John 1:29-34, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time I. When I was a young child, there was an animation called The Spiral Zone which I used to faithfully follow. In this animation, the bad guys would set up a generator from which an ever widening hemisphere enveloped the entire land, called the spiral zone. Within this…
Category: Season: Ordinary Time
Out of Fashion – Johnny Go, SJ
John 1:29-34 Humility seems to have gone out of fashion these days. Just look around and listen to all the talk around you. It seems to me that on any given day, brashness trumps humility. Somehow the louder you speak, the more confident you come across, the more blatantly you flaunt your power, the more…
Solemnity of Christ the King – Rudolf Horst, SVD
Luke 23:35-43, Solemnity of Christ the King Kings have become rare in today’s world. Usually they are only figureheads while a Prime Minister is in charge of the politics of the Kingdom. But even Prime Ministers and Presidents come and go. We have just this year elected a new President, and who still speaks of…
With Justice and Equity: Playing on God’s Team – Mark Lopez, SJ
Luke 21:5-19a, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time “Three Days of Darkness.” That’s what it was called. I was in grade six when that doomsday prediction became popular. A solar eclipse was said to be but the beginning of 72 hours without the sun, during which time only blessed candles would emit light. And that, they…
Breathe – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 21:5-19a, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time This past week was a tough riddle for many of us, Jesuits. The other night, some brothers and I got together. We all wondered: “Are we the ones missing something here? Have we been standing for the wrong principles all this time?” Because no sooner did the Supreme…
Imagining Resurrections – Mark Lopez, SJ
Luke 20:27-38, 32nd Sunday In Ordinary Time A lot of prayers and thoughts these days go out to our dearly departed, having just celebrated All Saints’ and All Souls’. And since we’re also nearing the end of the liturgical year (Yes, only two Sundays left, before Advent helps us to begin again!) a lot of…
Endless Love – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 20:27-38, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Nanay Cianang & Mamay Aquin were a grand-aunt & uncle whose family is still the happiest bunch of relatives I have. They’re an interesting family. Lola Cianang was once married and had children by her first husband. Mamay Aquin was the same way, had a first wife and children….
Eternal – Jett Villarin, SJ
Luke 20:27-38, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Play God for a moment and imagine you are pondering whether or not to bestow immortality on the crowning achievement of your creation, the human person. You consider the upsides and downsides of your move to grant eternity to humanity, and weigh these against each other. A lifespan…
Resurrection – Rudolf Horst, SVD
Luke 20:27-38, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Usually we hear in the Gospel about the Pharisees who were the religious leaders in Palestine at the time of Christ. They were the popular experts in theology and morality. And one of the doctrines they believed in and taught was the resurrection of the dead, just as…
What’s your Sycamore Tree? – Johnny Go, SJ
Luke 19:1-10, 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time He’s someone some people would–even in this endangered age of political correctness–call “vertically challenged.” There are, of course, every sort of psychological theories that claims how his type tends to over-compensate. But for Zacchaeus, it really was all just a job. Corruption and extortion were an occupational hazard;…
Climb – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 19:1-10, 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Ah, Zacchaeus, one of my favorites. I wonder why (!) You should hear the Gospel in Tagalog. “Pumasok si Jesus sa Jerico…May isang tao roong ang pangalan ay Zaqueo, pinuno ng mga maniningil ng buwis at napakayaman. Sinisikap niyang makita si Jesus, ngunit sa dami ng tao, hindi…
Wearing the Right Attire – Willy Samson, SJ
Luke 18:9-14a, 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time Our Gospel today is a continuation of last Sunday’s Gospel where Jesus gave us some basic instructions on prayer. Last Sunday, we were reminded on the importance of praying always and not losing our hearts (Luke 18:1-8). But today, Jesus wants us to recognize the necessity of having…
One Lost Sheep 