20 June 2021 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez, AA I haven’t been getting much sleep lately. I always find myself waking up at 3 AM for no reason and have trouble falling back asleep. I’m told perhaps I haven’t gotten used to my new environment yet. Another friendContinue reading “Finding Calm in Our Heavenly Father”