The Hermit of Antipolo

Gospel reading: Matthew 19:16-22 We all desire to make it to heaven, “to gain eternal life” (v.16b). What must we do? Jesus says, “If...

Today’s reading: Ezekiel 18:1-32 Jesus died so that we might live. No one else needs to die. How do we avoid death? Jesus restored us to...

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 12:1-2 Psalm 78:56-62 God raised, loved and used Israel for His glory. But they were disloyal, disobedient, and...

Gospel reading: Matthew 18:15-20 What Jesus says about prayer today is often misunderstood or misused. He says, “Again, I say to you, if...

Gospel reading: Matthew 17:22-27 Don’t we sometimes say, “I have bad news and I have good news”? Thus Jesus tells his disciples about...

Today’s reading: Romans 9:1-5 What a great calling we have as Christians, as Catholics, as CFC-FFL. Christians are the new Israel....

Gospel Reading: Matthew 17:14-20 Jesus was exasperated. At what? “Because of your little faith.” (v.20a). His disciples had not been...

Gospel reading: Matthew 16:13-23 There are terrible words that we should never want to hear from our Lord Jesus. One is “I never knew...

Today’s reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 God has done an awesome and mysterious thing—He has entered into covenant with us. “I will be their...

Today’s readings: 2 Peter 1:16-19 Matthew 17:1-9 God said of Jesus, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”...

Today’s readings: Jeremiah 26:1-9 Psalm 69:5-14 Matthew 13:54-58 The life of a prophet is fraught with hardships and trials. This is not...

Today’s reading: Jeremiah 13:1-11 Every Christian has a prophetic role, as by virtue of Baptism, we all share in Christ’s office as...

Today we honor grandparents, as we look to Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus. Mary gave birth to Jesus when she was about 14 years...

Today’s reading: Amos 5:14-24 “Seek good and not evil” (v.14a). This is a basic prescription, “that you may live” (v.14b). But this...

Today’s reading: Amos 3:1-4:12 Over and over the Lord says to Israel, “Yet you did not return to me.” The Lord speaks through prophets...

Gospel reading: John 6:60-69 Many, who are already Christians, cannot accept the hard teachings of the gospel. “Then many of his...

Jesus appeared to Mary of Magdala outside the tomb and said to her, “Whom are you looking for?” (Jn 20:15). Jesus might ask the same...

Here is part of Fr Cantalamessa’s Good Friday homily. It is a good teaching on mammon. A strong antidote is true financial stewardship....

“Why do you seek the living one among the dead?” (Lk 24:5b). Jesus is alive. We love and serve a living God. Jesus is one who has...

Jesus has died and been buried, with a huge stone rolled across the entrance to the tomb. “But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained...