Preaching Notes (2/11)
My earliest memories are filled with constant encouragements for me not to worry. However, I don’t recall having learned how to make this happen, especially when... Read More
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6th Sunday [B] February 11, 2018
GOSPEL READING / MARK 1:40-45 Jesus’ encounter with the leper in Sunday’s Gospel announces a completely new understanding as part of the establishment of God’s... Read More
5th Sunday [B] February 4, 2018
GOSPEL READING / MARK 1:29-39 The Gospel Reading makes plain the overwhelming task of Jesus’ work. He is to reclaim the lost sheep of Israel.... Read More
Preaching Notes (2/4)
HOW TO PRAY “Rising very early before dawn, Jesus left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed” (Mark 1:35). Jesus is not... Read More
4th Sunday [B] January 28, 2018
GOSPEL READING / MARK 1:21-28 In the Gospel Reading, Jesus drives out the devil described as an “unclean spirit.” Jesus’ teaching is recognized as being... Read More
Preaching Notes (1/28)
GOD’S KINGDOM GROWS / January 28 The Sunday Gospel recounts the dramatic episode of Jesus curing a man possessed by the devil (Mark 1:21-28). The scene... Read More
Grieving in the Digital Era (1/23)
Death reconnects people. I witness this firsthand. So, too, did I deeply experience this when my dad died. News of someone dying brings forth a... Read More
The Route to Real Happiness (12/18)
Unless we forget ourselves and resist temptations to be swept away by the deluge of personal interests and ambitions, we will not be able to... Read More
Radiating Happiness (12/17)
A gloomy soul is prone to many temptations. Excessive self-absorption makes it very difficult to discover the joy of turning one’s self toward God and... Read More
3rd Sunday Advent [B] December 17, 2017
The Third Sunday of Advent also is called Gaudete Sunday. From the Latin imperative meaning “Rejoice!”, today draws our attention to the closeness of the... Read More
3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (12/17) “Gaudete Sunday”
The 3rd Sunday of Advent is nicknamed “Gaudete Sunday”. From the Latin imperative meaning “rejoice!”, this is the first word of today’s Entrance Antiphon from... Read More
Preaching Notes (Sun) 11/12 – 32nd Sunday [A]
According to Jesus’ parable, what makes the foolish virgins “foolish” (Matthew 25:1-12)? Their failure to bring their own supply of oil with them to greet... Read More
Preparing for Sunday Mass (11/12)
12 November 2017 / 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time [A] As the Church year nears its completion and Advent sets to dawn, the Scripture Readings... Read More
Preaching Notes (Sun) 11/5 – 31st Sunday [A]
“…call no one on earth your father…” (Matthew 23:9) It is inevitable that we will call some men on earth our fathers, beginning with our... Read More
FEAST: All Saints (11/1)
Today’s feast of ALL SAINTS sets before us the special way to sanctity that is accessible to everyone in their daily living. God wants us... Read More
Preaching Notes (Sun) October 29
The supreme command for daily living that our blessed Lord Jesus gives us is to love (Matthew 22:34-40). Over and above everything we are to... Read More