Category Archives: The Lord is my chef

The Lord Is My Chef Simbang Gabi Recipe-722 December 20181Samuel 1:24-28///Luke 1:46-56           Mary’s prominence lies not only in giving birth to Jesus Christ but more of her being His perfect disciple, the first Christian, the first receiver and doer of the Word who became flesh in her womb.  After sharing […]

The Lord Is My Chef Simbang Gabi Recipe-621 December 2018Zephaniah 3:14-18///Luke 1:39-45 Every Monday morning I try to visit the sick members of my parish and most often, a lot of comedies happen in these visitations like last week when I asked children directions to Mang Eusebio.  After kissing my hand, the kids willingly accompanied me to Mang Eusebio […]

The Lord Is My Chef Simbang Gabi Recipe-520 December 2018Isaiah 7:10-14///Luke 1:26-38             Allow me to join the jubilation over our very own Ms. Catriona Gray’s winning of the Miss Universe 2018 title last Monday in Thailand.  As usual, I did not see it but cannot resist checking the news […]

The Lord Is My Chef Simbang Gabi Recipe-419 December 2018 Judges 13:2-7, 24-25///Luke 1:5-25             Going to funeral wakes can sometimes be humorous especially when people ask me all kinds of questions that sometimes I wonder if I look like the Google page.  One of the FAQ’s I always get […]

The Lord Is My Chef Simbang Gabi Recipe-318 December 2018Jeremiah 23:5-8///Matthew 1:18-25              One of my unforgettable experiences in my parish is when a husband and wife quarreled during the baptism of their child.  When I asked the father the name to be given to their son right before baptism, […]

The Lord Is My Chef Simbang Gabi Recipe-217 December 2018Genesis 49:2, 8-10///Matthew 1:1-17             Surely today after our Simbang Gabi, all attention would be on the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant with everybody rooting for our bet, memorizing the names and answers of almost every candidate from all over the world.  […]

The Lord Is My Chef Simbang Gabi Recipe-1Advent-3, Year C, 16 December 2018Zephaniah 3:14-18//Philippians 4:4-7//Luke 3:10-18           Christmas is undeniably the most joyous season of the whole year.  And we all know the reason because it is the birth and coming of our Savior Jesus Christ.  Unfortunately in practice, we always forget […]

The Lord Is My Chef Sunday Recipe Advent Week I, Year C, 02 December 2018 Jeremiah 33:14-16//1Thessalonians 3:12-4:2//Luke 21:25-28, 34-36              Happy New Year everyone!  Today we start our new liturgical calendar in the Church with the first of the four Sundays of Advent symbolized by the Advent wreath that […]

The Lord Is My Chef Sunday Recipe, 25 November 2018 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Daniel 7:13-14///Revelation 1:5-8///John 18:33-37               The trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate occupies a very important role in the fourth gospel.  Unlike the other three evangelists, John mentioned only […]

The Lord Is My Chef Sunday Recipe, Week XXXII-B, 11 November 2018 1Kings 17:10-16///Hebrews 9:24-28///Mark 12:38-44             Maybe you have heard the story of how the chicken and the cow argued who between them gives the most to their master.  The cow said she gives the most because from her […]

The Lord Is My Chef Sunday Recipe, Week XXX-B, 28 October 2018 Jeremiah 31:7-9///Hebrews 5:1-6///Mark 10:46-52            After my Mass last Sunday evening, a friend sent me a text message about their janitor who had committed suicide at the top floor of their new school building that afternoon.  She had sought […]

The Lord Is My Chef Sunday Recipe, Week XXIX-B, 21October 2018 Isaiah 53:10-11///Hebrews 4:14-16///Mark 10:35-45              Twenty years ago, a popular brand of clothing came with shirts printed with the iconic face of Che Guevarra.  It was the most “in” or most cool to wear among teenagers though many of them […]