The heart and soul of Gina Lopez
(In lieu of Fr. Caluag’s regular Sunday Gospel reflection, we are reprinting his homily at the Mass for the wake of ABS-CBN Foundation chair Gina Lopez, who passed away last
(In lieu of Fr. Caluag’s regular Sunday Gospel reflection, we are reprinting his homily at the Mass for the wake of ABS-CBN Foundation chair Gina Lopez, who passed away last
THIS is the homily I prepared for the Mass at the blessing of The Pilgrim’s Shrine at Anima Center, Sta. Elena City, Santa Rosa, Laguna.
I was on a “pilgrimage of compassion and mercy” from April 20 to May 10. It brought me to Eastern Europe, particularly to the shrines of Divine Mercy in Krakow and Our Lady of Czestochowa in Jasna Gora, Poland.
Introductory note: On Feb. 7, the Chinese-Filipino community was shocked by the tragic news of the death of a family of five—Luis and Roxsanna Hsieh, and their
AS I was preparing for today’s Mass, I realized this is the 10th year we celebrate together Tata’s birthday. Last year, she was 58, so this year she is turning 57. The 10th year of giving thanks; today is a bit more special.
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has urged Catholic priests to always prepare and think carefully about the content of their homilies, saying delivering “boring” sermons is unjust to God and the churchgoers.
Last Monday, the Gospel reading was about the centurion (Luke 7:1-10) who interceded for his slave. It is interesting to note that this centurion was an outsider among the Jewish community. A perfect candidate to be hated, being the Roman conqueror and an officer at that. As the story unravels, though, he defies all expectations or stereotypes. He is the kindest person you could meet. He helps the Jewish community and goes out of his way to plead for the healing of his slave. Talking about genuine kindness and humility, this centurion is worth emulating.
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