Mark 8:27-35, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Long before there was KathNiel or JaDine, the quintessential love team of Philippine Cinema in the 90s was Marvs and Jolen (The millennials would have to Google them to know who they are). And in one particular movie that I and fellow college seminarians lined up at the…
Category: Author: Noel Bava, SJ
The Parable of the Ten Millenials – Noel Bava, SJ
Matthew 25:1-13, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time To what shall we compare the kingdom of heaven for today’s generation? The kingdom of heaven will be like ten millennials who took their snazzy and glitzy smartphones with them and went out to meet the bridegroom at an undisclosed location. They were all agog over the possibility…
Of Pokémon, Hashtags and the Lost Art of Self-Abnegation – Noel Bava, SJ
Matthew 16:24-26, Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time The launch of the highly anticipated augmented reality game Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm. Since its release in July, it has been downloaded 100 M times and surpassed Twitter and Snapchat with its 21 M active daily users in the US alone. Gamers have been…
The Most Important Thing – Noel Y. Bava SJ
Luke 10:38-42 16th Sunday of the Ordinary Time Every time I read or hear this particular Gospel passage, I cringe in protest. There seems to be a monumental injustice happening and Jesus decides to side with the cause of the oppression rather than with the oppressed. Here we hear him chiding Martha who is obviously…
One Lost Sheep 