This Christmas homily video is based on John 1:1-18.
A blessed Christmas to all our followers and friends! 🙂
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Month: December 2016
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HIS SILENCE INVITES US
This reflection is based on Matthew 1:18-24.
Today we listen to the story of the silent man of the Gospel. All through the Infancy Narrative, Joseph, the chosen foster father of Jesus, speaks not a word. Even the father of John the Baptist, the priest Zechariah, who was stricken temporarily mute by the angel, at least manages to get two sentences recorded by Luke: “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” And nine months later, to his relatives he answers in faith: “His name is John.”
But not Joseph, even if–when you think about it–having gone through so much, he could have said a mouthful.
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WOULD YOU UNFOLLOW JOHN THE BAPTIST?
This homily, which is based on Luke 7:24-30, was delivered at the Church of the Gesu on the Ateneo de Manila campus to start this year’s Simbang Gabi.
Here’s a sentiment that many of us can identify with…
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CHOOSING JOY
This homily is based on Matthew 11:2-11.
I don’t know if you noticed it, but that’s a pretty strange exchange of messages between our Lord and John the Baptist.
First of all, John the Baptist requests his disciples to ask our Lord a bizarre question. Thrown into prison for denouncing the sins of Herod Antipas, John the Baptist hears about the miracles of our Lord and sends his disciples to ask: “Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another?” Now why would he ask a question like that?
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THE WORLD IN YOUR SUITCASE
This homily was delivered on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception to the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School on the 8th of December 2016.
Just when I thought I had seen the best and last of J.K. Rowling, she surprises us with a wonderful prequel to the Harry Potter series called “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Its protagonist, Newt (played by Eddie Redmayne in the film), is a wizard from England who wields the usual magician’s wand, but also carries a strange suitcase.
