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Mission to the End
17 Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had...
Joel Camaya
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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An Encounter with the Lord (Feast of St. Bartholomew)
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of...
Joel Camaya
Aug 24, 20233 min read
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Friar Maximilian
(from Act 1, Scene 6, The Queen's Knight, 1996, book and lyrics by Fr. Joel Camaya, SDB, music by Jude Gitamondoc) Superior: Friar...
Joel Camaya
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Paradoxes
24 Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it...
Joel Camaya
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Empathy
Each year, sandwiched between the feast of two great saints (St. Dominic on August 8 and St. Lawrence on August 10), we celebrate that of...
Joel Camaya
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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The Way to Heaven
“Tu m’as montré le chemin d’Ars; moi, je te montrerai le chemin du ciel." (St. John Vianney to a young shepherd who showed him the way...
Joel Camaya
Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Martha, Friend of Jesus
On January 26, 2021, Pope Francis decreed that July 29 be celebrated as the memorial not only of St. Martha, but along with her, her...
Joel Camaya
Jul 29, 20232 min read
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Saints Joachim and Anne
This is a little reflection, shared in a very short homily when I was a new priest, on July 26, 2002. Sacred Scripture does not tell us...
Joel Camaya
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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Privileged Moments
Today, July 25, is the feast of St. James, Apostle. The following is a homily that I gave to the postnovices, young Salesians, when I...
Joel Camaya
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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