Matthew 5:13-16, Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time In todayâs Gospel, Jesus tells his followers: âYou are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.â It is striking that He doesnât say try to be light, or work on becoming salt. He simply says: you are. The question is: What…
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Walk the Road, Flip the Script – Noel Bava, SJ
Luke 22:13-23:56, Palm Sunday We began todayâs Mass with palms raised high, welcoming Christ into Jerusalem with hosannas. But we know what lies ahead in the story. By the end of this liturgy, we will walk with Him toward the Cross. The shouts of âHosanna!â will turn into âCrucify Him!â And that shiftâso sudden, so…
Why We Sacrifice for Lent â Arnel Aquino, SJ
This is a an annual repost of a bonus Lenten Special: My personal thoughts on taking on some measure of asceticism during Lent, Deb, is that all throughout the year, we protect ourselves from being vulnerable. And rightly so because we donât wish to be made doormats by the forces of life. The downside of…
Gone But Not Absent – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Mark 16:15-20, Feast of the Ascencion of the Lord Momâs parents didnât want her to move out when she and dad got married. Their house was large enough to fit us all, especially since momâs siblings were migrating soon. And dadâs family was poor. I grew up in a very emotionally complex house, especially because…
Why We Sacrifice for Lent â Arnel Aquino, SJ
This is a an annual repost of a bonus Lenten Special: My personal thoughts on taking on some measure of asceticism during Lent, Deb, is that all throughout the year, we protect ourselves from being vulnerable. And rightly so because we donât wish to be made doormats by the forces of life. The downside of…
Why We Sacrifice for Lent – Arnel Aquino, SJ
This is a an annual repost of a bonus Lenten Special: My personal thoughts on taking on some measure of asceticism during Lent, Deb, is that all throughout the year, we protect ourselves from being vulnerable. And rightly so because we don’t wish to be made doormats by the forces of life. The downside of…
Pitchfork – Nono Levosada, SJ
I remember a story narrated by Fr Danny Huang. A person went to hell and he was given a tour of the various rooms and one of them was the torture chamber/room. Here, he saw many pitchforks but one had the most blood. He asked, âWhat is this pitchfork for? What was it used to…
God our Father, God our Mother – Nemy Que, SJ
Matthew 6:24-34, Saturday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time In our first reading, God, our Father and Mother, assures us: âMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.â Letâs provide a little context for these very consoling words. In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul is addressing a situation…
Self-less – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Matthew 5:12a; Corpus Christi Sunday One time, I walked into the classroom where the graduating class for that year was waiting. Their biggest oral exam was coming up and their teachers took turns reviewing them for the different subjects. My topic was the Holy Spirit and Grace. So, I asked: âOkay, for starters, tell me:…
Field – Jett Villarin, SJ
John 15:26-27; 16:12-15, Pentecost Sunday He breathed on them and said to them, âReceive the Holy Spirit…â Action-at-a-distance is a mysterious thing. In science, we explain how objects act on each other at a distance by postulating a medium that contains and connects them, a field which undulates and carries the action of one on…
What Drives You? – Ro Atilano, SJ
Luke 7:36-50, Thursday in Week 24 of Ordinary Time What drives you? Why do you do the things that you do? What keeps you going? It has been six months since the start of the lockdown here in our country. At the beginning, we never thought that it would last this long; at least, we…
Keeping Easter Alive – Pedro Walpole, SJ
John 20:19-31 How has the week gone for you? Last Sunday, for a time, we emerged from the Gospel passion narrative, from the suffering in life around us into deep desires and hopes, sharing in the resurrection, the loving mercy of God. Yet the world in the last week has not changed. How am I…
One Lost Sheep 