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(1 Cor. 9:16)
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B: 19th Sun of OrdTime (12 Aug 2018) - BREAD OF LIFE OR LIVING BREAD - Jn 6:41-51
Jesus introduces himself today under two yet almost similar titles. In v. 48 he says, “Ego eimi ho artos tes zoes” which is generally...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 18th Sun of OrdTime (5 Aug 2018) - EUCHARIST: EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE AND EVERY TIME - Jn 6:24-35
The Institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist is biblically founded as occurring during the Last Supper. Surprisingly, there is no...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20192 min read
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B: 17th Sun of OrdTime (29 July 2018) - LOOKING FOR A HERO? - Jn 6:1-15
What we have now is the story of the Feeding of the 5,000 men which is found in all the gospel accounts (par. Mt 14:13-21; Mk 6:31-44; Lk...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 16th Sun of OrdTime (22 July 2018) - PITY ON THE POOR - Mk 6:30-34
The last line of our Gospel today says: “and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 15th Sun of OrdTime (15 July 2018) - THE TRUE LEADER'S STAFF - Mk 6:7-13
The sequence of the disciples’ sending is presented as quite radical with Jesus ordering them “to take nothing for their journey except a...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 14th Sun of OrdTime (8 July 2018) - A BROTHERHOOD CALLED "KAMPIHAN" - Mk 6:1-6
Jesus states in our gospel, “A prophet is only despised in his own country, among his own relations and in his own house” (Mk 6:4). Jesus...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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B: 13th Sun of OrdTime (1 July 2018) - RESILIENT FAITH AMIDST THE CROWD - Mk 5:21-43
Much of the discussions on our gospel today is centered on the admirable faith of the synagogue official Jairus and the woman suffering...
Rex Fortes
Apr 19, 20192 min read
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