By Father Reynaldo B. Matunog

"It's about being prudent in our judgements, in our choices, in our decisions. And that prudence means deciding what is right," Father Reynaldo B. Matunog tells us for our celebration of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the 10th and final episode of St. Bernard's Divine Mercy podcast for the 2023 liturgical year. "If we have a choice between good and evil, usually by wisdom we choose and keep on choosing what is good, what is right, before the Lord to give him honour and not to fall into temptation. It's kind of unimaginable to think about salvation, about redemption, about eternal life, if we do not embrace also that greatness of the mercy of the Lord. After all, we are all sinners."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"No vivan sus vidas tratando de impresionar a otras personas," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestro cuadragésimo primer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XXXI Domingo Ordinario. "Vive la bondad porque es la bondad. Y el premio es que tienen la bondad. Y van a sentir una integridad de vida y integridad de corazón."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"Is that what we want to teach, that we say one thing but then we actually do another? It's hypocritical," Father Perry tells us for the 41st episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast, for our celebration of the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. "Right as we say that about them, we hold the mirror up to ourselves and say, what about me? Do I practice what I preach? Do I say one thing and do another? And somehow Jesus gets those things. He tries to align our words with our actions with our heart, and bring them all in unison, all in harmony. So that when we are living, we're living what we're speaking."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"Queremos amar a Dios y conocer su amor en nuestras vidas," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestro trigésimo noveno episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XXX Domingo Ordinario. "Si yo me amo a mi mismo, con mis pecados, con mis errores, con las tonterías de mi vida, acepto todo. Soy pecador, pero Dios me ama; y yo amo a Dios con toda mi mente, mi corazón, mi alma, mi fuerza. Es más importante si me acepto a mi mismo y yo puedo aceptar con todos mis errores, que yo puedo aceptar a ustedes, con todos sus pecados y errores. Y si yo me acepto a mi mismo y a ustedes, estoy amando a mi Dios."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"It's worth more than anything in the Gospel — to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength; and love your neighbour as yourself," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for our celebration of the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the 40th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "First, you love yourself — with all your flaws, all my sins, all my moles. We gotta love ourselves. And if we truly love ourselves, we probably won't find it too hard to love other people who also have flaws, and sins, and moles."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"Do we hear God speak? The kingdom of God isn't when we die. It's right now. We make and live the kingdom of God," Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor, tells us for the 39th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast and celebration of the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "One of the things that I think would be good for each of us to do, is … ask ourselves, 'how have we grown?' And so when we hear this, it seems to me that we not only have to thank God that we do believe in the kingdom of God — that we're a part of it — but ask ourselves how are doing in our determination to always do good works and build up that kingdom of God, and to make that kingdom of God so real."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"Después de dos mil años de esta crucifixión de Jesus, ¿no estamos convencidos que queremos edificar el reino de Dios?" nos pregunta Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, para nuestro trigésimo noveno episodio de nuestro podcast de homilías dominicales, para nuestra celebración del XXVIII Domingo Ordinario." No después de la muerte, pero ahorita cuando estamos viviendo; hace el reino de Dios aquí, ahorita."

By Father Reynaldo B. Matunog

"Can we consider ourselves as the vinyard of the Lord? Yes, or no? Are you convinced that you are the vineyard of the Lord? That is very important," Father Reynaldo B. Matunog tells us for the ninth episode of our Divine Mercy podcast. "We are the new vineyard of the Lord. We are the tenants and stewards. We pray because, after all, if you really come to think of it, the Lord Jesus never denied and never rejected us. He remained and always remains faithful to us. He is giving us the chance to recognise and live that, after all, all of us ... we are his vineyard. And we pray."

Por Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco

"Podemos destruir nuestros mismos, nuestra misma fe," nos dice Padre Perry D. Leiker, párroco, "y podemos hacer lo mismo el uno al otro."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"If we come and seek, if we are searchers, if we want more in our spirit, if we want that connection with God that makes life different, where we appreciate, where we look at everything," Father Perry tells us, "and we say, thank you, God."