Homily: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Isaiah 25:6–10a / Philippians 4:12–14, 19–20 / Matthew 22:1–14 11 October 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA We are usually very good at dealing with problems. When money is tight, we know how to adjust. When we have little energy left for work, we find aContinue reading “Can We Handle Having More?”
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When Mercy Sets Us Free
Homily: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Sirach 27:30—28:7, Romans 14:7–9, Matthew 18:21–35 13 September 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA All of us know what it is like to be hurt by others—be it a physical injury or emotional trauma. Perhaps the most painful thing is that even after the incident is over,Continue reading “When Mercy Sets Us Free”
Love Does Not Look Away
Homily: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) – Mass for the Care of Creation Ezekiel 33:7-9 • Romans 13:8-10 • Matthew 18:15-20 6 September 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA All of humanity has one home in this galaxy. That home is Earth. However, when we see or read about natural and human-caused disasters,Continue reading “Love Does Not Look Away”
The Cross Is Not A Detour
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”
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”
The Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight
Homily – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 1 Kings 3:5, 7–12 • Romans 8:28–30 • Matthew 13:44–52 26 July 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA My college schoolmates in Iloilo are preparing for our Jade Jubilee next year. One of them has been posting old class photos on Facebook, asking us to correctlyContinue reading “The Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight”
Still Under Construction
Homily: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 • Romans 8:26-27 • Matthew 13:24-43 19 July 2026 Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA Have we ever noticed how, despite the challenges of our economy, construction seems to be everywhere? Walk through almost any neighbourhood and we will find a building going up—a condominium,Continue reading “Still Under Construction”
