And They Took Offense At Him (Thought for the Day Part 19)
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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...
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Three Generations (Thought for the Day Part 17)
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...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Jul 2, 20143 min read
Good and Evil (Thought for the Day Part 16)
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...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
May 10, 20141 min read
Some Do Not Believe (Thought for the Day Part 14)
Gospel reading: John 6:60-69 Many, who are already Christians, cannot accept the hard teachings of the gospel. “Then many of his...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 20, 20141 min read
Seeking The Risen Jesus Among The Dead (Thought for the Day Part 12)
“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...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 19, 20141 min read
Sitting Facing The Tomb (Thought for the Day Part 10)
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...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 19, 20141 min read
They Doubted (Thought for the Day Part 11)
The women told the eleven disciples that Jesus had been raised. Then when they themselves “saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.”...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 18, 20142 min read
Handing Jesus Over (Thought for the Day Part 9)
In his third prediction of his passion, Jesus said to his disciples, “the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 18, 20141 min read
What Jesus Has Done For Us (Thought for the Day Part 8)
During Lent we look more closely at the suffering and death of Jesus, which we as Christians all know about. But for many Christians, it...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 17, 20141 min read
Not All Of You Are Clean (Thought for the Day Part 7)
Jesus said to his disciples, "Not all of you are clean." (Jn 13:11b). Jesus says the same thing to us. And this Lent, we have a special...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 16, 20141 min read
Following Jesus At A Distance (Thought for the Day Part 6)
We are disciples of Jesus and we follow him. But how closely? When Jesus was arrested, "Peter was following him at a distance" (Mt...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 15, 20142 min read
Satan Entered Him (Thought for the Day Part 5)
Judas was chosen by Jesus himself. He was in his daily company for three years. He was taught by him, parables explained to him,...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 14, 20141 min read
Three Times (Thought for the Day Part 4)
Jesus asked the Father three times that the cup pass from him (Mt 26:39,42,44). Paul begged the Lord three times that the thorn in his...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 13, 20142 min read
Shaken Faith (Thought for the Day Part 3)
We are a people of faith. We might even say, strong faith. Or even as we look to our theme last year, a people of wonder-working faith....
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 12, 20142 min read
Is It I, Lord? (Thought for the Day Part 2)
During the Last Supper, Jesus dropped a bombshell. "Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me." (Mk...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 11, 20142 min read
From That Time On (Thought for the Day Part 1)
"From that time on" points to a significant shift in direction. It was so then, but something happened, and from that time on it is now...
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