The Hermit of Antipolo
Being Granted What We Pray For (Thought for the Day Part 26)
Gospel reading: Matthew 18:15-20 What Jesus says about prayer today is often misunderstood or misused. He says, “Again, I say to you, if...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 11, 20141 min
Overwhelmed with Grief (Thought for the Day Part 25)
Gospel reading: Matthew 17:22-27 Don’t we sometimes say, “I have bad news and I have good news”? Thus Jesus tells his disciples about...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 10, 20142 min
Our Great Calling (Thought for the Day Part 24)
Today’s reading: Romans 9:1-5 What a great calling we have as Christians, as Catholics, as CFC-FFL. Christians are the new Israel....
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 9, 20142 min
How Long Will I Endure You? (Thought for the Day Part 23)
Gospel Reading: Matthew 17:14-20 Jesus was exasperated. At what? “Because of your little faith.” (v.20a). His disciples had not been...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 7, 20144 min
Get Behind Me, Satan (Thought For the Day Part 22)
Gospel reading: Matthew 16:13-23 There are terrible words that we should never want to hear from our Lord Jesus. One is “I never knew...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 6, 20143 min
Listen to Him (Thought for the Day Part 20)
Today’s readings: 2 Peter 1:16-19 Matthew 17:1-9 God said of Jesus, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 1, 20145 min
And They Took Offense At Him (Thought for the Day Part 19)
Today’s readings: Jeremiah 26:1-9 Psalm 69:5-14 Matthew 13:54-58 The life of a prophet is fraught with hardships and trials. This is not...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Jul 28, 20142 min
But They Did Not Listen (Thought for the Day Part 18)
Today’s reading: Jeremiah 13:1-11 Every Christian has a prophetic role, as by virtue of Baptism, we all share in Christ’s office as...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Jul 26, 20144 min
Three Generations (Thought for the Day Part 17)
Today we honor grandparents, as we look to Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus. Mary gave birth to Jesus when she was about 14 years...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Jul 2, 20143 min
Good and Evil (Thought for the Day Part 16)
Today’s reading: Amos 5:14-24 “Seek good and not evil” (v.14a). This is a basic prescription, “that you may live” (v.14b). But this...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Jul 1, 20142 min
Yet You Did Not Return To Me (Thought for the Day Part 15)
Today’s reading: Amos 3:1-4:12 Over and over the Lord says to Israel, “Yet you did not return to me.” The Lord speaks through prophets...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
May 10, 20141 min
Some Do Not Believe (Thought for the Day Part 14)
Gospel reading: John 6:60-69 Many, who are already Christians, cannot accept the hard teachings of the gospel. “Then many of his...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 25, 20141 min
Whom Are You Looking For? (Thought for the Day Part 13)
Jesus appeared to Mary of Magdala outside the tomb and said to her, “Whom are you looking for?” (Jn 20:15). Jesus might ask the same...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 20, 20141 min
Seeking The Risen Jesus Among The Dead (Thought for the Day Part 12)
“Why do you seek the living one among the dead?” (Lk 24:5b). Jesus is alive. We love and serve a living God. Jesus is one who has...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 19, 20141 min
Sitting Facing The Tomb (Thought for the Day Part 10)
Jesus has died and been buried, with a huge stone rolled across the entrance to the tomb. “But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 19, 20141 min
They Doubted (Thought for the Day Part 11)
The women told the eleven disciples that Jesus had been raised. Then when they themselves “saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.”...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 18, 20142 min
Handing Jesus Over (Thought for the Day Part 9)
In his third prediction of his passion, Jesus said to his disciples, “the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 18, 20141 min
What Jesus Has Done For Us (Thought for the Day Part 8)
During Lent we look more closely at the suffering and death of Jesus, which we as Christians all know about. But for many Christians, it...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 17, 20141 min
Not All Of You Are Clean (Thought for the Day Part 7)
Jesus said to his disciples, "Not all of you are clean." (Jn 13:11b). Jesus says the same thing to us. And this Lent, we have a special...
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The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 16, 20141 min
Following Jesus At A Distance (Thought for the Day Part 6)
We are disciples of Jesus and we follow him. But how closely? When Jesus was arrested, "Peter was following him at a distance" (Mt...
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