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In today’s Gospel (Mt. 13, 44-52) Jesus shares with us three parables; a buried treasure , a pearl of great price and the dragnet. When we talk about parables, Biblical scholars would say that it talks about the Kingdom of God. So what does the Kingdom all about? In the Old Testament, Kingdom of God […]

“ANG masamang damo ay hindi namamatay” or “Bad grass never dies”, a Filipino dictum goes. Of course, it doesn’t mean if you’re 75 and above, you’re a bad grass! What our Lord is saying on this Sunday is that the bad grass or evil is here with us, it co-exists with the good one. Such

Imagine, sitting on the beach with hundreds or thousands of other people waiting to hear Jesus speak. He then begins preaching in parables. What are they to think? How can they possibly understand His meaning. His meaning is simple, because the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven have not been granted to them yet He

There is a story of a man who had a dream. In the dream he was walking along the beach with Jesus and they were replaying all the important moments of his life. The man noticed that for each scene there were two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the

A story about a catechist who asked students in her confirmation class; which part of the Liturgy or Mass was the most important part. One participant said: “The dismissal rite is the most important part of the Mass.” “Why did you say that?” asked the catechist. Then he said: “The purpose of the Eucharist is

My friends in Christ, the Gospel of Matthew tells us, “Do not fear those who kill the body; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” This is a very powerful passage of the Holy Bible. In simple English it means, “Bear your crosses and at the end, you shall be

Good morning… Bread as food is the most basic sustenance. Bread satisfies hunger, provides nourishment, and maintains life. Bread is a sign of human well being and divine blessing. Indeed, we need food for our body to live. But as Christians, we also need another kind of food, that for our souls. When Jesus calls

The word “Trinity”, what does it mean? Does it mean God is a mystery? No! Is the Blessed Trinity another Person of God? No! Then what is it? The root of the word “Trinity” originates from the Latin word “trini” which means “three each” or “threefold”. The term has been used as early as the

I hope everyone is safe and well. The season of Easter is nearly at an end. The past Thursday, the 40 days of Easter supposedly the feast of the Ascension. Today is Seventh Sunday of Easter. But instead of celebrating this seventh Sunday of Easter, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Lord’s Ascension. As we