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Cleansing The Temple (Modernism Part 20)
Today’s gospel: John 2:13-22 Jesus went to the Temple, found sellers of animals for sacrifice and moneychangers, and drove them out...

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Nov 9, 20213 min read


The Climate Hoax - 18 (Assaults on Faith, Family and Life Part 155)
COP26 is ongoing. And there continues to be climate change hysteria and alarmism. But do not worry. Climate has always changed, and there...

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Nov 9, 20215 min read


Repentance and Forgiveness (Modernism Part 19)
Today’s readings: Wisdom 1:1-7 Psalm 139:1-10 Luke 17:1-6 Paul gives clear instructions about dealing with sin. “If your brother sins,...

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Nov 8, 20213 min read


Looking To God Not Man (Modernism Part 18)
Today’s readings: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalm 146:7-10 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 Modernists in our Church today say they look to the poor,...

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Nov 7, 20213 min read


God or Mammon (Modernism Part 17)
Today’s readings: Romans 16:3-27 Luke 16:9-15 In his letter to the Romans, Paul greets many people. How are these people described? They...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Nov 6, 20213 min read


Living Not For Oneself But For God (Modernism Part 16)
Today’s readings: Romans 14:7-12 Psalm 27:1,4,13-14 Luke 15:1-10 God wants no one to be lost. Who are those who are lost? The sinners....

The Hermit of Antipolo
Nov 4, 20212 min read


The Authentic Disciple (Modernism Part 15)
Today’s readings: Romans 13:8-10 Psalm 112:1-9 Luke 14:25-33 The error of Modernism is that modernists look to the good of the human...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Nov 3, 20214 min read


Making It To Heaven (Modernism Part 14)
Today’s reading: Romans 6:3-9 God sent Jesus into the world to save us. God wants everyone to be saved. For that to happen, we need to...

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Nov 2, 20212 min read


God First (Modernism Part 13)
Today’s readings: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalm 18:2-4,47,51 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28-34 Asked which was the first of all the commandments,...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Oct 31, 20213 min read


The Blind Bartimaeus (Modernism Part 12)
Today’s gospel: Mark 10:46-52 Many Catholics today are blind, no longer able to see what is good and just and true. They have been...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Oct 21, 20212 min read


Looking To The Creator Not The Creature (Modernism Part 11)
Today’s readings: Romans 1:16-25 Luke 11:37-41 Paul in his letter to the Romans expresses well the meaning of modernism in one verse:...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Oct 12, 20213 min read


Covid Mandates (A Perspetive On Covid-19 Part 41)
More and more today, COVID vaccination is being mandated, and those who refuse are being ostracized and excluded from society. Such...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Oct 8, 20214 min read


Called To Repentance (A Perspetive On Covid-19 Part 40)
Today’s readings: Baruch 1:15-22 Psalm 79:1-9 Luke 10:13-16 The pandemic of COVID-19 has been with us for one year and eight months, and...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Oct 1, 20212 min read


Oratio Imperata (A Perspetive On Covid-19 Part 39)
It has been over one and a half years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. And there is no end in sight, despite massive vaccination...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Sep 21, 20214 min read


Deprived of the Truth (Modernism Part 10)
Today’s reading: 1 Timothy 6:2-12 What is a modernist? It is “whoever teaches something different and does not agree with the sound...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Sep 17, 20213 min read


Our Lady Of Sorrows (On Mary Part 24)
Today’s gospel: John 19:25-27 Yesterday the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; today the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Jesus and Mary. Son...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Sep 15, 20211 min read


Keeping The Commandments (Modernism Part 9)
Today’s readings: Judges 2:11-19 Psalm 106:34-44 Matthew 19:16-22 The greatest threat in and to our Church today is modernism, which has...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 16, 20213 min read


Putting Things Right (Thought for the Day Part 109)
Today’s readings: Numbers 11:4-15 Psalm 81:12-17 Matthew 14:13-21 Things are so dire in the world, and some Christians might think, why...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Aug 2, 20212 min read


Twisting Bible Texts (Modernism Part 8)
[Note: this is not about whether it is right or wrong to take the jab. This decision belongs to each one individually.] Modernism is...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jul 3, 20216 min read


The Holy Household of God (Modernism Part 7)
Today’s reading: Ephesians 2:19-22 [NOTE: Today I am starting a new From the SG series entitled “Modernism.” Today’s article is Part 7,...

The Hermit of Antipolo
Jul 3, 20213 min read
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