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Challenged By Jesus (The Way Forward In Christ Part 217)
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42 Jesus challenges us with a new way of life, a life not according to the world’s standards but God’s. See what...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 13, 20223 min read


The Spirit Of Truth (The Triune God Part 14)
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Gospel: John 16:12-15 What is the Father’s is the Son’s. “Everything that the Father has is mine”...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 12, 20222 min read


Overturning Jesus' Teachings (Modernism Part 52)
Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32 In today’s short gospel reading, we have four of Jesus’ teachings that liberal and modernist hierarchs today are...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 10, 20222 min read


Obeying God's Commandments (Modernism Part 51)
Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19 Modernists in the Church today are disobeying God’s commandments. Here are a number among many false teachings...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 8, 20222 min read


Co-Redemptrix – 2 (On Mary Part 26)
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Reading: Genesis 3:9-15,20 Mary, the mother of Jesus, is our mother as well....

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 6, 20223 min read


Missing Spiritual Gifts (On Evangelization And Mission Part 132)
Pentecost Sunday Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 After Jesus told his disciples to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 5, 20222 min read


Following Jesus To The Cross (The Way Forward In Christ Part 216)
Gospel: John 21:15-19 What Jesus told Peter is relevant to us as we continue on our walk with Christ. We start off as babies in Christ,...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 3, 20222 min read


Betrayal From Within (Modernism Part 50)
Readings: Acts 20:28-38 John 17:11b-19 There have always been traitors in the Church, including those in the inner circles. First, there...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jun 1, 20223 min read


Baptism In The Spirit (The Way Forward In Christ Part 215)
Reading: Acts 19:1-8 Paul encountered disciples in Ephesus. They were believers in Jesus, having been baptized. But there was...

The Hermit of Antipolo
May 30, 20223 min read


Back To The Basic (On Evangelization And Mission Part 131)
Feast of the Ascension Reading: Acts 1:1-11 The early disciples, even at that momentous moment when Jesus appeared to them after his...

The Hermit of Antipolo
May 26, 20222 min read


Females Are Fabulous - the Threequel
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima May 13, 2022 Very recently, the newest appointment to the US Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, could not...

The Hermit of Antipolo
May 12, 20222 min read


Healing And Restoring To Life (Modernism Part 49)
Readings: Acts 9:31-42 Psalm 116:12-17 John 6:60-69 Peter, invoking Jesus, healed Aeneas, and the people “turned to the Lord.” (Acts...

The Hermit of Antipolo
May 8, 20222 min read


Of Miracles and the Messiah (Modernism Part 48)
Today’s readings: Acts 5:34-42 John 6:1-15 Today at Mass the priest said in his homily that today’s gospel about the multiplication of...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 29, 20223 min read


Darkness and Light (Modernism Part 47)
April 27, 2022 Today’s gospel: John 3:16-21 “People preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.” (v.19b). Evil works...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Life in Christian Community (Synodos Part 129)
Today’s reading: Acts 4:32-37 Life in the early Church had several characteristics (all starting with the letter “S”). Synodality. “The...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 26, 20223 min read


The Passion and Death of Jesus (Thought for the Day Part 111)
Gospel reading: John 18:1-19:42 In that most dramatic event almost two millennia ago, the main protagonists were Jesus and Satan. Satan...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 15, 20224 min read


The Judas in Us (Thought for The Day Part 110)
Gospel reading: Matthew 26:14-25 We do admit that we are all sinners. But perhaps many do not know to what extent they indeed are...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 13, 20223 min read


A Servant Leader Like Jesus – 2 (Servant Leadership Part 149)
Today’s reading: Isaiah 50:4-7 Today’s passage is part of the third “Servant of the Lord” poems in Isaiah (out of four). These passages...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 10, 20223 min read


On Mary (Part 25)
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Today’s readings: Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 40:7-11 Hebrews 10:4-10 Luke 1:26-38 Today is a very...

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Apr 6, 20226 min read


Who Is Your Father? (Modernism Part 46)
Today’s gospel: John 8:31-42 Once again, Jesus’ words two millennia ago have relevance for us in recognizing modernism in our Church...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Apr 6, 20223 min read
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