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And the Lord turned and looked at Peter… (Lk 22:61) THE GAZE OF THE CRUCIFIED LORD Love and Compassion, Forgiveness and Challenge CBCP Message Opening of the Year of the Poor 2015 When you gaze into the eyes of the Crucified Lord, and he gazes into yours, you encounter the love of the Resurrected Lord.  Many prefer not to look.  Many recoil at looking into the eyes of a man in deadly pain.  Many balk at having to respond to love.  But these are not the eyes of a defeated man, condemned for criminal insurrection.  They are the eyes of an unlikely King, who in dealing death its death blow, still looks into our eyes with challenge.   In his love is his call to the Kingdom of his Father, his Kingdom of justice, compassion, peace and life to the full. In the sign of this crucified Lord, now resurrected, we your Pastors, invite you to the celebration of the Year of the Poor.   Behold Jesus, poor.  No image of Jesus, poor, sur...

GOSPEL REFLECTION (23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - A) 7th September 2014 by Rev. Fr. Allen Baclor Abadines GOSPEL (Matthew 18:15-20) On Fraternal Correction Jesus spoke to his disciples, "If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If he or she listens to you, you have regained your brother or sister. But if the person does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If the person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the Church; and if that person refuses to listen even to the Church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or ...

Reflecting the vocation to the priesthood once more will surely make us consciously more aware of this greatest gift of which not only God has given but also the one we cordially received. The retreat master reminded us of these three realities; 1. I am a joyful priest because I am God's beloved, 2. I am joyful because God has mercifully called me to become a priest and 3. I am a joyful priest because everyday I experience His forgiveness and this brings about healing and conversion to my life. ...