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Homily: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 21:28-32 27 September 2020 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez  Battling Our Way to Saying “Amen” to God’s Ways Ang Pinoy ay “pasaway”. Do you agree with this? I am sure every household and every community to a certain extent would say that there is one who fits theContinue reading “Battling Our Way to Saying “Amen” to God’s Ways”

Homily: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 20:1-16 20 September 2020 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez I found my ruler! I was told I may need it when I take public transportation. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) recently recommended the implementation of a gradual reduction of seating distance between commuters inside PUVs. The one-meter distanceContinue reading “To Measure Beyond Measure As Jesus Does”

Homily: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 18:21-35  13 September 2020 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez The other day, the hashtag #SorryToFilipinos became the number two (#2) trending topic among South Koreans on Twitter. This came about after another hashtag #CancelKorea went viral a few days earlier. Are you as puzzled by this online ruckus,Continue reading “Learning Our Way to Jesus’ 77 Times”

Homily: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 18:15-20  06 September 2020 Fr. Ricky C. Montanez Have you ever had to call someone’s attention and correct him/her for a mistake committed? This may be typical for parents raising children, but for the rest of us it isn’t easy. How do you admonish a colleague, aContinue reading “When We Can’t Shut Our Eyes for A Brother… A Sister…”

Homily: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 16:21-27 30 August 2020 The national government recently called on religious leaders to counsel and guide the members of their flock in order to halt the increasing suicide cases in the country during this pandemic. Echoing the national government’s call, a DOH official was quoted as saying:Continue reading “Seeing Beyond Our Pains and Not Being Okay”

Homily: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 16:13-20  23 August 2020 The expression on one’s face easily communicates that which remains unsaid. Lately, it is proving to be a challenge to adequately understand each other what with the mandatory wearing of face masks (and now face shields) we are prevented from completely seeing eachContinue reading “Unmasking the Christ in Us”

Homily: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)Matthew 15:21-2816 August 2020 Have you noticed that over the past months the protocols prescribed to prevent the spread of Covid 19 have gone from the practical to the ridiculous? There is the logical mandatory wearing of masks, proper and frequent handwashing and social distancing to the eyebrow raisingContinue reading “Tearing Walls Down in Jesus’ Name”

Homily: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)Matthew 14:22-339 August 2020 Our Faith in the Raging Storm  In London I lived with an elderly religious (Fr. Andrew) who likes to sit in the park and feed the birds. He would return home with great stories quite useful for homilies. Once he told me about a fatherContinue reading “Our Faith in the Raging Storm”

Homily: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 14:13-21 2 August 2020 Go viral! That’s the best way to get the public’s attention these days. When I was younger, people had to make the rounds of TV and radio stations, broadsheets and tabloids to attract attention for personal or societal concerns. Nowadays, if you wantContinue reading “When Feeling Sorry Is Not Enough”

Homily: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Matthew 13:44-52 26 July 2020 My friend and I share the same birthday. This year she asked me what was my birthday wish. For those of you who know me, I believe it is not very difficult to figure out what I prayed for. When I asked herContinue reading “The Wisdom of Seeking Heaven”