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"Woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel"
(1 Cor. 9:16)
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B: 2nd Sun of Easter (11 Apr 2021) - ATTENTION TO THE LEAST OF THE SOCIETY (Acts 4:32-35)
“The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own use anything that he had, as everything they owned...
Rex Fortes
Apr 11, 20213 min read
B: Easter Sunday (4 Apr 2021) - ESSENTIALS (Acts 10:34, 37-43)
What are essentials? The term essential is derived from the Latin verb “esse,” the infinitive form of the linking verb “to be.” Since...
Rex Fortes
Apr 3, 20213 min read
B: Palm Sunday (28 March 2021) - MY SUFFERING IS YOUR SUFFERING (Isa 50:4-7)
“I have given my back to scourgers and my cheeks to blows, but I did not turn away my face from the shame of spittings” (Isa 50:6). These...
Rex Fortes
Mar 26, 20212 min read
B: 5th Sun in Lent (21 Mar 2021) - PLANTING THE LAW IN OUR MINDS AND HEARTS (Jer 31:31-34)
“I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts” (Jer 31:33b). If you are reading this passage with almost similar...
Rex Fortes
Mar 17, 20213 min read
B: 4th Sun in Lent (14 Mar 2021) - HOUSEHOLD OF THE LORD (2 Chr 36:14-16; 19-23)
In our first reading today, we may encounter different appellations of the Jewish sacred place in Jerusalem. In the narrative of the...
Rex Fortes
Mar 11, 20213 min read
B: 3rd Sun in Lent (7 March 2021) - BEYOND BEING PROHIBITIONS (Exo 20:1-17)
There is one incident in my elementary days that reminds me of the formulation of the Decalogue. As part of our periodical examination in...
Rex Fortes
Mar 6, 20213 min read
B: 2nd Sun in Lent (28 Feb 2021) - HUMAN SACRIFICE (Gen 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18)
The narrative of the sacrifice of Isaac is one of the most dramatic biblical scenes. Abraham and Sarah, who had been held childless at...
Rex Fortes
Feb 25, 20213 min read
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