God will not fail us

December 29, 2022 Luke 2:22-35   In basketball, there are instances when the designated scorer or “go-to-guy” could not get good shots during the early period of the game. When this happens, his coach would normally tell him to be patient and just keep on trying...

God saves!

December 28, 2022 Mt. 2:13-18   In our gospel reading today, an angel of the Lord appeared in Joseph’s dream to take the child and mother to Egypt. The Lord spared the child Jesus and his mother Mary from the tyrant Herod who ordered the massacre of all the boys...

Racing yet pausing to see Jesus

December 27, 2022 Feast of Saint John the Apostle Jn 20:1a and 2-8   We live in a race-filled world. Gamers, sports cars, the quickest ways to invest and earn money, fast food, the latest computer or cellphone processors, online maps showing the quickest routes,...

A fitting tribute to our Savior

December 26, 2022 MT 10:17-22   We have just celebrated the joyful celebration of Christmas yesterday. We rejoiced in the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Today, the joyful spirit is shifted to the tragic stoning of St. Stephen, the first martyr of the Church....

Home in Bethlehem

December 25, 2022 John 1:1-18   We have a saying in Kapampangan that goes: “Map ne kaku bale dampa nung karin bie cu timawa kesa ketang bale tisa a nung nu cu makasila’t sasakmalan ning upaya.” Its literal English translation is, “I’d rather live in the humble...