Homilies by Msgr. Lope Robredillo " The new social order that Jesus began to establish for his people"
An exegetical reflection on the Gospel of the Third Sunday of Year B (Mark 1:14-20) January 22, 2012 By Msgr. Lope C. Robredillo, SThD IF CHIEF Justice Corona is on trial at the Impeachment Court, this is due to the vision of President Aquino to help create a Filipino society that is free of a culture of corruption especially at the top and of a culture of impunity. Leaders and prophets usually envision for their people a form of society that addresses the pains and sufferings of the past. To be sure, at all levels of life—international, national, local and even personal–we all experience the negative: oppression, deceit, fear, destruction, war, suffering and death. Because of these negative experiences, we all wish to construct a better world. After the war of the allied forces against Iraq, George Bush spoke of establishing a new order. After the exile of the Jews, Isaiah had a vision of a new ...