Acts 11:1-18, John 10:11-18, Monday of the Fourth Week of Eastertide When we went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, there was a Saturday, a Sabbath, when we were out visiting places. I forget now where we were exactly but the tour guide warned us not to make the mistake of venturing into a particular part of…
Category: Evangelist: John
Try a Little Tenderness – Tony Moreno, SJ
John 10:1-10, Fourth Sunday of Easter Sheep are interesting animals. They are neither predators nor aggressive. Sheep are simply prey species and therefore vulnerable. They easily flock together, unless some stray away. They are very sociable. They are not individualistic. Anyone of them can just lead a pack of sheep and all the rest will…
Knowing My Shepherd – Weyms Sanchez, SJ
John 10:1-10, Fourth Sunday Of Easter Today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday. One of the images that Jesus used to describe himself is that of a Good Shepherd, a shepherd who knows his sheep and is willing to lay down his life for his sheep. In Psalm 23,…
Voice – Jett Villarin, SJ
John 10:1-10, Fourth Sunday of Easter It is harder to listen nowadays. The plethora of channels out there adds to the difficulty. Ironically, instead of being more connected in a wired and flatter world, we find all kinds of disconnection. Nowhere is this seen more readily than in the proliferation of the echo chamber, which…
Flight Distance – Arnel Aquino, SJ
John 10:1-10, Fourth Sunday of Easter In our novitiate in Novaliches, we take care of a flock of sheep. I counted 27 the last time. They graze on the grounds all morning. After lunch, they’re herded back into their pen. Many years ago, it was cows and turkeys that roamed the place. But because our…
Eat! – Rudolf Horst, SVD
John 10:1-10, Fourth Sunday Of Easter This Sunday is often called the “Good Shepherd Sunday”. We have recited the much loved Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd” and in the Gospel, Jesus speaks about himself as shepherd and about us as his sheep whom he loves so much and for whom he cares so…
Divine Mercy- Ernald Andal, SJ
John 20:19-31, Divine Mercy Sunday A week after the glorious solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord, we celebrate today Divine Mercy Sunday. But for quite a number of us, we go about this day with unexpressed questions in our troubled hearts: How can a merciful God allow the tragic loss of lives in another…
Epitaph – Willy Samson, SJ
John 20:19-31, Divine Mercy Sunday Epitaphs are words honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. Most of the epitaphs are quotes from holy texts like the Bible. In the Philippines, the most common epitaphs are R.I.P (Rest in Peace) and S.L.N. (Suma-Langit Nawa). But in Manila North Cemetery, a funny…
My Lord and My God – Rudolf Horst, SVD
John 20:19-31, Divine Mercy Sunday Today is a very special day. It is not only the Second Sunday of Easter, meaning, we continue to celebrate Easter and so the Resurrection of Christ, it is also the Sunday of the Divine Mercy. Every year we hear on this Sunday the story about Thomas. We call him…
Horror Vacui – Johnny Go, SJ
John 20:1-9, Easter Vigil Two great mysteries bookend our Lord’s lives–and they feel so different from each other. At the beginning, of course, is the birth of our Lord, which we celebrate at Christmas, and in the end, we have his resurrection, which we commemorate today as Easter. The Christmas narrative seems to happen in…
What About Love? – Arnel Aquino, SJ
John 18:1-19:42, Good Friday 2016 A little over a year ago, ISIS took a video as they incinerated a Jordanian pilot in a cage. My friends said that the footage was all over the net, but I resisted the temptation of watching it. I learned my lesson many years ago when a friend sent me…
Staycation – Mario Francisco, SJ
John 13:1-15, Maundy Thursday All gathered here could consider the next three days as staycation. We stayed to avoid traffic at expressways and airports as well as to save time and costs. Moving through everyday life 24/7, whether at work, school and even home, is tiring and burdensome. We all need rest of body and…
One Lost Sheep 