Luke 16:19-32, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time I sometimes wonder how many people will actually be allowed into heaven. And I wonder, what if, just what if, we were to be judged according to ways that we behaved in circumstances we thought didn’t really matter. For those of us who can drive a car, what…
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What is Wealth for? – Francis Alvarez, SJ
Luke 16:19-31, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s…
Home – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Matthew 9:9-13, Feast of St Matthew the Apostle Did you ever notice this detail—that soon after Jesus calls tax collector Matthew from where he sat at work, Jesus eats at his house. Whenever I reread Matthew’s vocation story, I miss this detail because I race towards Matthew being the tax collector that he was, and…
Instant – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 16:1-13, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Let me read to you a text I received recently from a dear friend. He says, “Arnel, can you remember in your prayers my son who is frustrated in his job? Very talented boy, as you know, but gets frustrated easily. He already quit two jobs, same reason….
The One that Got Away – Johnny Go, SJ
Luke 15:1-32, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel is about the one that got away. We all have such a person in our life: Somebody we used to care for deeply, someone somehow entrusted once to our care, someone who inhabited our universe once upon a time and–for just that brief fairy tale moment–made…
Closer to God – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 14:25-33, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time A few years ago, my younger brother and his family flew over for a visit. They came to San Jose Seminary where I live. So I gave them a tour, which culminated in showing them my room. They entered, and looked up, down, and around in unusual silence. It…
Cost – Jett Villarin, SJ
Luke 14:25-33, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Would you not follow the one who could walk on water, turn water into wine, and multiply five loaves to feed five thousand? There they were, the multitudes, following him to Jerusalem. He knew he was going to end up on Calvary. They thought he was going to…
Between Dusk and Dawn – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 4:38-44, Wednesday of 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel happens during sunset. It is then that that sick and the possessed all hobble towards Jesus. At dusk, the Lord lays his hand on them, cures them, rids them of demons. Kung kelan padilim na, doon sila nagpunta kay Hesus. Siguro kasi mas malamig…
Humble – Mark Lopez, SJ
Luke 14:7-14, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time For today, just a few stories of humility. I remember today the late Jesuit Bishop whose name was Cisco Claver. He was one of the most respected Filipino Bishops of our time for many reasons. To name a few, he didn’t fear to speak up for victims of…
Not by Pride – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Luke 14:7-14, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time I’m one of 10 Jesuit formators assigned to San Jose Seminary. Every year, San Jose holds an alumni homecoming, and it’s always well attended by graduates who are now priests and bishops and cardinals. Even alumni who have since left religious life still attend. So it’s a three-day…
On What do you Base your Worth? – Francis Alvarez, SJ
Luke 14:7-14, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time “When you are invited [to a banquet], go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you, he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position’” (Luke 14:10). Is Jesus in our Gospel today just telling us a clever way to get…
Superlative – Arnel Aquino, SJ
Matthew 23:13-22, Monday of 21st Week in Ordinary Time (Queenship of Mary) We, human beings, are a superlative-seeking species. At home, we heard our elders say, “my favorite son”, “my brightest daughter”, “my naughtiest”. At school, superlatives were rewarded, too: valedictorian, first honor. They even spread the awards around so that differently-abled kids could also…
One Lost Sheep 