Sunday Reflections | 5 November 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 23:1-12 Credible Witnesses of Christ Brothers and sisters, every mass is an opportunity to hear the Word of God. Let us not waste the chance to allow it to penetrate deeply into our hearts….
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Sunday Reflections | 22 October 2023
Sunday Reflections | 22 October 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:15-21 All Belongs to God Now, we may ask what exactly did Jesus mean when he said “render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar”? (Matthew 22:21) What did Jesus mean by it? It is simply a…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 29 October 2023
By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:34-40 Impelled by LOVE Brothers and sisters, let us all be lovers! The simplest rule is to love those in your home, workplace, school, church and community. Let us pray that we may be so taken up by LOVE of God to…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 15 October 2023
Sunday Reflections | 15 October 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:1-14 An Invitation We Can’t Pass Up Let us pray today that God will open our eyes to recognise opportunities to strengthen our faith and relationship with Him. May we seize chances to become involved in…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 1 October
Sunday Reflections | 01 October 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 21:28-32 Becoming Persons of Integrity Inasmuch as Jesus challenges these religious leaders to put their faith into action, we too are challenged to be Christians not only in name but more so in deed. In…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 24 September
Sunday Reflections | 24 September 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 20:1-16 24 Kingdom-bound… Everyone? The Kingdom of Heaven is too sweet a deal for us to pass up. God is such a generous and patient Father who is eager to embrace us and welcome us into…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 3 September 2023
Sunday Reflections | 3 September 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 16:21-27 Trusting in God’s Wisdom In life, we can expect that we will experience difficulties. As the French always say: “C’est la vie!” God does not delight in our pain and suffering. That is not what…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 27 August 2023
Sunday Reflections | 27 August 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 16:13-20 God’s Power at Work in Us The question Jesus poses reveals something deeper than the expected answers. Jesus is indirectly telling them that by being His followers they participate in His identity as children of…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 20 August 2023
Sunday Reflections | 20 August 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 15:21-28 A Love Without Borders Let us ask the Lord then that we be graced to have even just a tiny bit of this Canaanite woman’s faith to help us rise above life’s challenges. And as…
Read MoreSunday Reflections | 13 August 2023
Sunday Reflections | 13 August 2023 By: Fr. Ricky Cañet Montañez, AA HOMILY: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 14:22-33 Stronger than Any Storm The battle over evil has been won when Jesus died on the cross and saved humanity. We are no longer destined for damnation. We have a future with God our Father…
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