Scriptures
On January 20, 2007 some fifteen parishioners of the Mother of Good Counsel parish attended the fourth Bible Convention of the Diocese of San Pablo held at the Colegio San Agustin Biñan Gym. There were two main conferences. ...
Augustiniana, Augustinians
Last February 11-16, we celebrated our 7th Ordinary Provincial Chapter. During one of the sessions, a proposal for the creation of Homily Guides that the friars can use was raised. The Homily Guide contemplated is intended to help ...
Homily Guides?
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Church in the World, Magisterium
It was I think in the year 1985 when I first heard about “Humanae Vitae”. I was in first year theology then taking up Moral Theology. In one lesson under the section Family and Marriage, the professor, a Spanish Dominican discussing the Church’s teaching ...
Humanae Vitae and the Great Peirasmos
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Scriptures
Massah and Meribah (Exodus 15:22-26)is the place of testing and contention. Israel has just been saved from the Egyptians by passage through the Red Sea. In the desert, they experience the absence of water that they did not lack in ...
Striking Water From The Rock
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Scriptures
The Catholic Bible Federation website has a section on the ways the Bible is shared by Catholics. There are basically three ways: the Lumko, the Vigan (from Vigan, Ilocos Sur) and the Liberational models (described by Carlos Mesters himself, Liberation ...
Bible Sharing
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BEC, Ministry
I am supposed to be on a two-week break beginning May 16, but because of a PREX seminar and an event at Maligaya VI, Bgy. San Vicente were scheduled today, I went back to Laguna yesterday.
Our PREX seminar for ...
A Short Break from Vacation
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Vocation
"How do I know I have a vocation?" a student asked me once. He had entered our formation house at Makati thinking that the desire for the priesthood was the only sign needed to be assured that he is on ...
Signs of a Vocation to the Priesthood or Religious Life
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Augustinians, Vocation
They live across the street from us. Before January 4, 2005, they just participated in the Mass singing as a choir during the morning services; occassionally they would also invite us into their convent for their spiritual exercises. But since ...
Sisters in Our Midst
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Catechism
The story of Zacchaeus is referred to in four places in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Understandably, it gets a mention under the discussion on restitution of stolen goods (CCC 2412). Note however that in Zacchaeus, we ...
The Story of Zacchaeus in the Catechism
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Catechism, Scriptures
Looking for possible homily themes on the Parable of the Widow and the Judge? The Catechism gives one a variety of possibilities. Luke 18:1-8 is referenced in some interesting paragraphs of the Catechism. Here is a run ...
Luke 18:1-8 in the Catechism
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Theology
With the feast of the Sto. Niño coming up, let me offer some thoughts on this subject. I think it is time to put to devotion to Sto. Niño on a firm theological basis, otherwise, such a devotion will just ...
The Santo Niño and the Total Christ
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Augustinians
This should have been a follow-up article on the Diego de Herrera Case that I posted at AgustinongPinoy. But since the site is still inaccessible after three days, I am posting this here. Fr. J. celebrated his birthday today in ...
More Updates on the Diego de Herrera Case
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Catechism
The Eye-Ear/Heart/Hand Metaphor is a theoretical framework that I often use for illustrating what is meant by an integrated human formation. What is known or learned should become the basis for one’s decisions in life. One’s decisions in life in ...
