John 20:19-31, Divine Mercy Sunday On my left wrist is a scar shaped like a J, what’s left of four stitches from when I was in third grade. I was carving soap for a project when I mindlessly slammed my arm down a carving tool. It cut my wrist open, bad enough for dad to…
Month: April 2023
Solemnity – Nemy Que, SJ
Good Friday 2023 When Good Friday, all day-long, was prayer,When the whole town sang their grief,When everyone prayed to be embraced by the wounds of the suffering Jesus,Enveloped by the pain, keeping vigil until resurrection dawned.——————— This was how Good Friday was observed generations ago in the old town of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Good Friday…
Abandoned – Francis Alvarez, SJ
Matthew 26:14 -27:66; Palm Sunday “And about three o’clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli,Iema sabachthani?” which mean “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Did God the father abandon Jesus on the cross? Everything I have been taught about God cries out, “No!” Just four months ago, we were singing…
Passion – Karel San Juan, SJ
John 11:45-56; Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent Tomorrow will already be Palm Sunday, and as we know, it commences the culmination of our Lenten Season, the Holy Week. It is good that today, Saturday, we already begin to dispose our hearts and our minds for this most sacred time with God. Our Church…
One Lost Sheep 