Matthew 15:21-28, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time What have been your prayers lately? Have you ever prayed for something that was seemingly impossible and you felt you like needed to move mountains? Have you prayed for something over and over again and God was seemingly quiet? Have you experienced almost giving up, even giving up…
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Rock Bottom – Ro Atilano, SJ
Matthew 14:22-36, Monday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time As of today, there are around 18 million confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide and almost 700,000 of them have lost their lives. In the Philippines, there are around 98,000 cases and nearly 2,000 have died. This pandemic has affected the world like nobody could have ever imagined….
The Love of the Sower – Ro Atilano, SJ
Matthew 13:1-23, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Most of us are quite familiar with this parable. We have heard it many times. We have heard that a sower went out to sow; that some seed fell on the path and birds came and ate it up; that some fell on rocky ground, sprang up at…
Despite Closed Hearts – Ro Atilano, SJ
John 20:19-31, Divine Mercy Sunday How is your heart doing? Each of us is called by God to have a heart that is always open and available for others, a heart that is magnanimous enough to love God’s people. However, there are times when the door of this heart is closed. And there could be…
Coming Back from our Graves – Ro Atilano, SJ
John 11:1-45, 5th Sunday of Lent The world is becoming lonelier than ever. And we feel this more in the urban areas where people are more preoccupied with work and nerve-wracking “busy-ness.” Technology, social media in particular, has connected us to more people but, paradoxically, disconnected us from people near us, the ones who really…
Here I Am, Lord – Ro Atilano, SJ
John 1:29-34, 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time “Here I am, Lord; I come to do Your will.” I used to work for the biggest auditing firm in the country. They say it is the dream of every new certified public accountant. For the experience, as the veterans would say. I applied and got accepted and…
How is your Heart doing? – Ro Atilano, SJ
John 20:19-31, Divine Mercy Sunday How is your heart doing? Each of us is called by God to have a heart that is always open and available for others, a heart that is big enough, magnanimous enough, to love God’s people. However, there are times when the door to this heart is closed. There could…
One Lost Sheep 