As three of our novices pronounce their first vows in the Society of Jesus, some may wonder what must be in their hearts and minds. Perhaps, the following prayer might give us a hint of the state, desire, and yearning that is in the hearts our three novices: My God, I do not know what must come to me today. But I am certain that nothing can happen to me that you have not foreseen, decreed, and ordained from all eternity. That is sufficient for me...

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My first memory of Lenny was on Entrance Day 1969. As the heavy doors of the novitiate closed leaving our relatives out in the parlor, and us new entrants inside, Father Joel Tabora, then scholastic in-charge of vocation promotion, announced: “All right, guys, all together sing ‘Young girl, get out of my mind, my love for you is way out of line…’”(from a pop song by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, in the late 60s). And Lenny, who was still terribly hurting from his breakup with his girlfriend, bit his lips and said under his breath, “Babanatan ko ‘to!” 

Fr. Lenny, S.J. died about midday on May 6...

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