Lenten season!
The Catholic Church once again is about to begin the Lenten season, the season of amazing grace. The Lenten season for 2017 begins on Wednesday, the first day of March, to Holy Saturday ( 15th April 2017 ). The whole …
Month: February 2017
Homily for Eighth Sunday in ordinary time, A
This morning, our first reading says that Zion complained that the Lord had abandoned her; he has forgotten her. Zion here refers to the city of God and his people; they complained in the land of their exile that God …
The holy hour
The Catholic Church’s life is centered around the Holy Eucharist; it defines us and gives us our identity. The Eucharistic presence of Christ is an amazing gift of Christ himself, and Eucharistic adoration is part of our lives as Catholics. …
Homily for the seventh Sunday, ordinary time, A
When atrocity is committed, especially in the Church or against the Church, and the offender seems to be let loose, people often react by saying that God has changed; if it were the God of the Old Testament, he would …
Why we should pray the rosary.
The Catholic Church does not joke with the holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary; we are so proud of it not just because it is Catholic but more importantly because it is a powerful prayer. It is a prayer …
Homily for Sixth Sunday in ordinary time, A
One of the greatest gifts God has given to man is the gift of freedom, the gift of free will. We are open to serve God or to serve idols and be held responsible for every one of our deliberate …
A new form of heresy!
One can define heresy as a belief or a contrary opinion to the generally accepted truth or doctrines of the Church, and heresy is not new to the Catholic Church. History has it that many heretical groups challenged the Catholic …