Scripture Reflections

Date: June 30, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

Today’s memorial is dedicated to the First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church. This feast was created with the reform of the General Calendar in 1969 celebrating the nameless men and women who were martyred during Nero’s despotic reign. The intention of the reform is to give a general

Date: June 29, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

We celebrate today the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. One of the emphases of this feast is the coming together of the Gentile and the Jews to the One faith in Christ. Pope Benedict shares his reflection on a favorite image in Christian iconography that shows the embrace of

Date: June 28, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

One of the breakthroughs of the Philippine church is the flourishing of the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC). The whole parish is subdivided into groups composed of 10 to 12 families for each group. Basically, the homes that are proximate to each other, otherwise called neighbors, form a family grouping which

Date: June 26, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

In yesterday’s reading, Zedekiah was appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar to become king of Israel. However, later in Zedekiah’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed and occupied Jerusalem and stripped his brother of power and throne. What was wrong with Zedekiah, his brother, to deserve such a harsh punishment? The story seems to suggest

Date: June 25, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

One of the prominent teachings we can find in the letter of James is his emphasis on the importance of work or action. In his letter, James tells us: “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? …faith by itself, if

Date: June 24, 2020 (Ordinary Time)

Bible Text: | Fr. Roniel Duenas

Series: Scripture Reflections

I have a nephew named Hans equivalent to John in English. I named him John because he was born in January, very close to the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by John. He is the second grandchild who came ten years after the first. It was a little