The Hermit of Antipolo

Gospel reading: Matthew 18:12-14 Today, 99 of the 100 sheep are lost. If only one of the 100 were lost, that would be cause for...

Gospel reading: Luke 5:17-26 The healing of the paralytic by Jesus involved two aspects, a spiritual healing and a physical healing. His...

Gospel reading: Luke 3:1-6 Jesus was the victim of Big State and Big Church of the time. There were the tetrarchs and the hierarchs. The...

Popes, as seen in the history of our Church, can be in error. Today there are more errors in the teachings of hierarchs, as modernism has...

Today’s readings: Isaiah 45:6c-8,18,21c-25 Psalm 85:9-14 Luke 7:18b-23 Jesus came to heal the sick but brought the greatest healing,...

Today’s gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:8 Jesus tells his disciples, “Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” (v.10:6). Today, 99 of the...

I am sharing with you a letter I am sending today to the Philippine bishops. My basic message is this: There should be free individual...

Today’s reading: Romans 10:9-18 Jesus came to bring us salvation. How are we saved? “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be...

Today’s reading: Romans 10:9-18 Jesus came to bring us salvation. How are we saved? “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be...

Popes, as seen in the history of our Church, can be in error. Today there are more errors in the teachings of hierarchs, as modernism...

Jesus came to heal the sick but brought the greatest healing, which is salvation. Jesus looked to the material and emotional needs of...

The life and work of a Christian is all about fire. It is the fire of the Holy Spirit. We are to be fired up for the righteousness of...

Today’s readings: 1 Maccabees 4:36-37,52-59 1 Chronicles 29:10-12 Luke 19:45-48 In his zeal for his Father’s house, Jesus drove out the...

Today’s readings: 1 Maccabees 2:15-29 Psalm 50:1-15 Luke 19:41-44 Jesus lamented over Jerusalem. “As he drew near, he saw the city and...

Today’s readings: 2 Maccabees 6:18-31 Psalm 3:2-7 Luke 19:1-10 Today we look at two persons, one a sinner and the other a saint. They...

Today’s readings: 1 Maccabees 1:10-15,41-43,54-57,62-63 Psalm 119:53,61,134,150,155,158 Luke 18:35-43 The situation of modernism in the...

Today’s readings: Wisdom 13:1-9 Psalm 19:2-5 Luke 17:26-37 We know Jesus will return, at the end of time. And those days will be like the...

Today’s readings: Wisdom 7:22-8:1 Psalm 119:89-91,130,135,175 Luke 17:20-25 Modernists are striving to build a man-made utopia. Be social...

Today’s readings: Wisdom 6:1-11 Psalm 82:3-7 Luke 17:11-19 God loves the poor. Per today’s psalm, He rebukes subordinate “gods” to whom...

Today’s gospel: John 2:13-22 Jesus went to the Temple, found sellers of animals for sacrifice and moneychangers, and drove them out...