• Lent is a forty-day period of preparation for the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. It begins on Ash Wednesday (17 February 2010) and concludes right before the evening Masses of Holy Thursday, however Lenten penance continues through Holy Saturday (03 April 2010). Sundays are skipped when we count the forty days, because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter", a commemoration of the Resurrection. Lent is about radical conversion - leaving behind our old ways of being and doing in order ... more »
  • The following are homilies, images, clipart, multimedia slides and video you might find useful for your celebration of the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus came down with the twelve and a large number of the people and proclaimed the beatitudes to them. The word "beatitude" comes from the Latin "beatus" and means "blessed" or "happy". READINGS FIRST READING: Jer 17:5-8 PSALM: Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 SECOND READING: 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 GOSPEL: Lk 6:17, 20-... more »
  • The following are homilies, images, clipart, multimedia slides and video you might find useful for your celebration of the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). This Sunday's Gospel tells us that Jesus performs the miracle of the great catch of fish and admonishes his first disciples to become fishers of men. And when James, John and Simon had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. READINGS FIRST READING: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 PSALM: Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 SECOND... more »
  • The following are homilies, images, clipart, multimedia slides and video you might find useful for your celebration of the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). This Sunday's Gospel tells us that Jesus declares, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." But those who heard Him rose up and led Him to the brow of the hill that they might throw Him down headlong. But passing through the midst of them Jesus went away. READINGS FIRST READING: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 PSALM: Ps 71:1-... more »
  • In his message for the 44th World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI challenges priests to proclaim the Gospel by utilizing blogs, images, videos and other digital communication technologies. The theme of the Pontiff's message is "The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word". The Pope recognizes that priests need to employ new communication technologies for a fruitful priestly ministry. Knowing that "new technologies create deeper forms of re... more »
  • The following are homilies, photos, clipart, multimedia slides and videos you might find useful for your celebration of the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). This Sunday's Gospel tells us that Jesus came to bring glad tidings to the poor, liberation to captives, new sight to the blind, freedom to the oppressed and to proclaim a year of favor. READINGS FIRST READING: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 PSALM: Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 SECOND READING: 1 Cor 12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27 GOSPEL: Lk 1:1-4; 4:14... more »
  • Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) recently launched the book "Spirituality and the Filipino Film" during the three-day seminar on Film and Faith held in its compound in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The main objective of the book is to start a critical practice that will look at Philippine cinema in terms of faith and spirituality. It is edited by Clodualdo del Mundo Jr, a multi-awarded Filipino film writer and director. His famous works include Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, Kakabakaba ka ba?, Ba... more »
  • The following are homilies, photos, multimedia slides and videos you might find useful for your celebration of the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). This Sunday's Gospel tells the story of the first miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John. While Jesus was attending a wedding in Cana with His disciples He turned water into wine. Jesus performed the miracle to reveal His glory and that His disciples may put their faith in Him. READINGS FIRST READING: Is 62:1-5 PSALM: Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8... more »
  • A seminar on Spirituality in Asian Film will be held on 11-13 January 2010 (9AM-5PM) at the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The main speaker will be Fr. Peter Malone, MSC, an internationally known author and lecturer on film and faith. He is a regular member of the ecumenical juries at international film festivals such as Cannes, Venice and Berlin. Other speakers in the three-day seminar are popular Filipino film critics and personalities such as Clodualdo del Mu... more »
  • Zoogle is a newly-launched Catholic social networking site. Like Facebook and other social networks, Zoogle allows users to create profiles and add friends, share photos and videos, create one's own group or join others. Zoogle is still in beta stage and I've had problems accessing my newly-registered account. After clicking the validation link I received via email from Zoogle, it keeps telling me that my account has either been blocked or that I may not have activated it yet. I hope the adm... more »
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Fr. Stephen Cuyos is a Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) priest, who blogs about his faith and ministry, about the use of new technologies and social media for evangelization, as well as his advocacy for Linux and Free/Open Source Software.

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