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November 18, 2022. Gospel Passages: Luke 19:45-48; John 2:13–16; Matthew 21:12–17, Mark 11:15–19. Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple" (detail) by El Greco in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (Wikimedia Commons)

Thieves of the Interior Life (Rebroadcast)

November 21, 2022. Scriptural Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10. Quoting Catechism of the Catholic Church #1817 in https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P66.HTM and Pope Francis's Encyclical "Lumen Fidei" (Faith) #16 dated June 29, 2013 in https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20130629_enciclica-lumen-fidei.html
Meditation with Fr. John Grieco, guest priest from "Come Away By Yourselves" on Spotify. Photo Credit: "Five Birds Flying on the Sea" by Frank McKenna on Unsplash. 

Meditation Notes from Fr. Grieco: "Life in Heaven is the supreme goal of our life on earth.   Desiring Heaven is brought about by the theological virtue of hope.  Our longing for Heaven, and our capacity to reach it, is tied to our love of God in this life.  We must learn to love God as our happiness in this life if we wish to enter eternal life confidently.  Hope helps us avoid despair on the one hand, whenever we see the depth of our sinfulness, and keeps presumption at bay on the other hand, whenever we are tempted to falsely "exaggerate" God's mercy."

Come Away By Yourselves

Hoping for Heaven

November 23, 2022. Gospel Passages: John 20:21; Matthew 28:19. Also quoting 2 Corinthians 5:4. Quoting from "Friends of God" Point #210 by St. Josemaría Escrivá in https://www.escrivaworks.org/book/friends_of_god-point-210.htm Meditation with Fr. Henry Bocala, guest priest from "Meditations in Manhattan" on Spotify. Image: "The Day of the Dead" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. (Wikimedia Commons)

Meditations in Manhattan

Death and Life: Wayfarers in a Transient World

אבי רצון בבוקר - 27-11-22

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On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2022. Gospel Passage: Luke 1:26-38. Quoting St. Anselm's sermon from the Second Reading in the December 8 Divine Office in https://divineoffice.org/1208-or/?date=20221208 Meditation with Fr. Francis Ongkingco, Woodrose School Chaplain. Image: "La Inmaculada Concepción de los Venerables" (The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. (Wikimedia Commons)

Becoming Tabernacles Like Mary ~ On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

להתעורר על צד ימין עם ארז תדמור - 25-12-22

Truly, this gospel of today is one of the most moving in the life of Jesus. Are we to condemn the adulteress caught in the act of adultery? Off the cuff, we might say we would. It is so easy to condemn the others, to write them off, to focus on their weaknesses and faults, etc. Are we to be self-righteous in judging them, while we let ourselves off the hook so easily? The enemies of Jesus brought this poor adulteress to His presence: Big sinner in front of Purity Itself! They posed this problem to Him. Are we to stone this woman for having committed the crime of adultery? They only wanted to catch Jesus contradicting Himself or the Mosaic Law. Either way, they sought to discredit Him. He was becoming a solid celebrity among the people. Thus, they were losing credibility. Out of envy, they wanted to bring Him down. But Jesus challenges them and their righteous sensitivities: those without sin are to cast a stone at her. No one satisfied that criterion. They, and any one of us, are sinners. Only Jesus is without sin, right? He was the only one who could cast a stone at her. But He did not! He did not condemn her. He asked her not to sin again. Wow! God's infinite mercy for us to see! Pure mercy! 

Sunday Let the One Among You without Sin be the first to Cast a stone at her 5sol 6apr25

Way of the Cross by St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei.

Way of the Cross

Ordained priest of Opus Dei by St. Pope John Paul II on 26may1991. In case you would like to donate for my work in making these homilies and classes you can use my GCash account +639391579078.

Sunday Let the One Among You without Sin be the first to Cast a stone at her 5sol 6apr25

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