The Hermit of Antipolo

Today’s gospel: Mark 12:38-44 The story of the widow’s mite is a challenge to us with regard to financial stewardship. Everything we...

Today’s readings: Psalm 37:5-6,30-31,39-40 Mark 7:14-23 David says in this psalm: “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will...

Today’s reading: Sirach 35:1-12 Everything belongs to God, and we are just stewards of what we ordinarily call “ours”--our time, our...

Today’s gospel: Luke 21:1-4 Financial giving is not measured by God in absolute amounts but in relation to one’s income or resources,...

Today’s gospel: Mark 12:38-44 “Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.”...

Today’s gospel: Luke 21:1-4 The Holy Spirit included this story of the poor widow’s contribution in order to challenge us who are not as...

Today’s gospel: Luke 21:1-4 As we move on to respond to the call to the New Evangelization, as the Lord actually opens up to us the way...

Today’s readings: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalm 146:7-10 Mark 12:38-44 God loves the poor. Jesus’ mission is to the poor (Lk 4:18). In the...

Today’s readings: Philippians 4:10-19 Psalm 112:1-9 Luke 16:9-15 Jesus warns us, “You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Lk 16:13c). God...

Today’s gospel: Mark 12:38-44 No, there is no error in the title. The use of “might” rather than “mite” is deliberate. Let us see why....

Today’s reading: Acts 4:32-35 Massive poverty is a scourge in the world. This is even more so considering God created a world of...

Today’s reading: Luke 12:13-21 Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool. How many of us are actually rich fools? First, are we rich? The...

Today’s reading: Matthew 22:15-21 The Pharisees try to entrap Jesus in his speech (Mt 22:15). They oppose the Roman occupation, while the...

Today’s reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 We are supposed to support our Christian community and our Catholic parish with our finances. And...

Today’s reading: Sirach 35:1-12 Today’s wisdom from Sirach gives us much input about financial stewardship. Sirach starts off with citing...

Today’s reading: Luke 21:1-4 Today the gospel of Luke brings us to the story of the widow and her contribution to the temple treasury....

Today’s reading: 3 John 5-8 In today’s short letter, John appeals to Gaius to support missionaries in their work. This is something that...

Today’s readings: Galatians 5:18-25 Luke 11:42-46 Some today say that tithing in no longer relevant, because it is something that belongs...

“I hate robbery and injustice” (Is 61:8) Robbery and injustice are two sides of the same coin. Robbery is the active taking away of what...