John 10:1-10; Fourth Sunday of Easter Let me begin my homily by asking a pointed question: “What news is certain to unsettle us and make us forget, albeit momentarily, who we are in our relationship with God, the Good Shepherd?” The oil crisis? Maybe. The controversy surrounding our politicians? Could be. The latest chismis of…
Month: April 2026
Unstrange – Jett Villarin, SJ
John 10:1-10; Fourth Sunday of Easter The universe is about 93 billion lightyears wide. If the universe were as big as this wall behind me, our solar system would be smaller than an atom. That’s how small and insignificant we are, physically. Makes you wonder how we in our microscopic smallness could even grasp or…
Over and Over Again – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 24:13-25, Third Sunday of Easter Do you know what I noticed about my good friends who are either married couples or best friends? Many times, when we get together and chat, one suddenly tells the other, “Pssst, kwento mo kay Father ‘yung nangyari sa ‘yo kahapon,” or “Kwento mo kung sinong nakita natin sa…
Roll Back the Stone – Nemy Que, SJ
Matthew 28:1-10, Easter Sunday I have always wondered how we would be if Jesus had not risen from the dead. I imagine that the disciples of our Lord would have gone back to their old way of life. All the excitement would have faded after a few days. They would have continued waiting for the…
Emptiness – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Matthew 28 1:10, Easter Vigil Emptiness is often not a good word for us, is it, sisters and brothers? Emptiness is not exactly where we want to stay for too long, if at all. Emptiness is scary. It evokes loneliness, separation, loss. When I came here for college, my mom in Davao couldn’t enter my…
One Lost Sheep 