The Hermit of Antipolo
Weeds among the Wheat (Thought for the Day Part 119)
July 27, 2024 Today’s gospel: Matthew 13:24-30 Jesus told his disciples the parable of the weeds among the wheat. In the Kingdom of...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 192 min read
The Eucharist - 2 (Thought of the day part 118)
April 19, 2024 Today’s gospel: John 6:52-59 Jesus told the Jews that he was the bread of life and that bread was his flesh. The Jews...
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Mar 263 min read
The Eucharist (Thought for the Day Part 117)
March 26, 2024 Today’s gospel: John 13:21-33,36-38 During the last supper, Jesus, deeply disturbed, told his disciples that one of them...
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Mar 182 min read
God's Covenant (Part 116)
March 17, 2024 Today’s reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 God took the initiative to choose a people and enter into covenant with them. These...
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Mar 183 min read
Who is Jesus? (Part 115)
March 16, 2024 Today’s reading: John 7:40-53 Those in the crowd had different ideas about who Jesus was. “This is truly the Prophet.”...
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Mar 133 min read
Grace and Mercy (Thought for the Day 114)
March 13, 2024Today’s readings:Isaiah 49:8-15Psalm 145:8-9,13-14,17-18John 5:17-30 “The Lord is gracious and merciful” (Ps 145:8a). Grace...
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Mar 133 min read
Living Waters (Thought for the Day 113)
March 12, 2024Today’s readings:Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9John 5:1-3, 5-16 The prophet Ezekiel is given a vision of the...
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Mar 132 min read
Receiving a Blessing (Thought for the Day Part 112)
December 20, 2023 Today’s psalm: Psalm 24:1-6 On December 18 the Vatican issued Fiducia Supplicans, a declaration on blessing same-sex...
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Apr 15, 20224 min read
The Passion and Death of Jesus (Thought for the Day Part 111)
Gospel reading: John 18:1-19:42 In that most dramatic event almost two millennia ago, the main protagonists were Jesus and Satan. Satan...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 13, 20223 min read
The Judas in Us (Thought for The Day Part 110)
Gospel reading: Matthew 26:14-25 We do admit that we are all sinners. But perhaps many do not know to what extent they indeed are...
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Aug 2, 20212 min read
Putting Things Right (Thought for the Day Part 109)
Today’s readings: Numbers 11:4-15 Psalm 81:12-17 Matthew 14:13-21 Things are so dire in the world, and some Christians might think, why...
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Jul 2, 20214 min read
Modernism Part 6 (Thought for the Day Part 108)
Today’s readings: Genesis 23:1-4,19; 24:1-8,62-67 Ps 106:1-5 Matthew 9:9-13 A number of aspects in Matthew’s gospel today are used by...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Teaching About The Law (Thought for the Day Part 107)
Gospel reading: Matthew 5:17-19 Christians, if they are to be authentic Christians, are to live out the commandments of God. Many today...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Modernism Part 5 (Thought for the Day Part 106)
Gospel reading: Mark 12:18-27 Today our Church is infiltrated with modernists, who are overturning the word of God. They are misled and...
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May 31, 20213 min read
Rejoicing In The Savior (Thought for the Day Part 105)
Today’s readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18 Isaiah 12:2-6 Luke 1:39-56 We rejoice whenever an esteemed person visits us. This was how it was with...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
May 17, 20213 min read
Baptism In The Spirit Part 2 (Thought for the Day Part 104)
Today’s reading: Acts 19:1-8 Most Catholics are baptized as babies. With the sacrament of Baptism, they are cleansed from original sin...
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May 11, 20213 min read
Listening To The Word Part 3 (Thought for the Day Part 103)
Today’s reading: Acts 16:22-34 The other day it was Cornelius. Yesterday it was Lydia. Today it is the prisoners and the jailer. Paul...
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May 10, 20212 min read
Listening To The Word Part 2 (Thought for the Day Part 102)
Today’s reading: Acts 16:11-15 Yesterday it was Cornelius. Today it is Lydia. God is about arranging opportunities for us to hear the...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
May 9, 20212 min read
Listening To The Word (Thought for the Day Part 101)
Today’s reading: Acts 10:25-48 On the day of Pentecost, Peter preached one sermon and 3,000 people were converted. This time, Peter...
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Jan 27, 20152 min read
Doing God's Will (Thought for the Day Part 47)
Today’s readings: Hebrews 10:1-10 Psalm 40:2-11 Mark 3:31-35 We say we are children of God, and therefore brothers and sisters of Jesus....
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